Professor Judy Robertson

Chair in Digital Learning

Moray House School of Education and Sport, IETL
University of Edinburgh

Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6249
Email: judy.robertson@ed.ac.uk

Street: Moray House School of Educationand Sport, SLH 2.01
City: University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
Post code: EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

I am a computer scientist and learning technologist with an interest in interdisciplinary research. I am generally interested in methodologies for designing technology with and for children. I design and evaluate educational technology in real-world classroom settings by applying a user-centred design approach and rigorous methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative. I have explored the educational benefits of computer game authoring, and more recently examined the extent to which location-based games can increase school children’s physical activity. I was recently lead editor for the book "Equal Bite: Gender Equality in Higher Education" which is a crowd sourced recipe book about the University of Edinburgh's journey towards fairer working conditions for all. I am currently working on approaches to teacher education in computational thinking and data science.

Qualifications

BSc Hons in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (1st class) - University of Edinburgh

PhD in Artificial Intelligence - University of Edinburgh

Responsibilities & affiliations

I am a Senior Member of the ACM and a Senior Fellow of the HEA.

Teaching & PhD supervision

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Areas of interest for supervision

I will consider supervising PhD projects in data science education.

Current PhD students supervised

Eder Paula- Educational Robotics approaches developed in formal and informal educational settings and the influence in young learners’ career interest in STEM
Valentina Andries- Play Technology in a Children's Hospital

Past PhD students supervised

Stuart Gray- Investigating the effectiveness of an active smart-phone game as a tool for measuring, tracking, and improving executive function in children

Research

Research summary

Computer Science education, and the development of computational thinking skills
Data science education
Research methodologies with a realist slant

Past research interests

Technology for behaviour change Design, development and evaluation of serious games for education and health, primarily with children

Projects

Project activity

Data Education in Schools: https://ddi.ac.uk/interviews/judy-roberston-data-education/

Publications

Learners’ views of computer science in Scottish schools (20 pages) 10 Jun 2022
Research output: › Other report (Published)
Validity of the Fitbit Ace and Moki devices for assessing steps during different walking conditions in young adolescents 16 Nov 2021 In: Pediatric Exercise Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2021-0026
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Don’t touch me! A comparison of usability on touch and non-touch inputs 27 Aug 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_46
Research output: › Conference contribution (E-pub ahead of print)
Hybrid happened. So, what now? 22 Jun 2021
Blog post › Other contribution (Published)
Centre Report 2021: Centre for Research in Digital Education 1 Jun 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/era/crde-001
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published)
The importance of consulting children and young people about data literacy (17 pages) 14 Dec 2020 In: Journal of Media Literacy Education, vol. 12, pp. 58-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2020-12-3-6
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Supporting school teachers’ rapid engagement with online education (6 pages) 8 Oct 2020 In: Educational Technology Research and Development, vol. N/A, pp. 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09839-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Centre Report 2020: Centre for Research in Digital Education (15 pages) 6 Jul 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7488/era/crde-002
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published)
The relationship between Executive Functions and Computational Thinking 5 May 2020 In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS , vol. 3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21585/ijcses.v3i4.76
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Building Digital Technology Capacity to Support Data Education in Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region Schools: Summary and Recommendations (7 pages) 30 Apr 2020
Research output: › Commissioned report (Published)

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