ITiCSE 2022 preview

The 27th annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE) will take place in Dublin, Ireland, hosted by University College Dublin (UCD), with support from the Technological University of Dublin (TU Dublin).

Professional development workshop for new and aspiring educators at SIGCSE 2022

A successful career as an educator involves more than a deep understanding of a research area. Even so, many new CS educators experience relatively little training as educators - and face more questions than answers, e.g., How do I find a career path and institution that are right for me? What strategies can I use during the job search and interviewing process to achieve my goals? What tips could help me organize a course, scaffold engaging experiences, and build lasting relationships with students? What practical steps can I take to support equity, diversity, and inclusion in my work?

Member spotlight

In this feature of the Bulletin, we highlight members of the SIGCSE community. In this issue, Bulletin co-editor Charles Wallace interviewed Dr. Brett Becker, Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland. Brett double-majored in Computer Science and Physics at Drew University in New Jersey. He then moved to Ireland and completed an M.Sc. in Computational Science and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Heterogeneous Parallel Computing) at UCD. Since then, he has completed three postgraduate qualifications in Teaching & Learning including an MA in Higher Education. His research interests include the psychology and other human factors of learning programming, including how novices interact with programming languages and environments. In 2020, he received a Teaching and Learning Research Fellowship from the Irish National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - the highest individual national distinction the sector offers to those teaching in higher education. Brett is active in all four SIGCSE conferences including serving as Chair of the CompEd Steering Committee and Co-chairing ITiCSE 2022 in Dublin next summer. He has co-authored several award-winning papers including best computing education research papers (SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2019, 2021) and best reviewed paper (ICER 2020). Brett is chair of the Ireland ACM SIGCSE Chapter and recently co-authored a textbook aligned with the Irish national second-level Computer Science curriculum.

ITiCSE 2021 recap

ITiCSE 2021 was held virtually, in Paderborn, Germany from June 26th to the 1st of July. In addition to a record 275 paper submissions, we were thrilled to have 380 registrants with a peak attendance in one room of 139 for the working group presentation, and a peak parallel attendance of 156 across four parallel sessions.

As a CS educator, how do you think we can address inequity issues that exist in the field?

We have been inviting CS education researchers to offer brief remarks to spark discussion and provide ideas for actions we can all take to address inequity issues.

Koli Calling is online

Koli Calling is a single-track international conference dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning and to education research in computing. The conference is known for its moderate size, intimate atmosphere, and lively discussions.

2022 SIGCSE board election

Every three years SIGCSE holds elections for seven positions on the Executive Board overseeing the organization, namely Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and three At-Large members. The previous SIGCSE Chair serves on each Executive Board as the Immediate Past Chair. A description of each position is found in the SIGCSE by-laws: https://sigcse.org/policies/bylaws.html.

Member spotlight

In this feature of the Bulletin, we highlight members of the SIGCSE community. In this issue, Bulletin co-editor Jeffrey Miller interviewed Dr. Karen Davis, Associate Professor in the Department of Software Engineering and Computer Science at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Dr. Davis received a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Loyola University, New Orleans in 1985 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 1987 and 1990, respectively. She was a Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Cincinnati prior to joining the faculty at Miami in 2017. Her research interests include data modeling, query optimization, and computing education. In 2016, she received the ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education. In 2021, she received Miami's MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.

SIGCSE 2021 technical symposium recap

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the community for everything that you did to support the 52nd SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, our first (and hopefully only) fully-online Technical Symposium! From presenting papers and posters, to being session chairs, to simply participating, everyone engaged with the Symposium with a desire to make it work. And because of you - it did!

Koli Calling International Conference call for papers

We invite you to submit a paper or poster for the 21st Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling 2021) for the second virtual Koli, hosted around the world and from Finland, 18-21 November 2021.