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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
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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
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The Big Computing Leadership Conference '24 wrap up! @wearecomputing.bsky.social @milesberry.net @janewaite.bsky.social @httcs.online @mwimpennys.bsky.social @duckstar.bsky.social @petermarshman.bsky.social @sciencehub.bsky.social @beccip.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWRS...
The Big Computing Leadership Conference - Wrap up of 2024
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January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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“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
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January 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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@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
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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
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“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
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@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
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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
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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
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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
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January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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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
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It’s a trick question. Interestingly, Chat GPT answers in the passive voice.
In the song The 12 Days of Christmas, the total number of presents given is 364. This total comes from adding up all the gifts given each day, accounting for the fact that the gifts are repeated cumulatively. For example, on the first day, one gift is given, but by the twelfth day, all the gifts from the previous days are given again along with the twelfth day’s gift.
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
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Inspired by Simon Peyton Jones and @beccip.bsky.social at
#BCLC24 - here's Claude playing Nim claude.site/artifacts/48...
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December 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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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
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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.
This has been encrypted using a substitution cipher. What was the plain text M TXPCIHIC NQPINV XR X BNQYC SLXS JNQXSR QP LMKL Q'IH ZXNIR XPC LMNNR, TLIP XNN XS QPBI M RXT X BHQTC, X LQRS, QJ KQNCIP CXJJQCMNR; AIRMCI SLI NXFI, AIPIXSL SLI SHIIR, JNYSSIHMPK XPC CXPBMPK MP SLI AHIIWI. BQPSMPYQYR XR SLI RSXHR SLXS RLMPI XPC STMPFNI QP SLI OMNFV TXV, SLIV RSHISBLIC MP PIZIH-IPCMPK NMPI XNQPK SLI OXHKMP QJ X AXV: SIP SLQYRXPC RXT M XS X KNXPBI, SQRRMPK SLIMH LIXCR MP RDHMKLSNV CXPBI. Cracking the code I’m working on a substitution cipher and using frequency analysis to figure out the most common letters and their probable substitutions. Classical techniques might simplify the puzzle. Tracking single-letter clues I’m mapping out the frequent single-letter word "X" in the cipher. Considering vowels and common short words, "X" likely translates to "I" or "A". Progress is steady and insightful. Decrypting patterns Interestingly enough, I’m piecing together puzzling patterns like punctuation and recurring sequences to decode the cipher. Progressing through contractions and guessing recognizable words, I’m narrowing down potential solutions. Deciphering patterns I’m examining patterns and analyzing letter frequencies to identify common words. The frequent occurrence of "SLI" might indicate "the," guiding towards deciphering the entire text. Confirming letter codes Mapping "SLI" to "the" and "I" to "E" is showing progress. Now I'm working through letters like "NXFI" to see if it matches "next" or similar guesses. Weighing letter choices I'm considering if "I" should map to "E" or another letter due to conflicts with "X" as "I" or "a". Evaluating frequent words like "the" and "and" to resolve this conflict. Weighing options OK, let me see. I’m adjusting my approach by exploring if "SLI" could represent "and", which changes letter mappings. This brings fresh perspectives and adds dimension to the deciphering process. Tackling contractions I’m piecing together how "Q'IH" could be a contraction. Considering options like "I'll" or "o'er" and testing different letter mappings for clarity. Progress is cautious but steady. Clarifying the contraction "I" maps to "E", "Q" to "O", and "H" to "R". This aligns with "Q'IH" being "o'er", enhancing consistency in the deciphering process. Thought about substitution cipher decryption for 1m 24s I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
December 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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OpenAI's Sora not available in the EU yet. Or the UK. help.openai.com/en/articles/...
December 9, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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New DfE ITT Computing figures. Numbers are up on the last two years, but so is the shortfall from the DfE's own target.
2024-25 figures show 495 recruited from a target of 1330.
December 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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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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November 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM