Outreach: Women in Computing

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increase Interest in Information Technology through an Environmental Project

This project is designed to engage students, especially female and underrepresented groups, through teamwork, problem-based learning, and a socially relevant topic to cultivate an interest in IT. Members of this project will include females acting as intentional role models and mentoring for students and teachers. The proposed, two-semester project will have a direct impact on students at Claremont High School.

Principle Investigators: Gondy Leroy (Claremont Graduate University, School of Information Systems and Technology), Brian Hilton (Claremont Graduate University, School of Information Systems and Technology), June Hilton (Claremont High School)

Report, Papers, and Press

One Page Summary [pdf].

Claremont Courier, CGU Project Merges Technology and the Environment by Landus Rigsby,  Saturday, February 7, 2009.[pdf]

R. McClintock, Y. Lee, J. Hilton, B. Hilton, G. Leroy "Integrating Environmental Science into Information Technology Content to Generate Student Interest", 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Lima Peru, August 12-15, , Lima Peru, August 12-15,2010.

Funding Sources

Seed Funding by the National Center for Women and Information Technology  and Microsoft Research.

Classes Involved (Impact)

Spring 2009: Approximately 30 students, Claremont High School Computer Science Class and Environmental Science Class

Fall 2009: Approximately 120 students

2009 Fall Activities

Semester Long

Using GIS software, provided by ESRI, to study the green resources at Claremont High's Campus. A collaboration between the computer science and environmental science class.

October 23, 2009

Guest Presentations, Claremont High. Presenters: Gondy Leroy and Brian Hilton. Introduction to Computing.

2009 Spring Activities

Semester Long

Using GIS software, provided by ESRI, to study the green resources at Claremont High's Campus. A collaboration between the computer science and environmental science class.

May 20, 2009

Classroom kick-off meetings. Presentations by Gondy Leroy and Brian Hilton. Project Kick-off.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL – ESRI FIELD TRIP AGENDA

10:00 am     Reception/Introduction to ESRI (Michael Gould)

10:30 am     “Problems GIS can solve” (Ray Carnes)

11:00 am      Touchtable Demo (Andres Munoz)   

11:30 am     Path in GIS/Technology/ESRI (Heidi Esh)

11:45 am     Path in GIS/Software/ESRI (Sabine Barrera)

12:00 am     ESRI Tour (Michael Gould/Mike Phoenix)

June 2009

Claremont High School students present their ongoing work for the Claremont Board of Education (project funded by NCWIT).[ppt]

Last updated: 04/26/2011