Congratulations to SEER Lab’s Japnit Ahuja for winning the 2023 Ada Lovelace Special Recognition Award For Women In ICT, a WomenTech Network global award. The award is in recognition of her efforts in founding the Go Girl Organisation which provides free coding workshops to underprivileged girls.
Category Archives: Equity, Diversity & inclusion (EDI)
Inclusive and Experiential Pedagogies for Undergraduate Mathematics and Computer Science
This interactive and multi-modal e-course (https://www.thinkmath.ca/e-courses/experiential/#/) is designed to help instructors of university mathematics and computer science enhance and apply skills for leveraging innovative and inclusive approaches to support experiential learning and student achievement. Specifically, the course examines the connections between engaging in computational modelling and experiential learning practices and lays a foundation for howContinue reading “Inclusive and Experiential Pedagogies for Undergraduate Mathematics and Computer Science”
SIGCSE 2023 Poster – “Run, Llama, Run: A Computational Thinking Game for K-5 Students Designed to Support Equitable Access”
Computational thinking is now included in K-5 classrooms and this has led to a demand for new interactive and collaborative learning tools that engage a younger audience. Block-based programming and educational games have both been shown to be effective at engaging children, however they have limitations with respect to supporting collaborative learning and equitable access.Continue reading “SIGCSE 2023 Poster – “Run, Llama, Run: A Computational Thinking Game for K-5 Students Designed to Support Equitable Access””
Stacey Koornneef Selected a Finalist in Ontario Tech 3MT Competition
Congratulations to Computer Science MSc student and SEER Lab researcher Stacey Koornneef on reaching the finals of the 2023 Ontario Tech Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!