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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students. magnet program where half of the students in the pilot will come from.

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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields. Ko Th e lack of diversity is mirrored in the computer science teaching force.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

The forum is an intimate, invitation-only gathering modeled after its scientific partner, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings held each July in Lindau, Switzerland. “The half-life of knowledge in computer science is quite short. ” said Barbara Liskov, MIT Institute Professor of computer science.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School.

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5 High-Presence Teaching Tactics for Active Online Learning

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Meymaris earned her MS in Mathematics with an emphasis on Educational Technology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned a BS in Mathematics and BS in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(2), 807832. Brooks, D.

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New Technology and Attitudes Emerge from the Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In general, it’s really opened conversations about flexibility and thinking about how we can use technology to be more inclusive to provide opportunities.” Dr. Felesia Stukes, an associate professor of computer science at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), taught Introduction to Network Science spring semester 2020.

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CU Boulder announces AI master’s degree on Coursera for under $16,000 — no application required

Coursera blog

Built for working adults, the MS-AI maximizes accessibility, flexibility, and job-relevant learning: Accessible This program is designed for anyone with a strong background in computer science — no bachelors degree, prerequisites, or application required. Enrollment for the MS-AI opens August 20, with classes beginning August 25.

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