Edu-tech panel

The talks will be followed by an Edutech debate. Hajera and Emily will join:

Paul Sharrad: Paul is on the 'front lines' of teaching computer science in secondary education. He bought in the BTEC at his school (more vocational computing rather than applied computer science). At the same time he is the lead developer on a Linux distro orientated for schools (both server room and classroom). The school uses Linux based pcs for about a decade now.

Lucy Bloomfield: Lucy is a designer/developer hailing from Australia but on a mission to see the entire world. She believes the education system is falling behind in what needs to be taught to students to produce innovative and creative-thinking people that excel in work environments.

The panel (with audience participation!) will be exploring issues such as:

• What impact tech is having on the way in which students learn?
• How are teachers responding to these pressures?
• How can tech be better exploited?
• Are we equipping students for the workplace?
• Is peer-learning a viable option?

See you 7.30pm at The Gulbenkian!