Universities are being increasingly forced to take ‘league tables’ seriously and the next month or so will see a variety of versions appear but how useful really are they?
Movement up and down the ‘Complete University Guide’ league table for Computer Science Continue reading
Two years ago, Wales was leading the way in the Computing revolution in schools. Now it’s falling behind the rest of the UK. What happened?
2012 was an exciting year to be involved in schools education in the UK, with Wales being no exception. By 2013, the Welsh ICT Steering Group had reported to the Welsh Government with an ambitious set of proposals, at the heart of which was the bold assertion that:
“Computing should be integrated into the curriculum as the fourth science, served by a mandatory Programme of Study, and receive the same status as the other three sciences”
Now, in 2014, the situation appears to be one of chaotic stagnation. And, if that combination appears oxymoronic, just take a look …
(or “Is ‘Everything’ Going to be OK?”)
A very brief note, this one, along the lines of, “Why do we always over-hype ideas? Even the good ones?”
So is it the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) or the ‘Internet of Everything’ (IoE)? Or are they different things? If so, what’s the difference?
Well, we’ve been talking about the IoT for some time now. And it certainly seems to some that the IoE is just a better-sounding name for it. Cisco though seem to have other ideas. Here, “Cisco Senior Vice President Rob Soderbery explains how technology transitions like the Internet of Things are enabling the Internet of Everything to revolutionize industries and create value.” Any idea what that actually means? Nope, thought not. Continue reading
(Does nature ‘run programs’? And, if it does, are the ‘algorithms’ any good?)
So, what is an algorithm?
No, not that; this is a far more fundamental question. What IS is algorithm? Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? Ah …
OK, start with something simpler; often the first class discussion on a pure maths degree … What IS a number? How would you answer that? Now, if you’ve pointed at something, perhaps even pictured something, you’re wrong. Continue reading
