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Diversity & Tech 2024 #5 (16 September)

Agenda Assignment

Diversity & Tech 2024 #3 (11 September)

Announcements Agenda Assignment

Diversity & Tech 2024 #2 (9 September)

Announcements Today’s timed exercise will ask you to discuss subtext. If you need a quick refresher as to what this is, here’s a dictionary definition! https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtext Agenda Assignment

Diversity & Tech 2024 # 1

Agenda Assignment

Diversity & Technology 2024 Syllabus

Contents Overview What does diversity mean in the context of the United States? How does diversity, equity, inclusion, representation and belonging impact the way that technology is designed, developed and scaled in the United States? As generative artificial intelligence has grown into a ubiquitous technology, how might it impact — and be impacted by — […]

NYU Prison Education Program ⏏️ ⌨️ Introduction to Computer Science

Summer 2024Prof. Ar Ducao, arlduc [at] nyu.eduTuesdays, 12:15-3:15 PMWallkill State Correctional Facility Overview ?️ ? This course will prepare students to write basic software and web pages, and it will introduce a full foundation of computer science and design coding concepts that can be applied to many kinds of technical projects. Students will be exposed […]

Books & Software for CS @ PEP 2024

Ideal Scenario We’re able to install new software in the lab during the spring, then we’ll be ready for CS in the summer. New software: New Books: Bonus: Blender “Donut” Tutorial Videos Less Ideal Scenario We’re not able to install new software. In this case, we would go with the previous books: If we can’t […]

Diversity & Tech #28

Long announcements, short agenda! Announcements News and ideas Class Announcements Agenda Assignments ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Diversity & Tech #27

Announcements News: NYC Lawmakers Seek Ban on Facial Scans to Identify Customers (Bloomberg Law) Agenda Assignments

Diversity & Tech #26

Announcements Update to NYC Human Rights law: protections against height and weight discrimination Final assignments (drafts, peer review, presentation), word count, and extra credit have been added (in purple font) to the Final Gradesheet template. For feedback or guidance on your draft, reminder that you can schedule office hours with me before/after class, or on […]