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Work experiencers at Goldsmiths Computing

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This week two 15 year olds, Brandon and Leo, joined the Computing department at 25 St James for their work experience week. Here’s their report on what they did.

At Goldsmiths, University of London we spent one week in the computing department where we learnt various coding and programming skills and used different pieces of software such as the Coursera Creative Programming course & Code Academy.

We found that it was a very interesting experience and a different change of scenery from going to school week in week out. It was a more relaxed environment than school and it was a nice end to our year.

We would highly recommend pursuing a course in Creative Computing or Computer Science at Goldsmiths. For people of our age group, we would also recommend attending work experience at this department as you may regret missing the opportunity to work here in favour of somewhere else.

Careers

Job: Creative coding teacher for after school clubs

blueSHIFTblueSHIFT are looking for creative technologists and educators who want to inspire children to express their creativity through the language of code.

Are you passionate about creative coding and education? Would you like to empower children by helping them understand how the technology they use every day works?

blueSHIFT are looking for flexible freelancers to lead and facilitate after school clubs in London several times a week, from this September. You would also need to be available for a training day in August.

A young, growing company based in West London, blueSHIFT teach a creative approach to computation at a growing roster of London schools. Current courses focus on teaching the fundamentals to programming using Scratch and Processing, with plans to develop further resources from mobile platforms and web tools and more advanced programming environments.

Deadline: Monday 7 July 2014
Salary: £25k-30k pro rata
Contact: jobs@blueshiftcoding.com

Careers, Events

Event: Sounding Out Digital @ Southbank

nu-music-bienalleThis weekend some of the most innovative digital producers, musicians, programmers and curators join together for a weekend of talks and discussions to discuss how composers working today can harness new opportunities presented by digital technology.

Part of the New Music Biennial, these two symposiums look at emerging trends in digital media, focussed on two themes of new platforms and audiences online. How can new developments in technology best be used to the advantage of composers? What works, what doesn’t? Are there any ethical implications, and what are they? In what direction are we headed? And what happens if we get left behind?

1. NEW PLATFORMS
10.30am – 11.50am Saturday 5 July 2014, Royal Festival Hall level 5 function room
Lively discussion and Q&A about the latest developments in the world of online platforms, and how these can be used in the best interests of the new music community. Our panel of experts includes Robin Rimbaud (AKA Scanner), Andrew Dubber (Bandcamp), Michela Magas (Stromotolite) and Brittney Bean (Songdrop). Chaired by Jean-Baptiste Theibaut (Sound & Music). Tickets available from Southbank Centre here

2. BUILDING AUDIENCES ONLINE
10am – 11.20am Sunday 6 July 2014, Royal Festival Hall level 5 function room
Engaging debate about the nature of online audiences in all of their different manifestations, and how to grow them! From live streaming to the immediacy of social media and audience interaction – and anything else you would like to bring to the table during the Q&A. Panellists include Shaun Blezard (Hugs Bison) and Lisa Meyer (Capsule). Chaired by Rich Whitelaw, Head of Programmes at Sound & Music. Tickets available from Southbank Centre here

Careers, Events

Free computing workshop for KS2 & Y7 teachers, 8-9 July

scratchHow to use Scratch and unplugged activities to teach programming concepts – a free two-day workshop at Goldsmiths 8-9 July 2014 with Professor Paul Curzon and Zali Collymore-Hussein.

The National Curriculum for Computing involves a large amount of new content, namely programming that will be particularly challenging for KS2 –KS4 teachers. It is acknowledged that teachers will need support to acquire the necessary subject knowledge and skills to deliver this discipline.

This workshop aims to equip you with a good understanding of programming concepts and computational thinking, offering practical ways to teach the related KS2 programmes of study. It is suitable for teachers new to the free programming language Scratch.

8 July 2014

  • Teaching Computing Unplugged to Young Children
  • Introducing programming fundamentals through interactive games made in Scratch

9 July 2014

  • Deepen understanding of programming concepts through interactive quizzes made in Scratch
  • Tackling Control Projects using Scratch and Raspberry Pi

Complete the attached booking form and email to teacherscentre@gold.ac.uk

Careers, Women in Computing

Paid internships for designers, copywriters, creatives and UX experts

ladygeek

Our friends at Lady Geek are looking for outstanding creative talent to help us re-design the communications for one of the world’s leading phone manufacturer to make them more appealing to women.

This is an opportunity for you to take part on an exciting and transformative project, within a busy thriving and creative team, allowing you to develop your skills /portfolio.

The project will take place in June/July 2014 but with the opportunity for further scope. Previous creatives who have worked for us have had their work featured on BBC News, Wired, The Independent, Apple Store and the Houses of Parliament.

Skills & experience

  • Your duties mainly include concept creation, development and execution.
  • Someone who can come up with ideas that go beyond a media channel.
  • Ideally, you’ll also have a good understanding of CS suites and be able to visualise ideas on paper.
  • You will need a portfolio packed with high quality work and excellent ideas.

They’d love to hear from you whether you are a student or a graduate. To apply please send your CV and portfolio sample that will be relevant for the project, together with a cover letter stating why you’d like to join them. Please email your application to Joana Pereira at joana@ladygeek.com.

Careers, Events, Inspiration

Submit your video game to the Radius exhibition

radiusRadius Festival is a new video games exhibition in central London. It’s presented directly by developers, and designed to inspire people to engage, learn and interact with each other in a vibrant surrounding.

Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 June 2014

Radius is for everyone: for people who love games, who are curious about the industry and who want to know more about developers and trends.

Developers – submit your game
If you have a game that could be presented at Radius, you are welcome to submit your game for consideration. The deadline for submissions is 2 June 2014. Read more and complete the games submission form.

Careers, News

Course: Creative programming for teachers

Department of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW

This four-day course will cover key topics in the new GCSE and A-level computing curriculum. It will give participants the knowledge and methods to unlock the creativity within computing students and inspire them to become programmers. The course leads to the award of a Goldsmiths Teachers’ Centre Certificate of Attendance.

From the very start of the course you will explore techniques that encourage the production of games and other graphical and interactive apps in a secondary school computing classroom. Participants will explore strategies that encourage their students to create highly compelling, interactive graphics and audio programs from the first lesson.

By the end of the course, participants will:

  • be able to write moderately complex computer programs in Python
  • produce creative graphical work through writing computer programs
  • have an understanding of basic programming constructs: variables, conditionals, loops and arrays
  • design creative exercises that teach programming concepts create lessons that teach basic programming concepts involving theory and practice
  • understand the use of creative work both as a means of teaching programming concepts and as a way of motivating students to do programming.

DATES

  • Training sessions: 9am-4pm Wed 28, Thu 29, Fri 30 May 2014
  • Project and lesson presentations: 9am-4pm Friday 4 July 2014

NB. If you are unable to make these dates, we  plan to re-run the course in the summer. Email teacherscentre@gold.ac.uk to register your interest.

BOOK YOUR PLACE by Friday 9 May 2014
This course costs £750. A blended approach of 100 hours of learning time combines face-to-face teaching, self-study and presentations of professional learning.
Please complete the booking form and email to teacherscentre@gold.ac.uk. Any questions, please call 0207 919 7326.