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Sat 18 Mar 2023 09:20 - 09:45 at 701B - Persistence and Belonging Chair(s): Jean Salac

To enact social justice in the computer science classroom, we need to go beyond adding token ethics modules to Computer Science (CS) curricula and to rethink the power structures in our pedagogical practices. Critical pedagogy (CP) is a long-standing pedagogical tradition that aims to re-envision power structures in the classroom, but has been relatively underutilized in computing education. To go beyond theoretical ideas of what CP should be in CS, we inter- viewed 13 computing educators who identified as being influenced by critical pedagogy. We asked participants about their teaching practices, and how they apply CP ideals in their classrooms. To illustrate themes from our interviews and to give a rich description of what a CP-influenced classroom looks like, we present three vignettes highlighting a contrast of approaches to critical CS edu- cation: raising students critical consciousness to see structures of oppression, helping students learn technology that supports their activism, and changing what it means to do computer science by integrating social and political forces. By providing tangible, con- crete examples we hope to provide educators with inspiration for their own practice.

Sat 18 Mar

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08:30 - 09:45
Persistence and BelongingPapers at 701B
Chair(s): Jean Salac University of Washington, Seattle
08:30
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Do Intentions to Persist Predict Short-Term Computing Course Enrollments? A Scale Development, Validation, and Reliability AnalysisIn-PersonCER Best Paper
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Rachel Harred NCSU, Tiffany Barnes North Carolina State University, Susan Fisk Kent State University, Bita Akram North Carolina State University, Thomas Price North Carolina State University, Spencer Yoder North Carolina State University
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08:55
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Goal-Congruity Theory Predicts Students’ Sense of Belonging in Computing Across Racial/Ethnic GroupsIn-Person
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Kathleen Isenegger University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kari George University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Paul Bruno University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Colleen M. Lewis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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09:20
25m
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Critical Pedagogy in Practice in the Computing ClassroomIn-PersonGlobalCER Best Paper
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Eric Mayhew McGill University, Elizabeth Patitsas McGill University
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