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2024 SIGCSE TS Affiliated Event
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CSG-Ed 2021 Mini-Symposium- Resources
CSG-Ed 2021 Mini-Symposium
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Past Events:
- On March 11, 2020, SIGCAS sponsored its fourth annual mini-symposium on Computing for the Social Good in Computer Science Education.
- On February 27, 2019, SIGCAS sponsored its third annual mini-symposium on CSG-Ed. Click here to read a summary of the mini-symposium, view talk slides, breakout session notes and areas to get involved!
We have a problem:
Global social inequity and environmental degradation are increasing.
Computer science education is not consistently or sufficiently using its ability to make a large positive social impact on these problems.
What is CSG-Ed:
Computing for Social Good (CSG) broadly addresses the ethical and social impacts of computing ranging from hardware to software and everything in between. CSG looks at how computing technology can have positive impacts on individuals and communities, both local and global. CSG is related to computer ethics, security, privacy, reliability and universal access to computer technology, however, the main focus is on how computing can be used to benefit humanity and therefore does not focus directly on any of these topics. CSG is also distinct from socially responsible computing which focuses on the avoidance of harm including topics such as unbiased algorithms, explainable AI, secure systems, etc. CSG-Ed focuses on the positive benefits that can be provided by computing rather than avoiding negative effects.
The ACM’s Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) focuses on the social consequences of computing globally and has the goal to highlight the impact of technology on society. SIGCAS defines Computing for Social Good in Education (CSG-Ed) as “an umbrella term meant to incorporate any educational activity, from small to large, that endeavors to convey and reinforce computing’s social relevance and potential for positive societal impact.”
CSG-Ed aims to highlight the ability for computing to provide social benefit.
Our Vision:
All computing education programs, whether formal, informal, public or private sector based, integrate computing for social good (CSG) throughout their design and delivery.
Our Mission:
We will develop a network of computer science faculty who are currently integrating CSG into any of their classes and facilitate an ongoing conversation about how to increase the presence of CSG in computing education.
Our Goal:
Five years from now all students majoring in computing will have an experience using computing to better the world.
Recent Publications:
- Computing for the Social Good in Education, by Mikey Goldweber, Lisa Kaczmaryczyk and Rick Blumenthal. Appeared in ACM Inroads, Vol 10, No 4 (Dec 2019)
Stay tuned for information coming soon about our planned activities…
Michael Goldweber
Denison University
Lisa Kaczmarczyk
Lisa Kaczmarczyk PhD Consulting, LLC