Stephen Tierney

When students can use AI to generate code, explain syntax, and accelerate routine development tasks, the challenge for teachers is no longer just how to assess coding. It is how to keep students genuinely engaged, how to value the design, judgment, communication, and reflection that sit around a...

NaviLens is a for-profit service that provides navigational data resolution, based on ddTags placed around the environment. The tags are designed so that they can be quickly scanned with a mobile device while at a much greater distance than QR codes or while moving. The main use case of NaviLens...

Beginner programmers often struggle to understand and trace program execution, which is worsened by underdeveloped debugging and testing skills. Beginners may also lack confidence or are easily demotivated, which can hinder learning. To assist students in developing these skills and build...

Programming education increasingly centres around tools that offer automatic marking of student progress through a set of exercises. Automated marking has become increasingly popular as it allows instructors to provide personalised feedback to students in real-time and is easily scalable to...

Collaborative learning in the classroom has been shown to have a broad range of positive academic effects such as promotion of critical thinking, communication skills and improved learning outcomes. It also brings social and psychological benefits such as development of friendships, social...