Teaching creative computer science Simon Peyton Jones at TEDxExeter

This talk was given at a local TEDx event produced independently of the TED Conferences Simon Peyton Jones wants children not just to consume technology but to be creative with it What does that mean for teaching computer science in schools and why is the rest of the world watching England Simon Peyton Jones is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge His research focus is in programming language design and implementation and the purely-functional language Haskell in particular He is a founder member and current chair of the Computing at School working group which has played a central role in the recent reform of the school Computing curriculum At TEDxExeter 2014 our speakers and performers connected us with other worlds Our talks exposed corruption in big business shared effective approaches to tackling social inequality and gave a voice to those whose human rights are under threat We explored the impact of fast changing technologies on all our lives We journeyed through fire and forest to frozen landscapes We were challenged to consider worlds of extremes cutting edge controversies and risky opportunities a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fsimonpj0 a Video Production Chromatrope a http 3A 2F 2Fchromatrope co uk 2F 29 a Production Manager Andy Robertson a http 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Ffamilygamertv 29 a About TEDx x independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading TEDx is a program of local self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience At a TEDx event TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group These local self-organized events are branded TEDx where x independently organized TED event The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program but individual TEDx events are self-organized Subject to certain rules and regulations

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