Dr. Peter Rich, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah
The Centre for Research in Digital Education seminar series went ahead last week in spite the wintery weather. Peter delivered his seminar online, a recording of which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXEwoL5woo
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UoE hosted a CPD day for all the school staff on 15th February 2018.
The partnership between Midlothian Council and the University of Edinburgh will focus initially on the development of the Newbattle Digital Centre of Excellence, which is a key part of Midlothian Council’s vision to create a world-class education system. The Centre of Excellence will offer opportunities for deeper learning through an enhanced curriculum, specialist teaching, dedicated resources and high quality vocational experiences.
Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal: Data Education in Schools
Understanding the role of embodied interaction in pre-school scientists in informal settings
Last Friday saw the succesful launch of our Data Citizenship seminar series.
Giovanna Mascheroni (Università Cattolica of Milan), Judy Robertson (University of Edinburgh) and Ben Williamson (University of Stirling) spoke on the topic of 'Schooling Data Citizens'
You'll find a link to our seminar recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9A8yyqj-TM
Help! My Teacher Is a Robot! – Children’s Thoughts on Teaching Automation
by Yi-Shan Tsai