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UK Black History Zone October 2022

The UK Black History Zone ran from 3 to 21 October and was funded by UKRI. The Zone provided school students from across the UK the opportunity to learn about Black historical figures that helped shape the modern-day UK. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Historians 15 community and academic historians, specialising in UK Black history, took part, championing 15 historical figures. See the historical figures ❯ Students 382 students from 9 schools across the UK logged into the Zone. 75% of active students were from priority schools: 34% from underserved schools and 42% from widening participation schools. Live Chats 22 live Chats were booked and 19 live Chats took place. On average, 3 historians attended each live Chat.

Posted on November 9, 2022 by modbella in News | Comments Off on UK Black History Zone October 2022

A test

You don’t need to send this back to Emily – she’s just testing

Posted on September 14, 2022 by modemily in News | Comments Off on A test

UK Black History Zone Report October 2021

The UK Black History Zone ran from 4 to 15 October 2021. The activity featured historians and activists championing Black historical figures from Roman Britain to the 20th century. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ The Historical Figures 8 historians created a profile for 8 historical figures in the Zone. See the historical figures’ profiles ❯ Students 44 teachers registered to take part from 35 schools. 103 students from 5 schools logged into the Zone. 100% of active students were from target schools: 63% from underserved schools and 37% from widening participation schools. Live chats 7 live chats took place. 6 were school classes booked by teachers and 1 was an additional chat, open to all the students. There was capacity in the Zone for 10 live Chats with 5 on each week. There were an additional 6 Chat requests that could not be filled. On average, 3 historians attended … Continue reading

Posted on February 23, 2022 by modalex in News | Comments Off on UK Black History Zone Report October 2021

UK Black History Zone Report October 2021

The UK Black History Zone ran from 4 to 15 October 2021. The activity featured historians and activists championing Black historical figures from Roman Britain to the 20th century. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ The Historical Figures 8 historians created a profile for 8 historical figures in the Zone. See the historical figures’ profiles ❯ Students 44 teachers registered to take part from 35 schools.103 students from 5 schools logged into the Zone. 100% of active students were from target schools: 63% from underserved schools and 37% from widening participation schools. Live chats 7 live chats took place. 6 were school classes booked by teachers and 1 was an additional chat, open to all the students. There was capacity in the Zone for 10 live Chats with 5 on each week. There were an additional 6 Chat requests that could not be filled. On average, 3 historians attended each … Continue reading

Posted on November 30, 2021 by modemily in News | Comments Off on UK Black History Zone Report October 2021

Chat again with the historians today! ✨

Today, Monday 11 October from 4 pm to 5 pm all students can connect with historians, to learn about the figures that helped shape the modern-day UK, in the UK Black History Zone! Students: Log in this afternoon and head to the live Chat. Teachers: create a class and share your unique student registration link to give your students access. Here are some of the historical figures you can learn about today: Ivory Bangle Lady William Cuffay John Blanke Take a look at all the historical figures ❯ Until Friday 15 October, students can read the historical figures profiles and Ask the historians questions about them, at any time. We look forward to you joining us in the UK Black History Zone! ModAlex and the UK Black History Zone Team

Posted on October 11, 2021 by modalex in News | Comments Off on Chat again with the historians today! ✨

Who can you learn about in the UK Black History Zone?

From Monday 4 October to Friday 15 October students can connect with historians, to learn about the figures that helped shape the modern-day UK, in the UK Black History Zone. Students can read the historical figures profiles, Ask questions about them and Chat with the historians about them. Here are just some of the historical figures you can learn about, from Roman Britain to the 20th Century: Ivory Bangle Lady The Ivory Bangle Lady lived in Roman Britain during the fourth century AD. Some members of her family came from North Africa. She grew up in either western Britain or in Europe. She moved to York, where she died between the ages of 18 and 23. The things buried with her show she was a rich woman, who may have been connected with the Roman army or with traders. We don’t know much about her life, but we can make … Continue reading

Posted on September 29, 2021 by modem in News | Comments Off on Who can you learn about in the UK Black History Zone?

Machine Learning Zone Report

Read the report: Machine Learning Zone Report – November 2019 [PDF] The Machine Learning Zone was supported by the University of Oxford. In this activity, students connected with University of Oxford researchers working on things like how to make sure robots don’t crash into each other when they can’t talk to each other, why human brains are so good at learning, the ethical issues of robots working in hospitals and health care, and making computers that can learn to spot patterns in genetic data. This zone saw an increase in students logged in and questions asked than the previous I’m a Researcher activity, Curiosity Carnival, in 2017. Students had lots of questions about careers and education in particular, including questions about studying and working at the University of Oxford. Students from schools across England connected with nine researchers at the University of Oxford: Yee Whye Teh, who won this zone, … Continue reading

Posted on January 15, 2020 by modjen in Evaluation, News, Zone report | Comments Off on Machine Learning Zone Report

Student winner – Machine Learning Zone

During the activity in November we asked the researchers and moderators to select the students who stood out for them: the students they thought asked the best questions, or engaged most in the live chats. Well done to all of the students, and everyone who took part. There were so many interesting questions, and comments, but there could only be one winner. So, for fantastic engagement during the activity, for posting brilliant questions and comments, the student winner below will receive a certificate and a gift voucher. The student winner in Machine Learning Zone is… mjs11, Fitzharrys School, Abingdon

Posted on December 16, 2019 by modjen in News | Comments Off on Student winner – Machine Learning Zone

Thank you from your winner – Yee Whye!

Wow that was a very nice surprise! I had such a good time answering questions and chatting throughout the two weeks that it hadn’t occurred to me that there’s a prize to be won. I’m very glad that the students enjoyed interacting with me as much as I interacted with them.  I will use the prize money to encourage and enable the graduate students in my department to do outreach activities. Thank you for all the great questions, ranging from science – “Could it be possible to create a robot that learns?” to profound – “Do you think AI will eradicate us all?” to the everyday – “Do you like lasagna?”. The answer is yes for me for the last one btw! A big thank you also to the I’m a Researcher team who had everything running so smoothly and getting everybody together, as well as Mareli Grady, the outreach … Continue reading

Posted on November 29, 2019 by modjen in News | Comments Off on Thank you from your winner – Yee Whye!

The winner is…

Yee Whye Teh Congratulations! The students chose Yee Whye as the Machine Learning Zone winner! It’s been a fantastic two weeks and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all the researchers who took part.

Posted on November 22, 2019 by iarukadmin in News | Comments Off on The winner is…