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| Abstract Title: | Exploring access in computing and active learning course materials |
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| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
| Abstract: | Over the last several decades, computing and active learning have been incorporated into physics and other STEM degree programs. While research has examined learning gains, attitudes, and many other aspects of these classrooms, less has sought to understand these classrooms through an accessibility lens. With up to 20% of postsecondary STEM students identifying as disabled, combined with the fact that computing and active learning techniques pose unique barriers for disabled students, it is important that we investigate the accessibility of computational and active learning settings. In this poster, we present results of a document analysis of CMSE 201, a large-scale introductory applied data science course at Michigan State University. We focus on particular examples of alignment and unalignment between the course's curriculum and color-based accessibility standards. Based on this work, we make recommendations to curriculum designers on ways to design for better access in their computational & active learning environments. |
| Session Time: | Poster Session 2 |
| Poster Number: | B49 |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Theodore Bott Michigan State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Lansing, MI 48910 Phone: 5862162248 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Daryl McPadden (She/Her), Michigan State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy |
