Hello World

This week we're discussing the benefits of running an extracurricular club for both the learners that attend, and you, the educator or volunteer that runs them. These clubs come in many different shapes and sizes, and in this episode, James and Laura, along with guests, explore Code Clubs, CoderDojo clubs, esports clubs, and many more in between. We also delve into some of the barriers to set...

This week we're exploring the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the global challenge of climate change. The relationship between these two topics is complex as, like any digital technology, AI consumes energy and has potential negative consequences for the climate. However, its judicious application can drive all sorts of insights and innovation that help us combat climate change. It...

This week we're taking a mini tour to look at the state of computing education in different parts of the world. James, Divya, and guests discuss the similarities, differences, challenges, and opportunities of delivering computing education in England, Kenya, India, and Iraq. Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/what-does-computing-education-look-like-around-the-world

We're excited to be back, bringing you conversations about computing education. For our first episode, we're exploring an emerging field in computing and how we might approach it with students. We'll be asking our expert guests, "What role does philosophy have in computing education?" Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/what-role-does-philosophy-ha...

Welcome to Season 5 of the Hello World podcast. We're excited to be back, bringing you conversations about computing education. For our first episode, we're exploring an emerging field in computing and how we might approach it with students. We'll be asking our expert guests, "What on earth is quantum computing?" Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles...

In our final episode for this season we ask the question "What makes an effective computing PD experience?". Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/what-makes-an-effective-computing-pd-experience

In this episode we'll explore whether this is sustainable and ask, "Does upgrade culture need an upgrade?" Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/does-upgrade-culture-need-an-upgrade

Recently we've been thinking about the connection between computing education and the computing workplace and asking "What can computing educators learn from industry?" Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/what-can-computing-educators-learn-from-industry

We’ve been thinking about the challenges that many people, young and old, encounter and ask “Can teaching coding skills help tackle inequality?" Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/can-teaching-coding-skills-help-tackle-inequality

We continue our fourth season by exploring techniques, approaches and technology that teachers can use to support all their learners in developing digital skills Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/how-can-we-support-all-students-in-developing-key-digital-skills

To kick off our fourth season we ask the question "Are computing competitions worth the effort?". What's in it for our learners, and what can we take from the experience? Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/are-computing-competitions-worth-the-effort

In our final episode for this season we ask the question "What does ecology have to do with digital making?". Are there parallels between ecology and computing systems, and how do we use the latter to help us understand, measure, and protect our natural environment? Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/what-does-ecology-have-to-do-with-digital-making

In this episode we explore the role learners can play as digital leaders, supporting the development of computing in school settings whilst themselves learning valuable skills. Sway and James talk to educators who have introduced digital leader programmes in their schools. These programmes increase the visibility of computing across the school and empower learners who have a particular interest in...

In this special episode, recorded from a live Twitter spaces event, we celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Hello World. We reflect on its success as a magazine and growth into a supportive community of computing educators sharing their experience and learning. Over the last 5 years the team have published 18 issues as well as our special issue, The Big Book of Computing Pedagogy, that's a who...

In this episode, we explore computing from a more playful and inventive angle as we ask: "What has storytelling and imagination got to do with computing?" James and Carrie Anne investigate how we as computing educators can find computing concepts in familiar stories and children's literature as well as how telling stories might help learners understand more abstract concepts through...

Following on from our last episode in which we explored the role of maker spaces in schools, in this episode we take a wider look at maker spaces and examine their impact on local communities. James and Carrie Anne look at how learning to "make" can have a real-world impact and change the world for the better. Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/can-maker-spaces-...

We're back for a new season of the Hello World podcast, with six episodes exploring computing and digital making with our amazing guests. To kick things off, this week Carrie Anne and James discuss the role of maker spaces within schools and explore what it is that makes a space, a maker space! Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/what-role-do-makerspaces-play-in-the-c...

This week, we begin to explore the topic of inclusion, ensuring that **all** learners are able to access and participate in meaningful learning opportunities in computing. How do we as educators ensure that learners are able to thrive and learn within computing regardless of any special educational needs they have? Full show notes: https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/how-can-you-make-your-...

Understanding data has always been an important skill, but particularly so now as data is all around us and interacts with so many parts of our lives. Analysing and interpreting data can be challenging for learners, particularly if they don't see the value in doing so. Providing them with engaging and relevant opportunities to work with data is crucial. Full show notes: https://helloworld.ras...

Recent events, particularly COVID-19, have emphasised the lack of equity in computing, especially when it comes to equipment and connectivity. It’s also no secret that the field of computer science is lacking in diversity. So today, we’re asking the question: "What does equity, access, diversity, and inclusion have to do with computing?". James and Carrie Anne are joined by two guests to...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is a developing field, its applications are all around us and increasingly part of our everyday lives. This week, James and Carrie Anne explore why educators should introduce even their young learners to the principles of AI, and they explore some activities and experiences to develop learners' understanding. Not only are many learners likely to use or ev...

This week James and Carrie Anne go outdoors to explore some of the ways in which educators can connect their learners with nature using technology. Whether for investigating local habitats and wildlife or exploring remote locations, technology is a vital tool for learning about the natural world and our place in it. Nature is yet another context through which learners can experience computing conc...

To kick off the second season of the Hello World podcast, we decided to explore "digital making"; it's part of the mission here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, but what does it mean? Our digital making duo, Carrie Anne and James, challenge themselves to explain this broad practice, share their experiences, and explore what makes digital making appealing to learners. Full notes avail...

In our final episode of this series, we explore remote learning and ask: can curriculum design be as easy as ABC? As teachers reflect on their recent experience of remote education, we discuss the ABC design process, which can help plan online experiences that achieve the same goals as their in-person counterparts. Together with our brilliant guests, we look at the ABC approach and examine how it...