PERC 2022 Abstract Detail Page
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| Abstract Title: | Queering Computation |
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| Abstract Type: | Workshop |
| Abstract: | Computation is intertwined with essentially all aspects of physics research and is invaluable for physicists' careers. Despite its disciplinary importance, integration of computation into physics education remains a challenge and has tended to be constructed narrowly as a route to solving physics problems. Moreover, little attention has been paid to who is doing computation vis a vis marginalization, nor to the masculinized culture around contemporary computing. In this workshop we will "Queer" computation by proposing an educational environment that centralizes inquiry, agency and scientific practices. Central to the design is Making, the creation of shared physical and digital artifacts intended to promote students' creativity and self-expression alongside doing physics. In this session, we'll introduce the design of our environment, present evidence from our explorations of 4 years of implementation at Tufts University. Participants will try elements of the activity and identify ways that they could adapt and incorporate this into their own environment. The workshop will conclude with data on how Queer people have engaged in this environment and prospects for future refinement. |
| Footnote: | Elements of our design are presented in https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.04134 |
| Session Time: | Parallel Sessions Cluster II |
| Room: | Imperial Ballroom |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Timothy Atherton Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 Phone: 6176272835 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Anna Phillips (She/Hers), Tufts University Ezra Gouvea (He/Him), Tufts University |
