Professor Judy Robertson

Chair in Digital Learning

Professor Judy Robertson is Chair in Digital Learning. She has been developing educational technology with children and teachers since 1997. She is a Senior Member of the ACM, and a Senior Fellow of the HEA. Her work focuses on how technology can help to solve thorny real world problems. Current projects include Data Education in Schools, which aims to educate all children in the Edinburgh city region about data and AI in schools. Email: judy.robertson@ed.ac.uk.

Computational thinking course for Edinburgh primary teachers

Are you a primary teacher in Edinburgh? Do you want to learn more about how to teach children computational thinking? Come to our free CPL course, starting in September 2016.

Children and Technology at Edinburgh International Science Festival

Andrew Manches, Judy Robertson, Lydia Plowman and other colleagues and students will be running a drop-in workshop on Children and Technology as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Launch of Centre for Research in Digital Education

The Digital Education Centre formally launched on 26th November at a party in the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the High Street, Edinburgh.

We had an excellent and well-attended night, and it was great to have so many colleagues, students and friends come and share the celebration.

We celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the MSc in Digital Education at the same time, and with graduation happening the following day, were able to welcome many of our graduands too.

Grant award: The Role of Embodied Cognition in Computing Education

Andrew Manches (with Judy Robertson, Gnanathusharan Rajendran and Peter McKenna) has been awarded a research incentive grant by the Carnegie Trust to investigate the role of embodiment in the way individuals think about basic Computing concepts.

Can a smart phone game really make kids more active at school?

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