The CSC Diversity & Inclusion Committee provides access to the Coded Bias documentary through the Volpe Library. This documentary investigates the bias in algorithms after M.I.T. Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini uncovered flaws in facial recognition technology. Link to Film: …
The Terracon Foundation has awarded a $5000 grant to support diverse student populations. This grant will be used to create the Terracon Foundation Annual STEAM Scholarship for Diversity & Inclusion. The Tennessee Tech news article published in May stated “Extending …
The Tennessee Technological University Department of Computer Science BPC Plan has now been verified by BPCnet.org! Our plan has been included on the Verified Departmental BPC Plans page on BPCnet. For any information on the plan, please contact us at …
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Tennessee Tech provides a tool that allows you to upload a file and then receive an email with an accessible version of that file. There are many accepted file types that can be converted including .DOC, .DOCX, .PDF, .PPT, .PPTX, …
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Tennessee Tech Computer Science BPC Plan Important Links about BPC CISE BPC Website: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bpc/ White Paper on the CISE BPC Plan: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bpc/White_Paper.pdf CISE BPC Slides: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bpc/BPC_slides.pdf
https://www.csteachingtips.org/ is a project dedicated to documenting and disseminating effective computer science teaching practices. They have interviewed over 150 CS teachers, developed over 1300 tips, and made 11 best-of tip-sheets. Below are the ones recommended by the CSC Diversity Committee: …
Our faculty are committed to providing course materials that are accessible to all students. One project in 2019-2020 was to work with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) to create visual representations of data structures and algorithms using diagramming software and …
NCWIT Conversations for Change (June 18, 2020)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxD8rYjHZBoD_A2a8-IlGG4bltsSeZs8fResearch-based recommendations and peer-to-peer discussions geared towards furthering efforts in creating inclusive cultures for girls and women in computing.
Modern Figures Podcast: http://modernfigurespodcast.cA podcast elevating the voices of black women in computing.