Curricular Initiatives
Embedding justice and equity frameworks in computing curriculum.
Our Approach
RC Course Field Scan
The project team will administer a survey instrument to better understand how issues of justice and equity are integrated in computing curricula. The findings will shape the development of a digital repository of responsible computing courses across Penn.
Curricular Development
The findings from our research will be disseminated broadly and aims to drive further opportunities to collaborate in designing curricula, developing new and revised course modules, and piloting course materials.
Collaborative Workshops
Through interactive workshops, we aim to encourage faculty, researchers, librarians, practitioners, and pedagogy experts to support the scalable approaches to embed issues of justice and equity frameworks within computing curricula.
References
- Johnson, K. L., Kirschbaum, A., & Rose, S. (2020). Infusing Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Justice into the Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum at Boise State University. Boise State University.
- Winiecki, D. (2018). Incorporating inclusion, diversity and social justice into the computer science curriculum. In CoNECD ASEE Conference. American Society for Engineering Education.
- Cumming-Potvin, W., & Currie, J. (2013). Towards new literacies and social justice for engineering education. International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace, 2(1), 21-37. Queens University Library.
- Rodrigo Ferreira, Moshe Y. Vardi (2021). Deep Tech Ethics: An Approach to Teaching Social Justice in Computer Science. ACM Technical Symposium on CS Education (SIGCSE).
- Jean J. Ryoo, Tiera Tanksley, Cynthia Estrada, and Jane Margolis (2020). Take space, make space: how students use computer science to disrupt and resist marginalization in schools. Computer Science Education.
- Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, Jeremy M. Weinstein, Hilary Cohen (2020). Teaching Computer Ethics: A Deeply Multidisciplinary Approach. ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).
Resources
- Kirdani-Ryan, Stefania Druga, Jayne Everson (2024). Critically Conscious Computing: Methods for Secondary Education. Retrieved 6/11/2024.
- Boenig-Liptsin, M., & Ricks, V. (2023). Responsible computing playbook: Discussing justice and equity. Mozilla Foundation. Teaching Guides, UC Berkeley and Northeastern University. Retrieved 6/11/2024.