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Prof Miles Berry
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Professor of Computing Education at University of Roehampton
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In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Miles Berry, a leading voice in education, computing, and teacher training. We dive into the evolving role of technology in schools, current teacher training frameworks, Ai and more.

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March 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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LATEST PODCAST: "Will AI revive the art of tinkering?"
@beccip.bsky.social gives practical AI tips. @milesberry.net favours a  knowledge-based curriculum but knows nothing about K-pop. And we ask "Is CT 2.0 just tinkering?" #TeamCompSci #CSED #caschat
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March 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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NEW PODCAST EP: "Will AI revive the art of tinkering?"
We ask "Is CT 2.0 just tinkering?" @beccip.bsky.social gives practical AI tips. @milesberry.net favours a  knowledge-based curriculum but knows nothing about K-pop. 50 minutes of pure gold. #TeamCompSci #CSED #caschat
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March 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Playing with the offer and uptake data for GCSE CS in summer 2024. Still big variations by deprivation indicators...
February 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“Generative AI tools can make certain written tasks quicker and easier, but it cannot replace the judgement and deep subject knowledge of a human expert.” www.gov.uk/government/p...
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education
www.gov.uk
January 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@stephenfry.bsky.social on the danger of an educated elite and a trained majority. cf knowledge vs skills? #bett25
January 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I like @stephenfry.bsky.social’s idea of more open assessment with AI, as a conversation exploring and drawing out what a child knows, Socratic method and assessment as learning. #bett25
January 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“You can’t invent flying without putting in air traffic control, otherwise everyone dies“ @stephenfry.bsky.social at #bett25
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
@stephenfry.bsky.social at #bett25 suggests that the flourishing of AI is a consequence of Moore’s law and Big Data, rather than human ingenuity.
January 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I liked Bridget Phillipson’s emphasis on the importance of the relationship between pupils and teachers, as well as addressing the digital divide and inclusion. Optimism about AI to help with workload, but addressing recruitment, retention and school attendance may be more complex… #bett25
January 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Bridget Phillipson says we must close the digital divide. Use of Ed tech should be based on evidence, including ‘the latest neuroscience’ #bett25
January 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Duncan Verry opens #bett25, saying education has massively changed over the last 40 years, since RM launched the Nimbus at the first BETT at the Barbican back in ‘85.
Has it?
January 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Wonderblocks is a new CBeebies programme, released on Jan 20th, that aims to develop children's early computational thinking skills & problem solving. I'm very proud to have been involved. @compscitsui.bsky.social @milesberry.net @computingatschool.bsky.social
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CBeebies unveils new educational animation series Wonderblocks to teach pre-coding skills
New educational series launches on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from Monday 20 January
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The third season of Charles doesn’t have the same dramatic thrust as the first.
December 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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December 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
It’s a trick question. Interestingly, Chat GPT answers in the passive voice.
December 20, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Hmm! It said I won then overwrote it with a message saying it had won...so it learnt to be a poor loser from humans perhaps? :-) I do love Nim though. Randomly reminds me of Sprouts (and even better Brussel Sprouts) as also wonderful games as learnt the maths behind them at same time (from Conway)
December 12, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Inspired by Simon Peyton Jones and @beccip.bsky.social at
#BCLC24 - here's Claude playing Nim claude.site/artifacts/48...
Claude Artifact
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December 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Taken (a)back by the photo from the launch of Quick Start compuitng back in Jan 2015, shown by Simon Peyton Jones in his keynote for #BCLC24 - copy online here: pure.roehampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
December 12, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Safety and security day with my PGCE computing trainees today. GPT o1 has done a fine job with cracking a random substitution cipher. It shows its working.
December 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM
OpenAI's Sora not available in the EU yet. Or the UK. help.openai.com/en/articles/...
December 9, 2024 at 7:13 PM
New DfE ITT Computing figures. Numbers are up on the last two years, but so is the shortfall from the DfE's own target.
December 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I visited #ElectricDreams at Tate Modern earlier this evening - early, digital art. It’s stunning! If my computing teacher friends on here are looking for trip ideas, this should be high on your list! #CSEd
December 5, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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Hi, I'm Jens, I make snap.berkeley.edu
November 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM