Data Education makes a splash!
Educator Kate Farrell isn’t afraid to get her feet wet when it comes to engaging students with technology. Sometimes, she even brings her swimsuit!
Erasmus+ European Students, Sustainability Auditing (ESSA) project
The European Students, Sustainability Auditing (ESSA) project is a three year project funded through ERASMUS+ (www.essaproejct.eu) with students from three participating universities being trained in university social responsibility (USR) auditing. The USR audit uses benchmark standards developed in a previous ERMASMUS+ project:
Global Academy EFI Fellowship
I co-direct the Centre for Research in Digital Education, located at Moray House. I lead on a new research theme called ‘Data Society’, and my work is concerned with the social implications of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and ‘big data’ analytics, particularly for higher education.
Seminar recording available: Professor Shaaron Ainsworth
'What (And Why) Can We Learn by Drawing?'
Professor Shaaron Ainsworth, University of Nottingham
This seminar took place on 25th January at Moray House School of Education
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Visiting US-UK Fulbright Commission scholar - Shana Ferguson
Visiting US-UK Fulbright Commission scholar - Shana Ferguson
Find out about Numbuko
Understanding how children interact with maths technologies
Numbuko is a creative research-based app for exploring numbers by joining and breaking blocks to make colour rods.
Interdisciplinarity and Advanced Training with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science
Since September 2018 I’ve been working as Associate Director (Interdisciplinarity and Advanced Training) with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS). This graduate school unites sixteen universities across Scotland to be the UK's largest facilitator of funding, training and support for doctoral students in the social sciences.
Seminar recording available: Ibrar Bhatt and Alison MacKenzie 'Just Google it'
'Just Google it: digital literacy and the epistemology of ignorance'
Dr Ibrar Bhatt and Dr Alison MacKenzie, Queens University Belfast
This seminar took place on Tuesday 4th December at Moray House School of Education
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Mitchell Peters: research stay reflections
Reaching the end of a 3 month research stay at the CRDE is a fitting moment to reflect on how the stay has informed my work, including key research findings, implications and emerging questions.