Month: July 2018

Workshop on Using Video in CS Education

The Higher Education Research Group is happy to announce the workshop on using video on Computer Science education on Aug 7th 2018. Goals Participants of this full-day workshop will look at the role of video in education in general, and specifically: * Discussing opportunities and challenges that are specific for use of video in teaching Workshop on Using Video in CS Education

SICSA Workshop on Learning Analytics in Education

The Higher Education Research Group is happy to announce the SICSA-sponsored workshop on learning analytics on Aug 6th 2018. Goals The purpose of this SICSA-sponsored workshop is to encourage an evidence-based approach to teaching by leveraging quantitative and qualitative data available to CS schools. Most importantly, we plan to organise a multi-institution study on using SICSA Workshop on Learning Analytics in Education

Seminar: AI-augmented algorithms — how I learned to stop worrying and love choice

The speaker is Lars Kotthoff, previously a PhD student here, now and Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming. All welcome.   Often, there is more than one way to solve a problem. It could be a different parameter setting, a different piece of software, or an entirely different approach. Choosing the best way is Seminar: AI-augmented algorithms — how I learned to stop worrying and love choice

Graduation Reception June 2018

Congratulations to our Senior Honours Class of 2018, MSci Honours students and our PhD students Dr Adam Barwell, Dr Martin McCaffery, Dr Gonzalo Mendez and Dr Long Thai, who graduated last month. Students were invited to a reception in the School prior to the ceremony, to celebrate their achievement with staff, friends and family. Our Graduation Reception June 2018