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New issue of CS4FN – issue 28Ĭunning Computational Contraptions is the 28th issue of CS4FN, our free computing magazine for schools. CS4FN was founded in 2005 by Profs Paul Curzon and Peter McOwan (who died in 2019). ![]() This will also allow us to expand the A Bit of CS4FN project for primary schools.įor new subscribers – Teaching London Computing (TLC) supports computing educators with free classroom resources and events and is a sister project to Computer Science 4 Fun (CS4FN), a free computing magazine (and website) to enthuse young people about computer science. We have a few free London events coming up in June and July, a new issue of CS4FN imminent, and our big news is that Paul Curzon has been awarded an EPSRC grant for his work on public engagement with computer science. Welcome to the June 2022 Teaching London Computing newsletter, our tenth ( previous newsletters live here). Despite the name we support teachers across the UK and our resources can be freely downloaded by anyone anywhere in the world.ĭetails in the text below on how you can sign up if you’re reading this for the first time and would like to get the emailed version in future. #Mind meld path of champions fullThis is the full text of the 10th newsletter which I ( Jo B) email to all the UK teachers on our Teaching London Computing subscription list. Skateboards to starships (laws of motion).Becoming a usability expert: Why are gadgets so hard to use? – itemised above.Making music and sound with BBC Micro:bit.AI, but where’s the intelligence – itemised above.The magic of computer science – itemised above.See the full list of holiday workshops (and talks). Other workshop topics (given by different people) include the following, and most have a couple of different versions of the session, stratified by audience age. We will investigate bad designs and see why they are bad, explore what makes good design and look at how the experts use the science of how people think to make gadgets easier for everyone to use, setting you on the path to becoming a usability expert. Usability experts, who do understand people including why we make mistakes, help programmers improve their designs. To design gadgets better, programmers need to understand people not just technology. Why are so many computer gadgets so hard to use? (especially, apparently, for parents!) It’s because most are poorly designed. Holiday workshops: Becoming a usability expert: Why are gadgets so hard to use? How are they built? Are they really intelligent? And what is intelligence anyway? We will also ask some interesting questions about a well-known ‘thinking machine’, you! Along the way we will play some games including building a working brain to play snap out of rope, tubes, and you. #Mind meld path of champions movieWe all know the movie plot, evil robots and computers taking over the world, but what is the reality? We will explore artificial intelligence, the field of science that tries to build ‘thinking machines’. Holiday workshops: AI, but where’s the intelligence?Įxplore the basics of artificial intelligence in this hands-on workshop. Students will then use the magic to learn the linked basics of computer science and see what computational thinking is all about and how both magicians and computer scientists rely on it. When you learn to be a magician, it turns out you are learning the skills needed to be a great computer scientist too: computational thinking. In this workshop, Paul Curzon will demonstrate some real magic tricks and teach the group how they are done so they can do the tricks themselves. Learn the logic of computing in this fun magic-based workshop. Holiday workshops: The magic of computer science Financial support may be available from The Potential Trust (info in each link below). Each place costs £35 (£29.75 for Ri Young Members. Paul Curzon is running six workshops over three days, each day having a theme, with a morning session for 7-9 year olds and the afternoon session for 10-12 year olds. #Mind meld path of champions seriesThe Royal Institution has a large series of STEM Holiday Workshops for young people, with sessions for different age groups. ![]()
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