Computing At Schools Scotland Conference

This year’s CAS Scotland Conference was held on Saturday at the University of Dundee. It’s invariably a good event, with a good attendance, and this year was no different. The event is designed for school teachers, although some college and university lecturers also attend.

The event is a mix of keynotes, seminars and presentations. There were sessions on National 5 and Higher Computing Science, widening access to university, Google Classroom, games based learning, and object oriented concepts, to name just a few. I particularly enjoyed the seminar on Google Classroom, given by Charlie Love who showcased how it can be used to manage learners and create content.

I gave a presentation on National Qualifications in Cyber Security. It was well attended and appeared to be well received. There remains a great deal of interest in these new qualifications from schools and colleges, and I encouraged teachers to offer them.

The CAS Scotland event is well organised and full of interesting seminars and presentations. It remains one of the most interesting events in my calendar.

Bobby Published 09/11/2015