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Personal Statement

A Teaching Associate in Computing and Information Technology with over a decade of experience in different education sectors. A track record of scholarly publication within Higher Education, targeting computing education.

My interests lie within higher education teaching, both inside and outside institutions. Specifically, they fall into two broad categories: the use of emerging, adopted technology to create authentic assessments for learners and effective outreach within STEM for compulsory education.

Regarding emerging technology, my current research focuses on adapting Generative AI into authentic assessments within computing and computer science. The software industry has requested that more graduates be trained directly and indirectly in the appropriate usage of Generative AI within computing, but with such an emerging and rapidly changing technology, it is important that it is implemented in the correct and responsible way.

Outreach can be a very powerful tool for empowering young members of communities and inspiring them into careers they never considered - computer science has long been thought of as a way for many to gain social mobility. The major issue is how outreach is commonly used as a tool for marketing, not for its primary goal of empowerment, inspiration, and social good. I aim to investigate how this can be done more responsibly and ensure all the benefits of Outreach can be used to aid those who need it.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, An Investigation into a Combined Visual Servoing and Vision-Based Navigation System Robot for the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry, University of Sheffield

Award Date: 3 Apr 2023

Master in Science, The Use and Evaluation of a Forward Chaining State Space Planner in regards to Planning Efficiency., University of Birmingham

Award Date: 24 Sept 2018

Bachelor of Science, How can virtual reality rail industry trackside training be enhanced through the incorporation of weather?, University of Wolverhampton

Award Date: 25 Sept 2017

Keywords

  • Generative AI
  • Outreach
  • Authentic Assessment
  • Robotics
  • SLAM
  • Computer Vision
  • Software Engineering
  • Education
  • Summerative Assessment

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  • Incorporating Generative AI into Software Development Education

    Petrovska, O., Clift, L., Moller, F. & Pearsall, R., 5 Jan 2024, CEP '24: Proceedings of the 8th Conference on Computing Education Practice. Waite, J. & Crosby, R. (eds.). p. 37-40 4 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution book

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    6 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Generative AI in software development education: insights from a degree apprenticeship programme

    Petrovska, O., Clift, L. & Moller, F., 25 Sept 2023, UKICER '23: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research. New York, p. 1-1 19

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution book