Tagged: Coding & News
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CoderDojo teen’s website to be used in UK education News
24.05.2013 A music website developed by teenage coder Catrina Carrigan at CoderDojo in Dublin City University (DCU) is to be used in computing education in the UK. -
Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers coders the opportunity of a lifetime News
16.05.2013 Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoon which appears in more than 2,000 newspapers worldwide in 70 countries and 25 languages, wants someone to build him a mobile video...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Apps -
Teenage coder’s hackathon project could put a stop to spoilers on Twitter News
09.05.2013 In the age of on-demand viewing and social media saturation, spoilers are a persistent danger – but 17-year-old coder Jennie Lamere is working on a solution to save us. -
CoderDojo NYC co-founder calls for more female mentors (video) News
24.04.2013 Rebecca Garcia, the 22-year-old co-founder of the first CoderDojo in New York City, says that learning how to code could enable children to overcome social and economic barriers...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
Interview with Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant (video) News
25.04.2013 In perfect timing for today’s Girls in ICT Day comes our interview with the founder of Black Girls Code Kimberly Bryant. She started Black Girls Code in 2011 and it is now...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Computers, Apps -
Interview with CoderDojo Diva Limerick’s Karen O’Connell (video) News
25.04.2013 Today is Girls in ICT Day and the perfect occasion to highlight an interview with Karen O’Connell, mother of three and a former Dell worker, who helps run CoderDojo Divas in...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Education, Economy, Development, Design -
Girls in ICT Day kicks off with debate in Brussels on ICT careers News
25.04.2013 Today is Girls in ICT Day and events are taking place all over the world to put the spotlight on getting more girls and young women to consider careers in ICT. The European... -
Girls that code could help fix skills shortage bugging tech News
23.04.2013 Normally, Slane Castle in Co Meath is associated with the deifying of rock royalty, like U2 or the Rolling Stones. But on a sunny April Saturday morning the talk was of a...Categories: Training, Software Development, R&D, Leadership & Management, Education, Computers, Careers and Employment -
CoderDojoGirls kicks off at DCU this Saturday News
22.04.2013 CoderDojoGirls kicks off at Dublin City University (DCU) this weekend - and an article on Siliconrepublic.com has played an important part in getting it going. -
Cork ‘Does the Math’ to solve STEM issues in girls’ schools News
18.04.2013 Concerned industry and business leaders in Cork have banded together to raise awareness of the importance of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in girls’ schools....Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Software, Science, Internet, Engineering, Engineer, Education -
Time to nurture the creative passion of a new generation of coders (video) News
16.04.2013 The gathering of CoderDojo mentors at DojoCon 2013 at Slane Castle in Co Meath at the weekend demonstrated the mentors’ resolve to instill a passion for creativity and...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Games/Entertainment, Education, Economy, Digital Media -
Tweak.com's Jerry Kennelly: Ireland needs to become a land of coders and scholars News
15.04.2013 The saints and scholars tag for Ireland is defunct – it now needs to be known as the land of ‘coders and scholars’, Kerry technology entrepreneur Jerry Kennelly told DojoCon,... -
The five minute CIO: Ger O’Sullivan News
12.04.2013 Ger O’Sullivan, head of ICT policy with Ireland’s National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, outlines why the new junior cycle can be an opportunity to foster... -
Let your girls play computer games – Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg News
09.04.2013 Let your kids play computer games to foster their interest in a potential computer science career, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has said, while also speaking about the lack of... -
CoderDojo girls find confidence from the keyboards News
15.03.2013 CoderDojo offers an environment where children and teens can learn about coding and creating with technology. Claire O’Connell and her daughter, Niamh, take a look at it from... -
Rails Girls success proves that coding is not a boys’ club News
08.03.2013 One month ago, an initiative called Rails Girls rolled into Dublin for the first time thanks to RedHills web developer Emily Castles. We caught up with Castles, fellow organiser... -
Viral videos of the week – 03/03/2013 News
03.03.2013 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week is a Harlem Shake-free edition featuring a call for coding on the US curriculum, America’s... -
Slane Castle the venue for next CoderDojo mentor conference: Rock ‘n’ Code News
01.03.2013 Usually the venue for rock concerts, Slane Castle will be the venue for the next DojoCon on 12 April. Now in its second year, the conference aims to help mentors share know-how... -
Rails Girls rolls into Dublin to teach women to code News
08.02.2013 The NDRC in Dublin will tonight host ‘Rails Girls’, a workshop aimed at teaching women how to code using the Ruby on Rails web-based programming language.Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software Development, Software & Web Development, Education, Development, Design, Apps -
‘Innovation Week’ events to run at CIT in March News
20.02.2013 Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) will be hosting a week-long series of events covering innovation and entrepreneurship across five campus locations in early March, including...Categories: Web, Software Development, Software, Social Media, Science, Mobile, Graduate, Education, Apps, Application Design and Development