This week, we spoke to Olga Kravchenko, co-founder of Musemio, about the importance of teaching young people the fundamentals behind starting their own tech start up. Why is tech education important from the earliest age? Tech education is vital because kids develop a particular mindset and interests at a young age. It offers children huge […]
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This week, we spoke to Professor Michael Luck, Professor in Computer Science at King’s College London, about the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on young people. How will AI and machine learning impact kids under 18? AI and machine learning will impact the future of all of us – but the kids will […]
Young people today can bypass official obstacles in order to make themselves heard. Those with access to digital comms use social media to state their case. They can literally communicate with the world to create social change and, importantly, make themselves heard by those in power. Young people are also inspiringly free of some of […]
This week, we speak to Professor Mischa Dohler, Professor in Wireless Communications at King’s College London, about how young people can best harness the future of the internet technology. You’re a world expert on 5G. What is it, and how will it affect young people’s future? 5G is the latest generation of internet technology. It […]
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This year, Fire Tech is interviewing people in the tech industry to get an insight into their career. We want to make sure our families are aware of all the great things happening in tech and the different career paths there are in emerging technologies. To kick things off we’re starting with LaDawn. Can you […]
The parents amongst us at Fire Tech have been looking at our calendars in an attempt to match work commitments in 2020 with our kids’ school holidays. Sound familiar? Lucky kids seem to get lots of long breaks! We’re giving you an early sight of the annual calendar of activities at Fire Tech for 9-17-year-olds […]
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This week’s Meet The Tutors blog series introduces you to one of our Python expert tutors Charles. Charles, tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re studying. I’m studying physics at Imperial College London. What led you to choose this course? And where are you hoping it takes you? I chose physics […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) defines an area of computing where intelligent machines think, work and react like humans. Machine learning is a subset of AI and defines intelligent machines which also learn. In machine learning, human programmers create and control the context and parameters of an initial algorithm which is designed to recognise patterns from huge […]
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This week’s Meet The Tutors blog series introduces you to Video Game Design tutor Jacob. Jacob, tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re studying. I am in my 3rd year of a BA economics course in the university of Goldsmiths. I love learning about technology whether it be a whole product, a […]
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This week’s Meet The Tutors blog series introduces you to Junior Python expert tutor Bianca. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re studying. I am Bianca and I am currently studying Computing at Imperial College London. What led you to choose this course? And where are you hoping it takes you? […]
As Halloween flushes out skeletons, ghosts and witches, it’s time to dust off the cobwebs of existing code and re-purpose into bespoke, festive programs in celebration of All Hallows Eve. This year, ward off ancient spirits whilst also being eco-friendly. How? Well you’re reusing and recycling code! Software Developers are forever borrowing and mashing together […]
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We are kicking off our Meet The Tutors blog series with one of our expert 3D Game Development tutors George. George, tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re studying. I love learning about and trying out new technology. I’m particularly interested in gaming technology and the potential applications of artificial intelligence. This lead […]
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Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. Fire Tech are creating a more balanced world by inspiring young girls in tech and changing the way they think about STEM careers by introducing #AllGirls courses. Here we talk to one of our heroes, who is also trying to get more women into STEM, Genevieve about her latest […]
I’m often asked about girls in STEAM – how to get them in, why they quit, why don’t more stick with it. There are as many answers as there are girls! At Fire Tech we have lots of girls who love tech and who love to use it to solve problems and express their creativity. […]
