General Information: Working Sessions designed to support departments in creating and updating their BPC Plans. Working Session speakers provided an overview of the updated guidelines for submitting BPC Plans, measuring the impact of BPC Plans, and overcoming institutional barriers. Event Recording: Session Recording Event Resources: October 2021Working Session Slides, November Working Session Slides, Overview of […]
General Information: A two-day workshop designed to help participants understand the new NSF CISE BPC Plan guidelines for BPC Plans. Participants also had the opportunity to update their existing Departmental BPC Plans or create new Departmental BPC Plans with support and feedback from BPC Consultants. Event Resources: Event Slides & Event Agenda Eligibility: This workshop […]
General Information: A multi-day in-person and virtual workshop that focused on coordinating Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) work. Participants engaged in hands-on activities; refined specific BPC goals; and ultimately created an outline of a full Departmental BPC Plan. The speakers also included discussion of next steps, plan verification process, and an invitation to an active […]
General Information: In collaboration with NSF and Morehouse College BPCnet.org hosted an in-person Departmental BPC Plan workshop. This workshop was organized around speakers that discussed BPC Plan types and strategies, resources for developing plan goals and context, and plan activities. The workshop also included Q&A sessions, peer reviews and discussions, plan writing sessions, and an […]
General Information: This orientation session was designed to guide participants through the asynchronous and synchronous activities and the workshop schedule. This session was headlined by Dr. Dorian Arnold, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Emory University. Event Resources: Writing a BPC Plan - Step-by-Step, 2024 Departmental BPC Plan Workshop Companion Guide, 2024 Departmental BPC Plan Orientation Recording Eligibility: […]
General Information: The workshop presented information on Departmental BPC Plans, resources to develop Plans, interactive speaker sessions, and the opportunity to engage with BPC Plan consultants. This Workshop had asynchronous and synchronous activities and an orientation session designed to guide participants through the workshop schedule. The goals of this workshop were to enhance understanding of BPC […]
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of accessible media, universal design and assistive technology in the university, business, and public setting; Legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance; The creation of accessible media and information resources, including web pages and library resources. There […]
Join AIICE for an important discussion on current policies impacting K-12 computer science education. Moderated by Shaina Glass from the Computer Science Teachers Association, a panel of educators will share their perspectives on how policies are shaping computer science at the K-12 level. The panelists will discuss ways the education and tech community can better […]
The autumn installment of the Meeting of the Minds series hosted by the NCWIT Higher Ed Alliance will take place from 12 – 1 pm PT | 1 – 2 pm MT | 2 – 3 pm CT | 3 – 4 pm ET on Thursday, November 14th, and will include a presentation from Erika […]
As a complement to the Meeting of the Minds event series, the NCWIT Higher Ed Alliance is launching a new sibling event series focused on building the pipeline with community college insights on broadening participation in computing (BPC). The inaugural session will be presented by Janell Robinson, PhD, professor of Information Systems Technology at Seminole […]
The Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop is designed to broaden the exposure of attendees to research and career opportunities in the field of programming languages. Since its inception in 2012, the workshop has regularly co-located with major SIGPLAN conferences—see the workshop’s SIGPLAN page for other editions. Most attendees are late-stage undergraduate students and early-stage graduate students. […]
Without explicitly learning to develop accessible technology, technologists are entering the workforce without the ability to produce technology that is accessible to people with disabilities. This in turn limits the ability of companies and organizations to design accessible technology. Teaching Accessible Computing offers concrete pedagogical ideas for educators about how to integrate accessibility into their […]
