01.04.20
Our Response to COVID-19
We have taken the measures listed below in response to the challenges presented as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. All events will run online We will continue to make our professional learning resources accessible online through our website We are reviewing our Knowledge Sharing Community programme With our colleagues…
12.03.20
Visiting my student’s Internet of Things Classroom
Visiting my student’s Internet of Things Classroom I’m still buzzing because today I had the opportunity to sit in on an introductory data science class for 15 year old pupils at a local high school, taught by one of my Informatics students. Bianca is nearing the end of the…
13.02.20
Learn about Smart Cities with Data Education For Schools & CityFibre
Register your interest now to receive free resources and support to design your very own SmartCity. Data Education for Schools is partnering with CityFibre to help learners from primary 6 to S1 learn all about SmartCities. We are looking for schools and teachers to register their interest in taking part…
13.02.20
IOT in Schools
The University of Edinburgh’s Data Education in Schools and Data Technology Teams collaborate to roll out sensor technology across the City Region’s schools.
13.02.20
Industry specialists working together with teachers to create and deliver a new cyber security lesson
For the first time cyber industry specialists have worked together with teachers to create and deliver a new cyber security lesson. Skills Development Scotland is working with cyber experts on a new approach to help young people in school develop cyber skills while raising awareness of careers in cyber security. Six…
04.02.20
New Smart City pilot for Edinburgh schools announced as digital transformation continues
School pupils across Edinburgh will be challenged to come up with creative ways of using new technologies to tackle local issues and help transform their hometown into a Smart City as part of a unique partnership with local businesses and organisations. CityFibre, the City of Edinburgh Council, and the University of Edinburgh’s Data Education in Schools programme – part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region…
03.02.20
Presenting the project to the Royal Society
In January, I travelled to London to present to the Royal Society’s Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (RS ACME). I talked to them about the new NPA qualification in Data Science. This was of particular interest to schools and organisations involved in teaching A-Level Maths which involved an aspect of…
08.01.20
Cat tracking Griffin and Phoenix
Cat Data Tracking – How far do Griffin and Phoenix Travel? I have two cats called Griffin and Phoenix. They are two year old brothers (at least in human years – by cat years they are rowdy teenagers). Griffin has the white bib and Phoenix is the sandy coloured…
26.10.19
Scotland Women in Technology Awards 2019
The Data Education in Schools team would like to congratulate their very own Kate Farrell (Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning) for winning the “Technology Champion in Education” award at the Scotland Women in Technology Awards 2019. Scottish Women in Technology (SWiT) recognises the passion, skills and dedication of…
02.10.19
Greg Michaelson
Greg Michaelson joined the Centre for Research in Digital Education as an Honorary Professor in October 2019. Greg is a proponent of strong Computational Thinking, as a principled discipline for systematic problem analysis and program construction. He has recently published critiques of classic Computational Thinking as too computation oriented, and of…
10.09.19
Women in Data
Celebrating women working in data and challenging industry to promote and retain women are core priorities for the Data Driven Innovation ’Women in Data’ project. Professor Judy Robertson, Chair in Digital Learning, led the project and was also one of 60 women interviewed about their work in the tech sector. “Women…
26.07.19
Imagining Data Town
The Data Education in Schools project held three ‘Data Town’ events in May / June which brought together young people from across the City Region (Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Fife and Borders), to consider what a ‘Data Town’ of the future might look like. The purpose of the…