Education
PhD, Design and UX of Domain-specific Programming Platforms
University of Helsinki
2020-2024
Grade: Distinction (awarded to top <10% of dissertations)
Masters, Computer Science Education
University of Canterbury
2019
Grade: Distinction
Graduate Diploma, Education
Victoria University of Wellington
2006
Full Registration New Zealand Teachers Council N.O. 304917
University of Canterbury & Massey University / B.Mus (Hons)
2006
Awards
> University of Helsinki (2023) – paid doctoral researcher position (competitive 6-month funding to complete thesis)
> Master’s Distinction Grade (2019) University of Canterbury
> Master’s thesis Scholarship (2018) University of Canterbury
> Curriculum Implementation in Computer Science Scholarship (2016) – Sponsored by Signal and Canterbury University
> Winner of University of Canterbury’s Summer Startup Programme 2016/2017 – Competition programme with over 30 startups involved
> Innovators’ Summer Start-Up Scholarship at UC centre of Entrepreneurship (2016) Sponsored by Sheffield executive recruitment
> EDEM665 Teaching Computer Programming Scholarship from Canterbury University December (2015)
Certifications
> Education Redesign: Building a New Model for All February 2018 online course. Completed a course held by Harvard Graduate School of Education Online Programs on understanding the opportunities and barriers to designing a new system for 21st century learning. Taught by the founding director of HGSE's Education Redesign Lab http://edredesign.org/ professor Paul Reville. Click here to see my certificate of completion.
> Harvard University (edX) / Certificate in Computer Science (CS50) September 2015 - January 2016. License Number: b5dfa6e4fb0a429ab5653347105acccf. Certification URL: here.