Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session I

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire; Wendy DuBow, University of Colorado; Adrienne Ann Smith, Cynosure Consulting; Rosabel Deloge, Educational Consultant-Independent

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has published in scholarly and practitioner-focused jour- nals on topics including evaluation design, instrument validation, and the effectiveness of policy change. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Psychology Adrienne completed a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at UNC Greensboro. She taught third grade before returning to UNC Chapel Hill to complete a PhD in Education. In addition to her evaluation work Adrienne has worked on multiple research projects, taught doctoral- level research methods and statistic courses, and mentored undergraduate and graduate students.Dr. Rosabel Deloge, Educational Consultant-Independent Retired Career &

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Frieda McAlear, Kapor Center; Allison Scott, Kapor Center

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Paper ID #25024Women of Color in Computing: A Researcher-Practitioner CollaborativeFrieda McAlear, Kapor Center Frieda McAlear is a Senior Research Associate at the Kapor Center and one of the principal investi- gators of the Women of Color in Computing Researcher-Practitioner Collaborative. She has a decade of experience managing projects, developing evaluation and research methodology and building nonprofit technology capacity with socially progressive organizations in the Bay Area, Europe and Southern Africa. In 2013, she worked as an evaluator for an HIV/AIDS clinic serving villages in Lesotho and as a Program

Conference Session

NEW SESSION Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Olivia Mambo Nche, Clemson University; Murali Sitaraman, Clemson University; Elizabeth L. Colbert-Busch, Clemson University; Victor Zordan

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virtual applications.lack an understanding of fundamental programming conceptsand that learning to program is difficult for many students [1], IV. CURRICULUM AND METHODOLOGY[6], [7]. As a result, CS educators have tried a variety of In this project, basic computing concepts—sequencing,instructional methods to assist beginning programmers [7]. variables assignments, operators (arithmetic and relational),Furthermore, results from other studies to discover why some conditionals, iteration—are introduced beginning with day-students have difficulty learning to program point towards the to-day examples with which students are familiar and canfundamentals of programming [8]. From the findings of these

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting; Heather Thiry, Golden Evaluation ; David S. Knight, The University of Texas, El Paso; Elizabeth Fomby Hall, The University of Texas, El Paso; Andrea Tirres, University of Texas, El Paso

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- tor in the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). As manager for the CAHSI INCLUDES Alliance, she works on a national basis to coordinate and motivate regional leads; facilitate CAHSI’s External Advisory Board; and serve as a liaison to CAHSI’s policy team, all so that CAHSI’s 60 partners can collectively realize the Alliance’s vision of Hispanics repre- senting 20% or more of those who earn credentials in computing by the year 2030. In her role in UTEP’s Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Elizabeth assembles interdisciplinary project teams and em- beds herself within them in order to conceptualize, write, and submit large, institutional grant proposals

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Claudio Vignola, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nicholas Flowers, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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something real and direct formulates a concrete experience that standsto have more lasting memories and impact.B. Research Purpose and QuestionsPast efforts to foster inclusion have primarily focused on the numbers and been limited in theways we teach, train and expose people to learning inclusiveness and empathy. Moreover, suchefforts are also linked to the misconception that increasing demographic representationnecessitates an inclusive environment. Cultures must change to achieve inclusion. The role of thefaculty in shaping culture, specifically in engineering, is critical and yet, understudied. Throughfaculty, this project seeks to address a major area of engineering research, broadeningparticipation, in a novel way. Specifically, rather than