CCLI: Using Media Computation to Attract and Retain Students in Computing

计算机科学（31）使用媒体计算吸引和留住学生在计算项目是利用研究为什么妇女避免计算开发一个替代路径介绍计算。智力优点：这个项目正在开发一个课程，这是提出相同的概念，发现在典型的介绍计算课程，但它是使用新的例子基于媒体计算，例如，学生们不是替换数组中的值，而是从照片中去除红眼，而不是使用重复和编织来创建链表，而是用音符填充节点并遍历它们来产生音乐。更广泛的影响：媒体计算方法被证明在吸引和留住女性方面特别成功，并激励非计算机专业的学生在计算方面取得成功。 它正在创造一条吸引更广泛学生群体的计算机之路。初步结果表明，这条道路上的学生正在实现与传统道路上的学生相同的学习和表现水平。 最终，计算的更大多样性将导致更多的技术知识和全球竞争力的公民。

Computer Science (31)The Using Media Computation to Attract and Retain Students in Computing project is using research on why women have avoided computing to develop an alternative path to introductory computing.Intellectual Merit: This project is developing a course which is presenting the same concepts as found in typical introductory computing courses, but it is using new examples based on media computation, e.g., instead of replacing values in a range of an array, students are working on removing red eye from photos, and instead of creating a linked list using repetition and weaving, they are filling nodes with MIDI notes and traversing them to produce music.Broader Impacts: The media computation approach is proving to be particularly successful at attracting and retaining women, and at motivating non-CS majors to succeed in computing. It is creating a path to computing that appeals to a broader group of students. Initial results are indicating that students on this path are achieving the same learning and performance levels as those on traditional paths. Ultimately, greater diversity in computing will result in a more technologically literate and globally competitive citizenry.