CAS Scotland Conference 2012 Programme

MICROSOFT OFFICES EDINBURGH 27 OCTOBER 2012 #CASSCOT12

8.45am- 9.25am

Reception, lobby and roof garden areas Registration, Session Sign Up and Breakfast

9.30am-10.00am

Main conference room and Black and Fleming

Keynote The importance of Computational Thinking in the digital age

Professor Muffy Calder (Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland)

10.00am-10.30am


Keynote Teaching programming: Too much doing, not enough understanding

Dr Quintin Cutts (Senior Lecturer at Glasgow University)

10.35am- 11.05am

Lobby, reception and roof garden areas Tea and Coffee

11.05am- 11.50am

Conan Doyle Workshop 1a.Teaching Programming with Greenfoot and Java Professor Michael Kölling

Scott Workshop 1b.Interdisciplinary Projects in ICT and CS Kate Farrell and Tom Hendry

Black Hands On 1c.Arduino Electronics Chris Martin

Watt Hands On 1d.Games Design with Blender Colin Maxwell

11.55am-12.40pm

Conan Doyle Seminar 2a.RSE Exemplification Project Jeremy Scott

Scott Workshop 2b.Strategies for Teaching Internet Safety Ollie Bray

Black Hands On 2c.Arduino Electronics Chris Martin

Watt Hands On 2d.Games Design with Blender Colin Maxwell

Fleming Forum 2e.Extra Curricular Clubs and Competitions for Computing Mark Tennant

12.45pm-1.35pm

Lobby, reception and roof garden areas Lunch

1.35pm-2.20pm

Conan Doyle Seminar 3a.Raspberry Pi-oneering Duncan Smeed

Scott Workshop 3b.Web Development using Thimble Charlie Love

Black Seminar 3c.iFitQuest an iPhone game to encourage school kids to take exercise Dr Judy Robertson

Watt Hands On 3d.Teaching with .Net Gadgeteer Dr Sue Sentance

Fleming Forum 3e.Harnessing Social Networking with Edmodo Ian Simpson

2.25pm-3.10pm

Conan Doyle Workshop 4a.The New Reality of Teaching Computing-What and How with Livecode

Steven Whyte and Kevin Miller

Scott Seminar 4b.Computing NC’s and NPA’s Bobby Elliot

Black Seminar 4c.Open Badges for Learning Dr Doug Belshaw

Watt Hands On 4d.Teaching with .Net Gadgeteer Dr Sue Sentance

Fleming Forum 4e.Reducing the Gender Gap Claire Griffiths

3.10pm – 3.30pm

Lobby, reception and roof garden areas Tea and Coffee

3.35pm – 4.05pm


Keynote Address

Industry sponsored classroom resources: why they exist, where to find them, and how teachers can influence what gets funded next

Dr Peter Dickman (Google Zurich Engineering Manager)

4.05pm-4.25pm


Keynote Address

New tools and technologies for the Computing classroom and Kodu Cup announcement

Steven Grier (Microsoft Education Business Manager for Scotland)

4.25pm-4.45pm


Create Compute Conjure

The Conjurers Classroom Jody Greig

4.45pm-5.00pm


Vote of Thanks Close of Conference Kate Farrell

5.00pm – 6.00pm

Lobby, reception and roof garden areas Wine reception

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THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING IN THE DIGITAL AGEProfessor Muffy Calder OBE, FRSE, FIEE, FCBS. Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland

Professor Muffy Calder is the second Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland. She undertook

the post on 1st March 2012.

Professor Calder comes to the Scottish Government from the University of Glasgow where she continues to hold the chair of Professor of Formal Methods (Computing Science).

Her research is in modelling and reasoning about the behaviour of complex software and biochemical systems using computer science, mathematics and automated reasoning techniques. In 2011 Professor Calder was awarded an OBE for services to Computer Science and a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award. Professor Calder also played a key role in establishing the BCS Academy of Computing as a partnership between UKCRC, CPHC and BCS.

Quintin has researched and practised programming education for 15 years, involved

in UK, US and Australasian projects. He has explored many instructional designs, endeavouring to maximise the value of face-to-face teaching using technology and peer-based learning. He is closely involved with schools, having led CS Inside in Scotland and now running a successful Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme course.

He is assisting the Scottish Qualifications Authority in the design of new qualifications, in particular developing rigorous examination formats. This is feeding into CPD and exemplification efforts led by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, for which Quintin is a project board member.

Michael holds a PhD in computer science from Sydney University, and has worked in

Australia, Denmark and the UK. Michael’s research interests are in the areas of object-oriented systems, programming languages, software tools, computing education and HCI. He has published numerous papers on object-orientation and computing education topics and is the author of two Java textbooks. Michael is the lead developer of BlueJ and Greenfoot, two educational programming environments.

TEACHING PROGRAMMING: TOO MUCH DOING, NOT ENOUGH UNDERSTANDINGDr Quintin Cutts, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow

TEACHING PROGRAMMING WITH GREENFOOT AND JAVAProfessor Michael Kölling, School of Computing, University of Kent

Colin Maxwell is a lecturer at Carnegie College in Scotland. He specialises in Interactive Media and Digital Imaging and is exploring the use of web technologies and

social networking to enhance teaching and learning. Colin is also the author of the Teach Games blog which is a collection of resources that may be useful for teaching the SQA qualifications in game design and development.

GAMES DESIGN WITH BLENDERColin Maxwell, Lecturer, Carnegie College, Dunfermline

Based in Scotland, Ollie Bray works internationally with teachers, schools and

governments to improve education outcomes for learners through the appropriate use of technology.

He has been a senior policy adviser, school leader, head of department and is an award winning teacher. His current interests include social media in schools, computer games in education, mobile technologies, school design, outdoor learning and 3rd millennium school leadership.

He blogs at: www.olliebray.com and tweets as @olliebray

STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING INTERNET SAFETYOllie Bray, National Adviser for Emerging Technologies in Learning, Education Scotland

Over the past three years Chris has led the design, delivery and evaluation of two highly innovative first year modules for undergraduate degrees. Physical Computing

places programming in the context of creating novel physical devices. Students have developed non screen based games and physical interfaces to popular social networking services that help stop you swearing. Data Visualisation explores 2d graphics, understanding users and telling stories with data. This year the course culminated in the final project ’Tailor made: a data gift for a loved one’.

Chris is passionate about programming and widening access to it. From 11 year olds making robots dance with C to Masters students highlighting politically contentions issues Chris is helping to prove that programming can be for everyone.

ARDUINO ELECTRONICSChris Martin, Researcher, University of Dundee School of Computing

Charlie Love is an entrepreneur, developer, author, publisher and teacher. He has been interested Social Media and the Web, Contemporary Technology and the

development of Computer Games (since he coded his first game in Sinclair Basic - a long time ago!). He is also founder of CompEdNet, the Scottish Computing and Information Systems teachers forum, a publisher of educational materials and the author of Higher Information Systems (published by Hodder Gibson).

WEB DEVELOPMENT USING THIMBLECharlie Love, Computing Teacher, Aberdeen City Council

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Jeremy Scott is Principal Teacher of Computing at George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh. In August 2011, he was seconded by The Royal Society of Edinburgh and the

BCS to lead a project to exemplify the teaching of Computer Science within Scotland’s new Curriculum for Excellence. His secondment also presented a timely opportunity to get Computing Science and computational thinking firmly established within the curriculum and reverse the recent decline in uptake.

RSE EXEMPLIFICATION PROJECTJeremy Scott, Project Officer (Computing Science Education), The Royal Society of Edinburgh / BCS

Mark recently moved to Aberdeenshire where he is settling into a new school, having

spent the last 10 years in Southeast Scotland. He has been an outspoken supporter of Computing as a scientific and technical subject in schools, and an active member of CAS Scotland. He was Lead Teacher in East Lothian for several years during which time he advocated a national organisation of Computing Teachers. Mark tweets as @markjtennant (occasionally!)

EXTRA-CURRICULAR CLUBS AND COMPETITIONSMark J Tennant, Teacher of Computing Science, Aberdeenshire Council

Dr Robertson’s main area of interest is in the development of interactive learning

environments, particularly game based learning. She led an EPSRC funded project to study the creative process of computer game design and develop a learning environment to support learners in this design task (www.adventureauthor.org). This led to a follow-up project (called Making Games in Schools) to disseminate the findings to school teachers.

Her previous projects include Ghostwriter, a virtual role-play environment for children, and StoryStation, an intelligent tutoring system which gives children feedback on their story writing skills.

iFITQUEST: AN iPHONE GAME TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL KIDS TO EXERCISEDr Judy Robertson, Senior Lecturer & Programme Director, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Sue is subject leader for the PGCE ICT and Computing course. As well as training new teachers, her role involves providing training courses for ICT teachers wanting to

teach Computing. Prior to her current role, Sue taught ICT and Computing in secondary schools and a sixth form college for 12 years. Sue has worked with Microsoft Research since July 2011 on the .NET Gadgeteer project.

TEACHING WITH .NET GADGETEERDr Sue Sentance, Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University

Professionally Ian has a keen interest and increasing experience in mobile learning, games-based learning and use of social media to enhance learning and teaching.

Personally he has an enduring love for Italy, good music, bad television, his family and Tim Horton’s coffee.

HARNESSING SOCIAL MEDIA WITH EDMODOIan Simpson, PT ICT for Learning & Computing Teacher, Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen

Bobby is currently Qualifications Manager at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), responsible for a range of ICT-related qualifications. He has specific responsibility

for SQA’s computer games and digital media awards.

Bobby’s first degree is Computer Science and he also holds a post-graduate Masters degree in E-Learning from the University of Edinburgh. He has had a number of papers published in national and international journals, and has given talks on education and assessment at universities in the UK and Europe.

He has worked with centres to assist them to introduce qualifications such as the NPA in Computer Games Development into the school curriculum.

COMPUTING NCs AND NPAsBobby Elliot, Qualifications Manager, Scottish Qualifications Authority

Doug Belshaw is Badges and Skills Lead for the non-profit Mozilla Foundation. In this role he evangelises Open Badges, a new way to recognise skills and achievements, as well

as heading-up work around Web Literacies. Prior to Mozilla Doug worked at JISC infoNet and is a former teacher and Senior Leader in UK schools. Doug also recently completed his doctoral studies on the subject of digital literacies through Durham University.

OPEN BADGES FOR LEARNINGDr Doug Belshaw, Mozilla Foundation

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Steven is Microsoft Education and Local Regional Government Manager for Scotland

and has worked for Microsoft for over 11 years. Steven has spoken at a number of events including the Microsoft Scotland 2010 Higher Education Briefing and recently the 2011 ICT Event with Skills Development Scotland. He has an in depth knowledge of a wide range of Microsoft products and how they can be used to support educational provision in Schools, Colleges and Universities.

NEW TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COMPUTING CLASSROOMSteven Greir, Microsoft Education Business Manager for Scotland

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Kate Farrell teaches Digital Media Computing and Computer Games Development at Castlebrae Community High School in Edinburgh. Kate is the Chair of Computing at School Scotland. Some of her previous roles include Glow Development Officer with Edinburgh Council, Lead Practitioner in Moving Image Education with Scottish Screen and member of the Qualification Development Team for NPA Computer Games Development at the SQA.

Kate blogs at digitalmediacomputing.org.uk and tweets as @digitalkatie

Tom Hendry teaches Digital Media Computing and Computer Games Development at Castlebrae Community High School in Edinburgh.

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS IN ICT AND COMPUTING SCIENCEKate Farrell & Tom Hendry, Computing Teachers, Edinburgh City Council

RunRev’s LiveCode is a cross-platform programming environment used for building

everything from Windows programs to iPhone Apps. Several schools have already adopted the software, and free materials written by Stephen Whyte are available. RunRev have also kindly provided a voucher for a free teacher copy of LiveCode - this can be found on your conference pendrive.

THE NEW REALITY OF TEACHING COMPUT-ING: WHAT AND HOW WITH LIVECODEStephen Whyte Kevin Miller

Duncan is a lecturer in the department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde and winner of an innovative teaching award in 2011.

He is a member of the BCS and specialises in the teaching of Computer Systems including Architecture, Concurrency and Embedded Systems.

As part of his interest in education from Primary school to University level he has secured funding for the Raspberry Pi-oneering project which aims to create a series of interesting projects suitable for secondary pupils using the £25 Raspberry Pi computer.

RASPBERRY PI-ONEERINGDuncan Smeed, University of Strathclyde

Claire currently runs the only Computing At School hub in Scotland. She is based in Elgin and holds a BSc in Geological Sciences. She recently gained a BSc in Computing Studies

from the OU. Her teaching experience spans from Early Years to Tertiary Education in England, Canada and Scotland.

Over the years, she has published a number of articles and has gained extensive experience teaching CPD to fellow teachers on the theme of Computing and ICT.

Claire is currently studying for a Masters in Online and Distance Education with the OU. She will be presenting a seminar at the BETT Show in February 2013.

REDUCING THE GENDER GAPClaire Griffiths, Teacher, Moray Council

Jody Greig is a former Computing teacher and now professional magician from Edinburgh, Scotland who performs throughout the UK.

Recently he worked with Peter McOwen and Paul Curzon of the Computer Science For Fun project to combine the concepts of Computer Science with the wonder of illusion to create a truly magical combination that’s now available in book form for you to amaze and confound your own pupils with.

THE CONJURERS’ CLASSROOMJody Greig, Magician

Peter Dickman is an Engineering Manager at Google’s Zurich engineering centre, where

he leads teams working on various infrastructure aspects of Search as well as being involved in privacy and security projects.

Prior to Google he spent nearly 15 years as an academic at University of Glasgow and he has continued his engagement with schools outreach which began with his work alongside Muffy Calder and Quintin Cutts, on EPSRC funded projects for the public understanding of computer science.

At Google he is a reviewer for the CS4HS and Science Fair activities, and has been heavily involved with CAS since it’s foundation, speaking at one of the National CAS conferences, giving National Science and Engineering week talks at CAS events across the UK over the last three years, and now representing Google on the CAS steering group.

INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CLASSROOM RESOURCES. WHY, WHERE, HOW...Dr Peter Dickman, Google Zurich Engineering Manager, Switzerland.

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