Innovations and Opportunities in Liberal Arts Computing Education

A SIGCSE 2021 affiliated event organized by members of the SIGCSE Committee on Computing Education in Liberal Arts Colleges.

This event builds on priorities identified at our SIGCSE 2020 Pre-Symposium event, and will cover three major topics. We will again discuss uniquely liberal arts approaches to computing curricula through presentation of selected curricula. We will explore models and best practices for “CS+X” courses, considering what the outcomes should be for such courses in order to take both disciplines into balanced consideration. We will consider models for mentoring, recruiting and hiring PhD candidates and postdocs into computer science positions at liberal arts institutions.

Event Information

• SIGCSE 2021
• Event Proposal
• Call for Participation
• [Event Agenda] - Coming Soon
• [Resulting Materials] - Coming Soon

Important Dates

• Monday January 11, 2021 - Submissions Due
• Monday January 25, 2021 - Notifications of acceptances and lead panelist invitations.
• Event Dates:
  • Day One: Monday March 8, 2021, 1:00pm EST - 4:30pm EST
  • Day Two: Tuesday March 9, 2021, 1:00pm EST - 4:30pm EST

Tentative Event Agenda

• Day One: Monday March 8, 2021, 1:00pm EST - 4:30pm EST
  • Current Issues in Liberal Arts Computing Education
  • Innovative Curricular Models for Computing Education in the Liberal Arts
• Day Two: Tuesday March 9, 2021, 1:00pm EST - 4:30pm EST
  • CS+X Courses in Liberal Arts Computing
  • Mentoring, Recruiting, and Hiring for Liberal Arts Computing Positions

Organizers

• Amanda Holland-Minkley, Washington & Jefferson College
• Janet Davis, Whitman College
• Mario Nakazawa, Berea College
• Andrea Tartaro, Furman University
• Jim Teresco, Siena College

Program Committee

• Curricular Models:
  • Douglas Baldwin, SUNY Geneseo
  • Jakob Barnard, University of Jamestown
  • Grant Braught, Dickinson College
  • Jim Teresco, Siena College
  • Henry Walker, Grinnell College
• CS+X Courses:
  • Luke Gusukuma, Virginia Tech
  • Bruce Maxwell, Colby College
  • Mario Nakazawa, Berea College
• Mentoring, Recruiting and Hiring:
  • Janet Davis, Whitman College
  • Andrea Tartaro, Furman University

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