Presented by:
Conor Keyes, Jessie Byrne & Clare McInerney
In September 2009 Lero – the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, CIO Ireland and IT Tallaght teamed up with the Irish Computer Society to distribute a brand new exciting transition year module to all secondary schools in the country. The materials “Having Fun with Computer Programming and Games” use Scratch, a free software tool developed by the MIT Media Lab to teach programming concepts. For more information about the materials see http://www.scratch.ie This presentation will discuss how we went from pilot project to national rollout.
Conor Keyes: Educated: Ardscoil Ris Limerick, University of Limerick Qualifications: BBS, Grad dip in Software Localisation, Grad Dip in Education Current Position: Castletroy College, ICT & Maths teacher. Jessie Byrne teaches computer studies and geography at second level. She is an ICT-in-education enthusiast (especially when the software’s free!).Clare McInerney runs the Education and Outreach Programme in Lero – the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre. She is based in the University of Limerick.
Day/Time:
Saturday, 11.30 - 12.00
