Slides from the first meetings of the Digital Creativity hubs in Edinburgh

1. DIGITAL
CREATIVITY

2. CITY OF
EDINBURGH
COMPUTING
SCIENCE , ICT
AND THE
TECHNOLOGIES
WELCOME !

3. WHY THE FOCUS?
ICT and digital technologies
play a pivotal role in driving
the competitiveness of
other key sectors in the
Scottish economy
Forecasts from e-Skills UK suggest that there
could be as many as 11,000 job opportunities
each year in ICT and digital technology roles.

4. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN
IN ICT AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ROLES
Women are under represented in ICT and digital
technology occupations across the sectors in
Scotland. Participation rates of females in the
workforce has declined over a ten-year period to
2011 from 30% to 17% and the number of female
acceptances onto ICT and digital technologies
related higher education courses have tended to be
significantly lower than for males. This represents a
potential loss of talent to the sector.

5. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Job growth is expected to be particularly
concentrated in areas such as software
development, software engineering and
web development - there has already
been a 50% increase in demand for
software professionals over the last ten
years.

6. AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SAY….

7. CREATIVITY
Pupils who are encouraged to think
creatively:
• become more interested in discovering
things for themselves
• are more open to new ideas and
challenges
• are more able to solve problems
• can work well with others
• become more effective learners
• have greater ownership over their

8. DIGITAL CREATIVITY
Digital
Creativit
y

9. WHAT IS
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING?
Computational thinking allows
us to develop skills and
techniques to help us solve
problems effectively, with or
without the aid of a computer

10. DIGITAL
CREATIVITY IN
THE FIRRHILL
CLUSTER

11. OXGANGS PRIMARY SCHOOL
P5 SCRATCH ANIMATION

26. PENTLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
P5/6 SCRATCH GAMES DESIGN

31. BRAIDBURN SPECIAL SCHOOL
CLYDE CLASS (SECONDARY) – IMAGE EDITING AND BOOK PUBLISHING

34. COLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
P7 FILM MAKING

36. ACTIVITY:
PROGRAM A
ROBOT

37. LET’S PROGRAM AN EMOTIONAL
ROBOT
LET’S NOT BOTHER WITH LEGO…

38. OBJECTS:
PROGRAMMING AN EYEBROW
If NICE SOUND
then DOWN
If NASTY SOUND
then DOWN
If SUDDEN SOUND
then UP

39. GROUP
DISCUSSION:
YOUR CLUSTER

40. ACTIVITY:
MONSTER
DRAWING

41. DIGITAL
CREATIVITY

42. Digital
Creativit
y

44. GROUP
DISCUSSION:
A HUB IN YOUR
CLUSTER

45. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

46. POSSIBLE
TIMELINE
• Wk beg 9th Sept - cluster teams have introductory
meetings arranged in neighbourhoods
• Wk beg 6th Oct - cluster team meet (1 hour) to agree
what comp sc skills they will focus on and any cluster
action for Dec hour of code
• Wk beg 24th Nov - cluster team meet (1 hour) to
discuss progress, impact for learners and plans for Dec
hour of code
• Wk beg 9th Feb - cluster team meet (1 hour) to discuss
progress and impact for learners
• Wk beg 4th May - cluster team meet (1 hour) to discuss
progress and impact for learners and showcase (eg

47. DIGITAL
CREATIVITY