Welcome to our first Vlog of 2021!

With the need for blended learning - the combination of online and on-site learning being at the top of the agenda for education in 2021; this video shares how the University of Sheffield have applied the blended learning approach to their courses. Professor David Lane speaks to Professor Tony Prescott and Alexandr Lucas to discuss how they have implemented this practically so that over 300 Computer Science students can social distance, stay safe and still benefit from an engaging student learning experience at the University.

Speakers:

Tony Prescott, Professor of Cognitive Robotics @ The University of Sheffield

Alexandr Lucas, Lecturer of Computer Science @ The University of Sheffield

Chair: David Lane, Professor @ Edinburgh Centre for Robotics

In this video, you will learn:

How blended learning has been applied practically at the University
How blended learning has been used to teach modules such as Machine and Intelligence and Computer Vision
How MiRo and MiRoCLOUD can be used to facilitate and engage students' learning experience online and on-site
How MiRo can be used to teach mixed programming abilities from using Blockly to Python