Teaching “Algorithms and Social Justice”

BERKS AIMS LAB Seminars

10 November |12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Room: Penn State Berks, Gaige 121 | In person

This talk discusses interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to teaching Algorithms and Social Justice, using examples from our own undergraduate course at Lehigh University cross-listed between Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS). The students in the course come from both engineering and humanities/social sciences, and the course builds students’ skills at interpreting feminist philosophy as well as Python code. We will share our philosophical approach to course design, along with concrete examples of course readings and activities.

Featuring:

Dr. Suzanne M. Edwards, Associate Professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Lehigh University

Dr. Larry Snyder, Berks Aims Lab Seminars Harvey E. Wagner Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs at Lehigh University