Social Studies of Computing @ McGill

Social Studies of Computing Research Group at #McGill University. We study sociology, education, history & philosophy of computer science. #STS #CSforAll #HPS

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Hello world! We're #McGill University's newest research group, on the social studies of computing. You can learn more about us here: https://t.co/hgxZktfSif --- we've got two reading groups this summer, and research opportunities for students! Email @patitsel for info on RAships.

[Still on medical leave w/ Long Covid #NotRecovered @patitsel]

📢 We're hiring at McGill!
Open-rank professor: Compsci for Anti-Racism 📢

Job ad: https://t.co/FVCVKdPJYL

I'm on the hiring committee; DM me if you have questions!

#ethicalCS #FAccT #CSCW #HCI #AlgorithmicJustice #DataJustice #BlackInTech #blackcomputHER #STS #criticalraceSTS

[Still on medical leave w/ Long Covid #NotRecovered @patitsel]

Do you use or are inspired by critical pedagogy / Freire in how you teach compsci/CT? My student Eric Mayhew would like to interview you about your teaching! If interested email: [email protected] or DM @emaj9b5 More info: https://t.co/jdeEXOIdli #CSforAll #EthicalCS

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Talk next week on social justice and compsci! Christoph Becker is visiting from Toronto and will be giving a talk on "Unjust, Unsustainable Software Systems: Is Computing Insolvent?" Thu May 23 at 2:30pm, MC 103. Abstract & details: https://t.co/rduKYHlyyS
@ChriBecker

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Talk next week: Nick Falkner (@nickfalkner) will be speaking about data ethics and smart cities. Fri Oct 26, 2:30-3:30pm in TR 2100. Abstract here: https://t.co/760NWi6wl8

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Reading group is back on for the fall! This week we're talking about the history of ideas of diversity in STEM education. Join us at 3pm in McConnell Rm 321! The reading and more info are here: https://t.co/eXIkllWuXP

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Course opportunity at @McGill this fall: .@patitsel is teaching a special topics course on the teaching of computer science. Course details are here: https://t.co/ZwqcNhTPdC … --- we still have spots open in the course for interested students!

[Reg Saddler @zaibatsu]

58 years later...

[The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) @SocHistTech]

Check out this fascinating T&C article, “When Technology Became Language: The Origins of the Linguistic Conception of Computer Programming, 1950–1960” https://t.co/T9AtucC71L #histSTM #histoftech #historyofcomputing

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Tomorrow at our SHAPE of CS reading group: technical debts and other forms of debt (social, environmental, etc) when it comes to designing software and other computing practices. Paper and details here: https://t.co/eXIkllWuXP #ethicalCS

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Assistant professor position in history/philosophy of science specialising in science education and/or scientific practice available at U Copenhagen: https://t.co/F0VeEyCT2T

[Amy J. Ko 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌮 🐈 @amyjko]

Let the computing education tenure-track hiring begin: Western Washington University CS is hiring CSEd this fall, along with several other areas of CS.

[Ehsan Nabavi @NabaviEhsan]

Food for thought on how #Cliamte_Change and #Cyber_Physical_Systems are connected. Sustainability and climate change have to be central in designs for the future. As "we live in a world designed for an environment that no longer exists"
https://t.co/SkZXwsdoQN via @NatGeoScience

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Did you know the ACM, the largest professional body of computer scientists, has been drafting a new code of ethics for its members? Prof Christoph Becker at Toronto provides an analysis of the newest proposed draft, and how it loosens ethical requirements for computer scientists. https://t.co/JgEz2wieCl

[Dr. Casey Fiesler is no longer on here @cfiesler]

In November 2017, I created an openly editable spreadsheet of tech ethics curricula. Now it has almost 200 courses listed, and I've blogged some context. Continue to spread the words, and let's make it an even better resource! https://t.co/XGX2xpg3S4

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Another parallel coming to mind: structure behaviour function theory https://t.co/nYhz634RA5 - focus on self is like student focus on structure of complex systems, focus on material is focus on mechanism of teaching system, focus on learning is focus on function.. Cool! [4/5]

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

Next @ reading group: how do profs develop as educators? Pdf of paper & details here: https://t.co/1L2uqp9HI8 - new profs focus on self ("did I speak clearly enough?"), then later focus on material ("did I cover it?"); only later focus on students & their learning #csforall [1/3]

[Social Studies of Computing @ McGill @SSofCS]

This might be part of why so few profs use #activelearning or #criticalpedagogy though it's better for student learning --- it's counter-intuitive to do when you're in an early stage of learning to be an educator. [3/4]