AI classroom activity: Machine learning
Dr Joshua Ho is a computer scientist at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, New South Wales. He is also a conjoint senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. His laboratory develops cutting-edge computer programs to solve challenging problems in genetics and cardiology.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
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Content type | Article or research |
Format | Web page |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
ACTDIP011
Implement simple digital solutions as visual programs with algorithms involving branching (decisions) and user input
ACTDIP019
Design, modify and follow simple algorithms involving sequences of steps, branching, and iteration (repetition)
ACTDIP029
Design algorithms represented diagrammatically and in English, and trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
ACTDIP030
Implement and modify programs with user interfaces involving branching, iteration and functions in a general-purpose programming language
ACTDIP042
Evaluate critically how student solutions and existing information systems and policies, take account of future risks and sustainability and provide opportunities for innovation and enterprise |
Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
Keywords | Coding, programming, Visual programming, Text-based programming, code, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Dr Joshua Ho |
Organisation | Australian Council for Educational Research — ACER |
Copyright | 2017 Australian Council for Educational Research - ACER |
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