Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 3

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

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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. Prior to her time at UTEP, she served for four years in the offices of the President and the Provost at Cameron University, and for three years at Boston University in the Office of Religious Life.Andrea Tirres, University of Texas at El Paso c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Broadening Participation of Hispanics in Computing: The National CAHSI INCLUDES AllianceIntroductionAccording to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in computer occupationsgrew by nearly a factor of 20 between 1975 and 2015 [1]. In spite of the boom in computerscience degree programs that has tripled enrollments in Ph.D.-granting institutions since 2006,these enrollments

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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disabilities and people from lowsocioeconomic backgrounds among others have navigated as members of underrepresentedgroups. Although the number of women and minorities in the engineering and computer scienceprofessions has increased over the last 40 years [1], parity issues with regard to race, gender andability status still exist. Millions of dollars have been invested to make engineering more diverseand inclusive as the problem is complex. However, one aspect stems from a lack ofunderstanding of the experiences of people from underrepresented groups in engineering [2].Despite all of the investments, a significant amount of work remains to actualizing true culturesof inclusion in engineering.Acknowledgement that people from underrepresented groups

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session I

Collection

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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Information Technology two of themost ubiquitous STEM fields in the 21 st century. No matter the discipline area, it is clear fromlooking at workplace trends that students’ studies and professional development would benefitfrom exposure to, and comfort with, computing skills such as programming, and increasedfacility in computational thinking. Introducing a broader range of students to coding andcomputational thinking practices has been used as a strategy for broadening participation incomputing (BPC) [1, 2]. There have been numerous calls to bring computational thinking intothe general K-12 curriculum to both improve computational literacy in the next generation andenhance general education (e.g., [3, 4]). A recommended approach to teachers

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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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Engineering a New Reality: Using virtual reality to cultivate inclusive mindsets among engineering facultyI. IntroductionBackgroundInclusion, [from latin inclusio -onis] by social sciences is described as “the idea that everyoneshould be able to use the same facilities, take part in the same activities, and enjoy the sameexperiences, including people who have a disability or other disadvantage [1].” This definitionfrom the Cambridge Dictionary is then reinforced with “The act of allowing many different typesof people to do something and treating them fairly and equally [1].” It is stated to be a socialresponsibility. Along the lines of responsibility, the American Society for

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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children using different of engaging students of all ages, especially minorities andrepresentations and helps them to learn and practice traditionally excluded groups [3]. The target students for ourthe concepts using a “hands-on” approach. Further, use experiment are all African Americans and are amongst theof multiple representations supports the learning needs least likely to have access to and benefit from CS withoutof diverse learners, considering the grades and ages of intervention. Considering the ages of our population and thethe participants. Specifically, we present CS concepts to notion that CS concepts tend to be abstract, we employed astudents in three formats: 1) using

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Frieda McAlear, Kapor Center; Allison Scott, Kapor Center

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5 K-12 EDUCATION:Only 7% of all students taking AP Computer Science in highschool were Black, Latinx, or Native American/Alaskan Native. 6HIGHER EDUCATION:• Women of color make up just 7% of all Bachelor’s degrees earned in computing;• Latinx women are most underrepresented in computing degree completion rates relative to their population. 7TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE: In Silicon Valley: ◂ < 2% of the workforce are Black, Latinx, or Native American women ◂ < 1% of leadership positions are held by Black or Latinx women 8ENTREPRENEURSHIP & VENTURE CAPITAL:◂ Just 17% of startups are