Biography
Alethe began her educational career as a Teacher of Information Technology and Business Studies.
She worked in primary and secondary schools in England and overseas before coming to Birmingham Newman as an Information Technology lecturer where she led the development of the postgraduate and undergraduate information technology programmes.
Alethe has a passion for computer science education and a strong commitment to life-long learning. She is convinced that teachers trained to the highest standards would provide children with the best schooling possible. She worked extensively on a range of computing projects and collaboratively with schools and other establishments to enhance teaching and learning.
Her research interests include creative computing, cyber culture and the gender divide in computer science.
Profile
Qualifications
- MSc Computing (2007) University of Central England
- Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2006) University of Central England
- Post Graduate Diploma of Education (1998) University of the West Indies
- BBA – Management Accounting, Computing (1995) Andrews University
Teaching Interests
- Computer Science Pedagogy
- Creative Computing
- Cyber ethics
Other Activities
Research Interests
- Creative Computing
- Cyber culture
- Women in Computer Science
- Membership of Professional Organisations
- Member of the Association for Computer Machinery
- Member of Subject Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education)
- Member of Computing at School
External Roles
- External Examiner: Staffordshire University (PGCE Secondary Computer Science) 2016
- Co-opted Governor: Northfield Manor Academy 2016
Conference Papers
- Csizmadia, A. and Bailey, A. (2011) 15 minutes of fame: developing critically reflective practitioners through the use of video. 2nd TEAN Conference: The Importance of Education. University of Manchester, 2nd May.