panel ii: faculty & student perspectives

Panel II: Faculty & Student Perspectives

• Moderator: Corrine Taylor, Wellesley College• Panelists:

• Corrine Taylor, Wellesley College• Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg University• Michael Goldweber, Xavier University• Michelle Velez, Villanova University

Big Picture: The Benefits

Authentic, Real World Applications at All Levels of the Curriculum

Not only in…semester-long group projects in upper level courses in Environmental Studies, although these opportunities for advanced work are important, too…

http://www.wellesley.edu/environmentalstudies/research/es300

Capstone Projects

More Importantly for Wide Impact: Sustainability in Intro-Level Courses

• In Introductory Math Courses: Sustainability examples are easy to add for…Estimation/Fermi problems, Unit Conversions, Calculations, Data Analysis, Modeling Linear and Exponential Growth

Collaborations in Math/QR

Math/QR Modules

• MAA workshops in spring and summer of 2013 generated lots of Sustainability activities

• SISL site for the Math/QR discipline:http://serc.carleton.edu/sisl/sustain_in_math.html• Search in general:http://serc.carleton.edu/sisl/activities.html

It’s easy and rewarding to use these activities in the classroom!

Disciplinary Dissemination

• Conference Sessions• Journals• Programs and initiatives• PREP• MAM• MPE2013 & MPE2013+

SISL in Math/QR

• Curricular development• Assessment • Material review process

Continue to introduce & share

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Computing for the Social Good

Michael Goldweber

Association for Computing Machinery

Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education

SISL in STEM Convocation

Computing for the Social Good

To alter the perception regarding the study of computing so that (eventually) ambitious young idealists elect to study computing so they can “save the world.”

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SISL in STEM Convocation

Primary Methodology(Or how does this look in the classroom)

Replace examples used in introductory computing courses (e.g. games, mobile apps) with ones that have a humanitarian appeal: sustainability, humanitarian non-profit, scientific research, etc.

Connect with students’ values rather than their interests.

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Hoped for Outcomes

Beyond the obvious…

Increased interest in and retention of women and other under-represented demographics studying computation.

A shift in the mind-set of computing graduates.

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Spreading the Word

Digital communities of like-minded instructors.(Computing Portal and blog)

Online repository of exemplar assignments.

Special sessions at professional meetings.

Widely disseminated publications.

Proselytizing authors of popular introductory texts.

We are also international: ITiCSE Working Group.

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Future Steps

Work harder within the disciplinary society to connect with more members.

Get inserted into the new CS Principles course/initiative. (i.e. High Schools)

Develop interdisciplinary strategies.

Undertake rigorous research to test outcomes hypotheses.

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Sustainability and the Undergraduate Experience

A Student PerspectiveMichelle VelezEnvironmental Science and SpanishVillanova University, 2014

Sustainability Improves Student Learning Convocation September 19th – 20th, 2013

Increasing Student Exposure and Understanding

• Integration into core classes• Upper-level interdisciplinary topics courses • Engagement in campus initiatives

Integration into core classes

• Freshmen humanities seminar• Business minor• Natural science seminar

Upper-level interdisciplinary courses

• Philosophy– Food, Sustainability and Place

• Peace and Justice– Growing into Justice through Agriculture

• Biology– The Environment and Human Health

• Geography– Geographic Information Systems

Engagement incampus initiatives

• President’s Environmental Sustainability Committee

• Campus Sustainability Manager