Codewit.us: A Platform for Diverse Perspectives in Coding

To broaden participation in computing, learning materials should relate to a diverse spectrum of student perspectives. This paper introduces Codewit.us, an online platform for under-represented minority (URM) students in computing to share examples of how coding fundamentals can be demonstrated in contexts relevant to their own lives. Codewit.us features brief video demonstrations by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and female students, paired with interactive drill-and-practice coding problems on matching programming concepts.

Codewit.us: A Platform for Diverse Perspectives in Coding

  • Author Buffardi, Kevin; Harris, Elena; Wang, Richert
  • Publication Title Proceedings Of The 53Rd ACM Technical Symposium On Computer Science Education
  • Publication Year 2022
  • BPC Focus Gender, Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups, Black/African American Students
  • Methodology Survey, Multi-institution
  • Analytic Method Chi-square/Contingency Table
  • Institution Type Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions
  • DOI 10.1145/3478431.3499398
  • URL https://doi.org/10.1145/3478431.3499398