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Running an exam online increases the risk of cheating, and reducing these risks requires more effort than you might think.

We have a lot to be grateful for in terms of the way Australia is weathering COVID-19, particularly compared to other countries, both from…

We are always striving to have the NCSS Challenge provide the best possible competition and learning experience for our teachers and…

Our lesson plans accompany our free short courses and are designed to help you get your students started coding in the classroom. Download…

Realistic coding projects for the classroom

What happened on Grok during lockdown? A Down Under update 🇦🇺

At Grok we don’t just work with schools, we also work with universities. We work closely with our university partners to support their…

I’ve always craved adventure. It started when I was young but became apparent when I requested to go to boarding school when I was 16. I…

Guest post by Victor Rajewski, Footscray High School

…without losing your mind 😉

University lecturers are providing more content online in response to COVID-19. Here are some ways to improve your content in Grok.

The following blog is written by Benjamin Davies from Bowen State High School and long time Grok Learning user. In October 2019 Ben hosted…

Text-based adventure games aren’t dead. Who knew?

Python is a very readable language! As a proficient programmer this is great for being able to pick up the gist of a line of code quickly…

We have a super exciting piece of news to share with you — can you tell by the exclamation marks?!

I have been teaching computing for several years now, and the NCSS challenge is integral to the software design and programming unit. More…

Guest post by Donna Buckley — Assistant Head of Mathematics, John Curtin College of the Arts.

By Chloé Eckert, Head of eLearning and Digital at PROJECT ROCKIT

The NCSS challenge is in full swing now with so many students having a go! Teachers have been asking for advice on how to encourage their…

The NCSS Challenge 2019 is here again, which means you and your students can join thousands of others learning to solve problems with code!

Building on the improvements we made in 2018 we are continuing to review and revise the NCSS Challenge so that it better aligns with the…

In June 2018 we announced that Grok Learning was endorsed to provide NESA Registered Professional Development. We’re delighted to announce…

There are hundreds of programming languages out there, that do all sorts of things. Why do we teach Python on Grok? What about other…

Submissions are in and we’re impressed (as usual)!

I recently gave a talk at PyCon AU 2018 in the Education track about creating differentiated projects that allow you to engage a broad…

5 neat features of our upcoming JavaScript course

When we think about creativity and creative people we tend to think of famous artists, writers, musicians, photographers or more recently…

The theme for Hour of Code this year is creativity. Creativity is not something many people associate with coding, but they are so…

In August I gave a talk at PyCon AU in their Education track about students’ mental models of computation and how these mental models can…