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Why teach computer science in schools?
legacy of IPT/ITS
legacy of IPT/ITS• 1991 - 2018 IPT 27 Years
software engineering and information systems development
• 2000 -2018 ITS 19 Years
Certificate III client based solutions
Digital Solutions
Digital Solutions
50% reduction in QLD Computer Science Curriculum
Digital SolutionsRationale - problem not project basedTeacher directed problemsShift back from the student as creator, entrepreneurial approach, back to students as users of ICT (programming languages, etc. to solve problem sets)
Digital Solutions
Problem Based Learning
Project Based Learning
Digital Solutions
F-10 Digital Technologies
Project Based Learning• PrBL is a subset of PBL, but generally removes student agency
• Developed out of problem sets used in Medical Schools
• Student directed projects are best practice MIT/Harvard/etc.
• Significant advantages of project work in schools
Scaffolding opportunities over two years
Building on PBL developed in past 11 years
Support HOTS and 21C skill development more than PrBL
11 Years of Digital TechnologiesStudents will already know programming, including object oriented programmingAlso know SQL and relational information system developmentConstant reiteration is where things went wrong with ICT courses - repeated programming problem sets will be potentially boring for studentsLack of real world projects disengage many students, particularly girls
What should we expect after13 years of computer education?
What should we expect after13 years of computer education?
x Thinking Labs
International Best Practice
Creative Coding
Unit 1 Creative Coding
Essentially a repeat of coding content explored in the F-10 Digital Technologies curriculum
Applications of Data
Unit 2 Applications of Data
Again, nothing more than included in the F-10 Digital Technologies curriculum
Digital innovation
Unit 3 Digital innovation = Project Based Learning!
Directly at odds with the rationale
Digital ImpactUnit 4: Digital Impact
Framed as more coding exercises -machine learning, cryptography
Potential to explore new technologies in automation, AI, IOT, robotics/automation, gaming, etc.
