[LINK] Let's pause before drinking the 'coding in schools' Kool-Aid
Tom Worthington
tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Fri Jun 5 08:53:43 AEST 2015
On 03/06/15 17:13, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> There is far more to technology, in general, and Information Systems in
> particular, than coding ...
There are ways,m other than coding, to interest students in STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics):
Information Technology Educators ACT (IntACT) has a list of projects and
resources: http://www.inteact.act.edu.au/resources
Another useful initiative is IMSITE (Inspiring Mathematics and Science
in Teacher Education), which Dr Judy-Anne Osborn, from University of
Newcastle, talked on in Canberra in March:
http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/2015/03/steming-decline-in-science-and-maths.html
ANU held a STEM Teaching and Learning Colloquium on Tuesday:
http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/search/label/ANU%20STEM%20Teaching%20and%20Learning%20Colloquium
Dr Shayne Flint described the TechLauncher project, which involves
school students (I talked to the first group of students in the
program): http://cs.anu.edu.au/TechLauncher/schoolStudents.html
Professor Ian Chubb, Australian Chief Scientist, issued a National
Science, Technology, National Engineering and Mathematics Strategy
Discussion Paper, 21 June 2013:
http://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/2013/06/chief-scientist-prepares-a-strategy-for-a-better-australia/
This appeared to be based partly on the the Federal Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education 5-Year Strategic Plan,
from the US National Science and Technology Council, May 2013:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/stem_stratplan_2013.pdf
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