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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Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

?Literature, story and media commonly enable us to transport ourselves into the experiences of acharacter who is very different from ourselves. Immersive experiences in virtual environmentspresent a novel opportunity of taking a walk in someone else’s shoes. This vicarious, yet real-to-life experience, facilitates a heightened level of awareness and in other arenas has shownpromise as a means of changing attitudes that lead to changed behavior [8]. By increasing theirown awareness and understanding of the experiences of marginalized people navigatingengineering environments, individuals could potentially have an opportunity to confront theirown ‘inclusion privilege’—referring to a phenomenon where those who already feel includedoften fail to

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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Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

motivated real-world novel multi-faceted approach which borrows from the princi-and everyday examples, 2) elementary graphical program- ples of multiple representations. The curriculum also aims toming, and 3) a custom video game designed to test and highlight the benefits of learning CS concepts to the studentsexercise concepts in a fun environment. Pretest/posttest so that they can see how computing can impact their lives.analysis show promising trends, including positive changes So in part to achieve this goal, the curriculum proposed alsoin attitudes and learning of computational thinking and incorporates a “STEM talk” element, which exposes studentscoding concepts

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Kylel Devine Scott, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Kamille Green, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

,faculty and staff. However, in the current phase of the pilot, only students have been tested.Based in the microaggressions model as a framework, certain scenarios were presented tocorrelate with choices that would represent physical manifestations of traditional gender roleprejudice-and-stereotype ridden behavior, assumptions of status and ability, and common themesof microaggressions that send the message that people of color are generally not as smart asWhites and women are less capable in math and science than men, respectively [7-8]. The lens ofthis study was strategically selected to target real-world parallels to how these specific biasesmight manifest in engineering environments. Self-reported measures of implicit bias have beenshown to