Promising news in European Computer Science Education
On Friday September 19th 2014 I was invited to attend an open panel discussion titled “The Need to Improve Computer Science Education in Europe” at the ACM-Europe Council Meeting in Athens, Greece....
View ArticleThe Wonderful World of Wikimedia
Let’s face it: Wikipedia may still be lacking in academic credibility, but that hasn’t stopped us from resorting to the world’s free online encyclopedia time and time again when we need quick facts on...
View ArticleComputing for the Common Good
In starting to write a long overdue blog post, my thoughts are inevitably on the reason it took me so long: my mother has been seriously ill since the beginning of the year. Throughout the past two...
View ArticleAn extra reason for you to head south this July!
July is probably the most important month in the CSTA agenda: it is the time of year when computer science teachers from all over the world join to exchange ideas and practices while attending the...
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The Computer Scientist who Challenged the Nash Equilibrium
In November 2014, I was privileged to meet Constantinos Daskalakis, a Greek Computer Scientist and Associate Professor at MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. Daskalakis is...
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We’d love to see more student-developed apps like NeverLost
A child goes for a walk in the nearby forest… all of a sudden she realizes that she has lost her way. How can she alert her guardian that she may be in danger, especially when she has a mental...
View ArticleSpotlight on the 2015 Faces of Computing Video Contest: How Does Computing...
Once again I find myself writing a blog post in a hospital setting and I can’t help but marvel at the wonders of computing technology; over the past week my dad has undergone exhaustive pre-op...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence, Art and Collaboration: Interview with Dr. Kenneth...
As Computer Science teachers, we can all testify that we have spent hours developing our “hard skills” and using them in the classroom and beyond. Chances are a STEM professional will have been...
View ArticleThree student videos that you do not want to miss!
Most of you have probably seen the results of our latest Faces of Computing video competition themed around Computing for the Common Good, and I’m sure you’ll agree that the winning entries delivered...
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AppInventor Goes Local: adult students build an app inviting islanders to...
I haven’t been shy to expose the insane decisions of the Greek Ministry of Education when necessary; one such time was 3 years ago, when the government removed the elective “Application Development in...
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