Alan Harrison
Educator, author and podcaster, BSc #ComputerScience, MA in #Education, Teacher Trainer, Tutor and Lecturer, #TeamCompSci #caschat, I'm #Autistic and #ADHD and a LGBTQ+ ally, mental health advocate, proud supporter of DEI.
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- Reposted by Alan HarrisonIn the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonIt is unconscionable to use X. To do so gives succour to Musk and all he represents.
- Let's hope that 2026 is the year we start to disensh*ttify the internet! pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonLet me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonToday is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈 ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals. The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do. #SpaceForAll
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonDowndetector is down because it’s on Cloudflare
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonWant students to take great notes? Use the Cornell Note-Taking Method ⬇️ innerdrive.co.uk/blog/effectively-us…
- Can't read that, cloudflare is down!
- The irony of a DDoS protection service going down is off the scale.
- "I could definitely answer that but you're out of tokens for this month. I think Brian the wine cellar might have a milk alternative you'll find refreshing, until your fridge account is back in credit"
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonBook now for my #Programming #Pedagogy short course from OTSA. Learn proven techniques like #PRIMM, #SemanticWaves, Parson’s Problems and the Notional Machine to help you teach programming more fluently in Secondary Schools. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT, £45. #TeamCompSci bit.ly/otsaprog1
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonMy nerdy friend Tim just got a PhD on the history of palindromes. We now call him Dr. Awkward.
- The Sky News investigation into X was a robust, qualitative study providing incontrovertible evidence of something we suspected was true. Now we have the evidence. It's a shame some people are knocking really good journalism.
- If you're free on Wednesday after school, why not boost your programming pedagogy with my online short course brought to you by OTSA. #caschat #TeamCompSci #Computing #Programming #PRIMM
- Book now for my #Programming #Pedagogy short course from OTSA. Learn proven techniques like #PRIMM, #SemanticWaves, Parson’s Problems and the Notional Machine to help you teach programming more fluently in Secondary Schools. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT, £45. #TeamCompSci bit.ly/otsaprog1
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonTickets are now available (and free)!! Book your place now on the Big Computing Leadership Conference 2026! Tuesday 13th Jan in Oxford Brookes Uni: rundontwalk.co.uk/2025/11/04/t... Spread the word... #BCLC26 @tigwilliams.bsky.social @httcs.online @eduthingltd.bsky.social @mwimpennys.bsky.social
- Reposted by Alan HarrisonWe’re still waiting for the judge to figure out the jury instructions. Definitions can take time! Thankfully, he need not rule on the distinction among hoagie, sub and grinder.
- Great thread for #TeamCompSci I know @advanced-ict.info will be on this like a shot, with a coded solution :)
- It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way. Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist? 🧵 www.bbc.com/news/art... 1/9
- “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” - The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- ICYMI - MIT published a superb guide to AI in schools, I reviewed it here on the #EQAITE blog, visit the blog and while you're there why not try out our free app (in beta) for evaluating AI tools for education! #AI #AIinEducation #TeamCompSci
- Book now for my #Programming #Pedagogy short course from OTSA. Learn proven techniques like #PRIMM, #SemanticWaves, Parson’s Problems and the Notional Machine to help you teach programming more fluently in Secondary Schools. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT, £45. #TeamCompSci bit.ly/otsaprog1
- Places still available on my #Programming #Pedagogy short course from OTSA. Learn proven techniques like #PRIMM, #SemanticWaves, Parson’s Problems and the Notional Machine - teach programming more fluently in Secondary Schools. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT, £45. #TeamCompSci bit.ly/otsaprog1
- Book now for my #Programming #Pedagogy short course from OTSA. Learn proven techniques like #PRIMM, #SemanticWaves, Parson’s Problems and the Notional Machine to help you teach programming more fluently in Secondary Schools. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT, £45. #TeamCompSci bit.ly/otsaprog1
