Sustaining Student Engagement and Equity in Computing Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sustaining Student Engagement and Equity in Computing Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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10.1145/3408877.3432381
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2021-03
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H. Thiry;S. Hug
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H. Thiry;S. Hug
2020年春季，由于COVID-19疫情，美国几乎所有校园都突然关闭并转向远程教学。学生和教师迅速调整他们在社会和经济动荡时期的学习方式。在本文中，我们使用公平为导向的学生参与的透镜，研究如何计算部门促进学生参与教育活动在校园关闭。美国国家科学基金会资助的INCLUDES联盟，西班牙裔服务机构计算联盟（CAHSI），是一个计算机部门网络，致力于增加西班牙裔在计算教育和职业中的代表性。我们展示了2020年春季对西班牙裔服务机构14个计算部门的900多名CAHSI学生进行的调查结果，以及对30名教师、系主任和领导的采访结果。虽然学生们报告说，他们在经济和心理健康方面的斗争有所增加，但他们反映了教师和同龄人支持他们学习的无数方式，并保持了他们参与课程和课外活动的机会。为应对疫情，教职员及学生领袖组织支援，例如同侪领导的团队学习课程及学生俱乐部，以在偏远环境中有效运作，促进学生参与。
In spring of 2020, almost all campuses across the United States abruptly closed and shifted to remote instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students and faculty rapidly adjusted how they engaged in learning in a time of great social and economic upheaval. In this paper, we use the lens of equity-oriented student engagement to examine how computing departments facilitated student participation in educationally engaging activities during the campus closures. The National Science Foundation-funded INCLUDES Alliance, the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI), is a network of computing departments dedicated to increasing the representation of Hispanics in computing education and careers. We present results from a survey administered in spring 2020 to over 900 CAHSI students in 14 computing departments at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and interviews with 30 faculty, department chairs, and leaders. Though students reported increased financial and mental health struggles, they reflected on the myriad ways that faculty and peers supported their learning and sustained their engagement in coursework and co-curricular opportunities. In response to the pandemic, faculty and student leaders structured supports, such as peer-led team learning sessions and student clubs, to operate effectively in remote environments to promote student engagement.