Widening the K-12 pipeline at a critical juncture with Flash™

Authors:
Michael Sands;James Evans;Glenn David Blank
Affiliations:
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA;Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA;Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Students at a young age acquire many negative stereotypes regarding computer programming and computer science in general. These stereotypes discourage students, especially young women and minorities, from pursuing an education in computer science. Using an innovative curriculum focused on Adobe Flash™ we try to dispel these stereotypes and encourage students to pursue a computer science education. Adobe Flash provides a platform to demonstrate that computer science can be a fun and interesting topic that provides many unique and engaging challenges. This allows us to bring these students back into the pipeline of potential computer scientists.