Educational Design-Research

6 Nov 2018

So what is Educational Design-Based Research? In short, it is defined as a methodology, that focuses on developing 1) a practical solution and 2) theoretical insights into an educational problem…

European Conference of E-Learning

6 Nov 2018

I have just returned from Athens where I had the privilege to present my current research at ECEL 2018, which is the European Conference of E-Learning. This was held at…

PHD: Literature Review

10 Jul 201810 Jul 2018

Hi, I have finished my PhD systematic literature review and thus wanted to post the documents and articles that I found the most helpful. The Kitchenham article is excellent. 1.Kitchenham,…

Computational Thinking in the Irish Media

11 Jun 201711 Jun 2017

  Hi, I recently gave a presentation at both the ESAI and EdTech conference about the coverage of Computational Thinking in the Irish media. Here is the abstract and slides…

Computational Thinking (CT): a consequence of coding?

30 May 201712 Jun 2017

I have just finished reading Peter Denning's article on "Computational Thinking: Remaining Trouble Spots with Computational Thinking": https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/6/217742-remaining-trouble-spots-with-computational-thinking/fulltext#. While I  am in full agreement with him over the need to have a consistent definition for…

Coding MOOCs for School Children

23 May 201730 May 2017

The following is a working  list of Computational Thinking and Coding MOOCs for school children and their teachers Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming  https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-programming  [Available in English and Spanish]…

PhD : Best Books and MOOCs

23 May 201731 May 2017

This is a working list of the best books and MOOCs I have discovered so far on my PhD journey General PhD books Gary Thomas:  How to do your research…

ESAI Conference 21st April

18 Apr 201731 May 2017

Hi, I am off to the ESAI (Educational Studies Association of Ireland) Conference in Cork on Thursday. I am presenting a paper on a discourse analysis of the coverage of Computational Thinking…

First blog post

13 Apr 201714 Apr 2017

Hi, my name is Colette Kirwan, I am a PhD student at Dublin City University, Ireland. The purpose of this blog is to document my PhD journey and findings. My…