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Fri 17 Mar 2023 10:50 - 10:55 at Online B - Online Lightning Talks

This lighting talk discusses the potential for using coding as a new means of self-expression. Coding has been identified as a key 21st-century skill, and as such, it is expected to be vastly acquired already in the early ages of formal education. Coding is a language that adheres to a system of symbols and rules, which, when combined, convey meaning. This postulation has led a few scholars to sustain that coding is a language functioning like any other language. Thus, coding might enable its coders to produce expressive artifacts, similarly to any other natural language, potentially offering a new form of creative writing in the 21st century. A celebrated use of creative writing is in the field of emotional therapy. Writing has been proven an efficient tool in both clinical and non-clinical populations. Nevertheless, despite its effectiveness, some populations are deprived of the great benefits creative writing may enable. Among these are children who do not know how to read and write, as well as adults who struggle with expressive writing. Therefore, we suggest a way for expanding the boundaries of coding to the field of self-expressive writing. We believe that apart from promoting its acquisition as an essential tool in the 21st century, knowing coding at an early age may also endorse general well-being, offering a new, somewhat more reachable, means of self-expression.

Fri 17 Mar

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10:45 - 12:00
Online Lightning TalksLightning Talks at Online B
10:45
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Co-creating an `EDI in computer science university teaching' toolkit with a focus on LGBTQIA+ issuesOnlineGlobal
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Miriam Backens University of Birmingham
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10:50
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Coding as a Self-Expression Tool OnlineGlobal
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Avia Ben-Ari Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tess Levinson Boston College, Marina Umaschi Bers Boston College, Rinat B. Rosenberg-Kima Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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10:55
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Exploring Gaze Tracking and Code Logging in IDEs as a Passive Way to Ask for Help in Introduction to Programming ClassesOnlineGlobal
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Mario Carreon Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yuki Matsuda Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Hirohiko Suwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Keiichi Yasumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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11:10
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Implementing Inclusive Software Design in the CS CurriculumOnline
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Pankati Patel Kean University, Jean Chu Kean Univeristy, Yulia Kumar Kean University, Daehan Kwak Kean University, Patricia Morreale Kean University, Rosalinda Garcia Oregon State University, Margaret Burnett Oregon State University
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11:15
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Intergenerational Games to Learn About AI and EthicsOnline
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Jaemarie Solyst Carnegie Mellon University, Amy Ogan Carnegie Mellon University, Jessica Hammer Carnegie Mellon University
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11:20
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The Case-by-Case Method for Recursive (and Inductive) Problem SolvingOnline
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Peter A. Mawhorter Wellesley College
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11:25
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Challenges and Opportunities of Infrastructure-Enabled Experimental Research in Computer Science EducationOnlineMSIGlobal
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Ilya Musabirov University of Toronto
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