SIGCSE Virtual 2024
Thu 5 - Sun 8 December 2024
Sat 7 Dec 2024 22:45 - 23:00 at Track 3 - Posters 2

Older adults are underrepresented in computing education; broadening participation in computing has remain predominantly at K-12 and college settings. Yet, the population of older adults is increasing across many regions. Strategies for broadening participation in computing education for adult learners have been under-explored. This poster reports our effort towards broadening participation in computing for adult learners by exploring how computational thinking problem-oriented unplugged activities might help to gently introduce older adults into computing education. Being an exploratory study, data was collected using mixed method approach. This report presents preliminary findings that suggest the potential benefits of computing education for older adults, including social collaboration and demonstration of computational thinking practices that could help them to remain active while aging. Moreover, future research direction in this regard is also discussed.

Sat 7 Dec

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22:00 - 23:00
Posters 2Conference at Track 3
22:00
15m
Poster
Cybersecurity Pedagogy: Exploration Of Effective Teaching Methods For Engaging Middle School Learners
Conference
Brenda Chavez North Carolina State University, Madison Thomas North Carolina State University, Erynn Elmore NC State University, Veronica Catete North Carolina State University
22:15
15m
Poster
Investigating the Needs of Middle School Educators in Teaching Artificial Intelligence
Conference
Danielle Boulden North Carolina State University, Jessica Vandenberg North Carolina State University, Alex Goslen North Carolina State University, Veronica Catete North Carolina State University, Wookhee Min North Carolina State University, Bradford Mott North Carolina State University
22:30
15m
Poster
Leveraging Large Language Models for Automated Assessment of Elementary Students’ Block-Based Narrative Programs
Conference
Anisha Gupta North Carolina State University, Robert Monahan North Carolina State University, Jessica Vandenberg North Carolina State University, Andy Smith North Carolina State University, Rasha Elsayed WestEd, Kimkinyona Fox WestEd, James Minogue NC State University, Kevin Oliver North Carolina State University, Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua WestEd, Cathy Ringstaff WestEd, Bradford Mott North Carolina State University
22:45
15m
Poster
Towards Computing Education for Lifelong Learners: Exploring Computational Thinking Unplugged Approaches
Conference
Friday Joseph Agbo Willamette University, Connor Everetts Willamette University