Reflecting on Practices to Integrate Socially Responsible Computing in Introductory Computer Science CoursesMSI
This program is tentative and subject to change.
Socially Responsible Computing (SRC) education entails the infusion of Computer Science (CS) education with interwoven attention to ethical, social, and political issues to position students to reflect and take action individually and collaboratively to create a more just world. Our approach to SRC supports students to explore computing design/development in early CS courses with a communal goal orientation (in contrast to agentic/individualized), shown to improve achievement and retention for students with identities that are minoritized in CS. Grounded in our own experiences as co-developers and implementers of this pedagogical transformation and as co-facilitators of a Faculty Learning Community (FLC), we present a set of best practices for incorporating SRC into introductory CS courses: 1) choose the domain mindfully; 2) design for synergy with technical material; 3) scaffold for inclusivity; 4) structure with a framework; 5) avoid othering SRC elements; and 6) reuse and build on existing resources. We share how these best practices guide our efforts; how they can address challenges and concerns for new and continuing SRC implementers; and the ways in which we have and will continue to test and co-design this approach.
This program is tentative and subject to change.
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13:45 18mTalk | Fostering and Understanding Diverse Interpersonal Connections in a Massive Online CS1 CourseGlobal Papers | ||
14:03 18mTalk | Interventions for Increasing Belonging and Inclusion in Undergraduate Computer Science Classrooms Papers Elizabeth von Briesen Elon University, Richard Dutton Elon University, Shannon Duvall Elon University, Duke Hutchings Elon University, Ryan Mattfeld Elon University, Scott Spurlock Elon University | ||
14:22 18mTalk | Reflecting on Practices to Integrate Socially Responsible Computing in Introductory Computer Science CoursesMSI Papers Kevin A. Wortman California State University, Fullerton, Aakash Gautam University of Pittsburgh, Sarah Hug Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting, Paul Salvador Inventado California State University Fullerton, Ayaan M. Kazerouni California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Jane Lehr California Polytechnic State University, Kanika Sood California State University, Fullerton, Zoë Wood California Polytechnic State University | ||
14:41 18mTalk | Student Perceptions of the Help Resource Landscape Papers Shao-Heng Ko Duke University, Kristin Stephens-Martinez Duke University, Matthew Zahn North Carolina State University, Yesenia Velasco Duke University, Lina Battestilli North Carolina State University, Sarah Heckman North Carolina State University |