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Thu 21 Mar 2024 16:06 - 16:17 at Meeting Rooms B115-116 - Lightning Talks 1 Chair(s): Eric Fouh, Lisa Lacher

Computing programs broadly have struggled with equitable representation of diverse populations in the student body for decades in higher education. In this work we present an effort that introduces a non-credit first-year seminar course for all computing majors at UNIVERSITY implemented to address representation and persistence gaps. It is designed to expose the hidden curriculum specific for computing majors and help build community and confidence. The seminar is an optional weekly meeting for 50 minutes that gathers all first-year students to discuss topics like: building a problem-solving peer network, how to successfully answer software development exam questions, how to ask for help, how to manage time, and what different majors within computing do. The seminar introduces collaborative, motivating examples and includes panels of current students, alumni, and employers to expose students to a wide variety of role models and perspectives. In this session, we will present our seminar structure as well as preliminary data gathered regarding efficacy toward addressing representation and persistence gaps and building community. Discussion is sought to identify opportunities for improvement and the desire to open source the model to serve as a tool for other schools to customize and replicate.

Thu 21 Mar

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15:45 - 17:00
Lightning Talks 1Lightning Talks at Meeting Rooms B115-116
Chair(s): Eric Fouh University of Pennsylvania, Lisa Lacher University of Houston-Clear Lake
15:45
10m
Talk
A Vision for the Next 15 Years of Computing Education
Lightning Talks
Adrienne Decker University at Buffalo, Mark Weiss Florida International University
15:55
10m
Talk
Creative Labs in a CS1 Course: Self-directed Labs Enhance Inclusivity in Computer Science Learning
Lightning Talks
Melinda McDaniel Georgia Institute of Technology
16:06
10m
Talk
Exposing the Hidden Curriculum with a First Year Computing Seminar
Lightning Talks
Derek Riley Milwaukee School of Engineering, Katherine Panciera Milwaukee School of Engineering
16:17
10m
Talk
Integrating Critical Analysis of Society and Technology into K-12 Computing Through Teacher Co-Design
Lightning Talks
Anne Drew Hu Michigan State University, Aman Yadav Michigan State University
16:27
10m
Talk
Keeping Software Engineering Curriculum Relevant
Lightning Talks
Simon Sultana Reedley College, James Kiper Miami University, Brent Auernheimer California State University, Fresno, Gursimran Singh Walia Augusta University
16:38
10m
Talk
Quantifying the Effects of Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles on Participation and Diversity in AP CS
Lightning Talks
Daniela Ganelin Stanford University, Thomas S. Dee Stanford University
16:49
10m
Talk
Self-efficacy Interventions for CS1
Lightning Talks
Alex Lishinski University of Tennessee, Hanhui Bao The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Joshua Rosenberg University of Tennessee