“So, we kind of started from scratch, no pun intended”: What can students learn from designing games?
In the Building systems from Scratch program, designing a game about climate change requires students to carry out multiple learning tasks in parallel, that is, (1) applying systems thinking to climate change concepts; (2) understanding and applying game design principles, and (3) systematically mapping knowledge of a science topic into a game by programming and engaging in CT practices.
Family Voices: Learning from Families with Preschool-Age Children from Historically Marginalized Communities to Expand our Vision of Engineering
In this study, we worked to elevate the voices of parents and young children from low-income Spanish- and English-speaking families in our community and better understand the ways that they connect with engineering.
“I can do data for my people”: experiences of giving back for Native undergraduates in computing
This paper focuses on the undergraduate experiences in computer sciences (CS) disciplines of eight Native women and two-spirit undergraduates and how their values and experiences around the communal goal of giving back enable them to persist in computing.