As computing becomes a mainstream discipline embedded in the school curriculum and
acts as an enabler for an increasing range of academic disciplines in higher education, the …

Although there is a growing interest in learning to program, the number of women involved
in programming remains surprisingly low. We don't understand completely the causes but it …

This article presents EarSketch, a learning environment that combines computer
programming with sample-based music production to create a computational remixing …

The shortage of women and minorities in computer science (CS) is well documented. Data
from CRA Taulbee surveys over the last decade indicate that women's representation in CS …

Historically, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) has had very little success attracting women to the
study of computer science: women have chosen CS less than any other field of study. In …

Interdisciplinary undergraduate computing curricula are of growing interest to students,
institutions of higher learning, and employers, and range from single interdisciplinary …

In 2001, Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University created their first
combined majors with Cognitive Psychology, Mathematics and Physics. This type of degree …

By introducing parallelism in introductory programming courses, all computer science
students can receive a basic understanding of this crucial topic. Such an early introduction …

EarSketch is a curriculum and learning environment designed to engage diverse student
populations in introductory computing courses through an approach that connects coding …

In this paper, we describe EarSketch, an integrated curriculum, software toolset, and social
media website, grounded in constructionist principles, that targets introductory high school …