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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 6d

🌟Join us for our first 2025-26 Lecture Series event, "Accessibility in Higher Education and Academic Publishing," on Tue, Oct 21, 2025, at 5 pm EST. Featuring AiiCE senior personnel, Terrill Thompson, & AiiCE affiliate, Dr. Alexis Cobo🌟#AiiCEinnovates @agatorbites.bsky.social
🔗 duke.is/accessibility

Flyer for AiiCE Lecture Series event "Accessibility in Higher Education and Academic Publishing" Registration Link: https://duke.is/accessibility

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 8d

💡 Are you tracking degree completion trends at your institution?

AiiCE's Longitudinal Degree Completion Data App helps you visualize degree completion by program over time.
#AiiCEinnovates #HigherEducation #DataAnalytics

🔗 duke.is/AiiCE-data-app

AiiCE Longitudinal Degree Completion Data App. duke.is/AiiCE-data-app

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 8d

🔍 #CS Faculty, #STEM Faculty, and TA Supervisors: Looking to enhance your teaching team's effectiveness? The AiiCE Teaching Assistant Professional Development Course provides structured training that complements your institution-specific onboarding. #AiiCEinnovates

🔗 Learn more: duke.is/AiiCE-TA-PD

AiiCE Teaching Assistant Professional Development Course https://duke.is/AiiCE-TA-PD

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 13d

🌟AiiCE's Lecture Series returns 🌟
Join us Oct 21, 2025, at 5 pm EST for Accessibility in Higher Ed & Publishing with Dr. Alexis Cobo & Terrill Thompson. CART & ASL available. 🔗 duke.is/accessibility

#CS educators, researchers, students, & advocates-- these conversations are for you! #AiiCEinnovates

AiiCE Lecture Series flyer with descriptions of each of the four sessions and registration links.

Oct 21, 2025 – Accessibility in Higher Ed & Publishing. https://duke.is/accessibility

Nov 18, 2025 – K–12 CS Policy & Advocacy. https://duke.is/K12Policy

Jan 27, 2026 – Teaching Practices & AI Education. https://duke.is/TeachingAI

Feb 24, 2026 – Student Voices in Action. https://duke.is/StudentVoices

The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 20d

🌟 Student Advisory Board Spotlight: Ashlyn Campbell 🌟

Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, GEM Fellow, and AiiCE board member.

🔗 duke.is/AshlynCampbell
#AiiCEinnovates #ComputingEducation

@ashlyncampbell.bsky.social

Meet our Student Advisory Board. Ashlyn Campbell, University of Michigan. NSF and AiiCE logos.

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 26d

🌟Student Spotlight: Bridget Agyare🌟

We’re proud to spotlight Bridget Agyare, an original Student Advisory Board member. She earned her Electrical Engineer. & Computer Science degree at Berkeley & is pursuing her Ph.D. at UIUC, advised by Dr. Colleen Lewis. #AiiCEinnovates @bridgetagyare.bsky.social

Graphic: Meet our Student Advisory Board. Bridget Agyare, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. NSF and AiiCE logos.

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · 29d

🌟Student Spotlight: Jabari Kwesi🌟

We’re proud to spotlight Jabari Kwesi, one of our original Student Advisory Board members. Jabari earned his B.S. in CS from Duke in 2023 and returned to pursue a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction under the mentorship of Dr. Pardis Emami Naeini. #AiiCEinnovates

Graphic: Meet our Student Advisory Board. Jabari Kwesi, Duke University. NSF and AiiCE logos.

The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Rua Williams, a member of #AiiCE's External Advisory Board, who was recently recognized as a DO-IT Trailblazer! 🏆 @fractalecho.bsky.social names #AiiCE Director @drnickiw.bsky.social, as one of their personal trailblazers. #AiiCEinnovates

🔗 doit.uw.edu/trailblazers/

Dr. Rua Williams. 2025 DO-IT Trailblazer award. Image credit: Dr. Rua Williams.

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Aug 22

✨ Congrats to #AiiCE External Advisory Board Member, Dr. Ebony McGee, ASEE Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best DEI Paper Award finalist! ✨ #AiiCEinnovates

📄 A Few Good Connections: Exploring the Social Networks of URM Entrepreneurs in Tech Fields
🔗 nemo.asee.org/public/confe...

A Few Good Connections: Exploring the Social Networks of Underrepresented Racially Minoritized (URM) Entrepreneurs in Tech Fields American Society for Engineering Education

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎧 It’s here! 🙌

Season 2 of the Duets podcast features “Coding for Community: Innovation & Engagement in Computer Science Education,” an in-depth conversation w/ Backbone Dir, @shanibphd.bsky.social‬, & former Student Advisory Board Mbr, Reagan Razon! #AiiCEinnovates
trinity.duke.edu/news/coding-...

Coding for Community: Innovation and Engagement in Computer Science Education

Professor Shaundra Daily and Trinity ’25 alumna Reagan Razon’s collaborative research is rooted at the intersection of computer science, education, access, and innovation. Their community-engaged prog...

trinity.duke.edu

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Aug 18

🌟 Learn from #AiiCE's Sr Personnel Cecilé Sadler & Affiliate Luis Morales-Navarro! 🎓 Workshop: Exploring Pathways-Finding your Community ft. Backbone Dir, @shanibphd.bsky.social 🌟
Oct 5 @Rising Scholars meetup, Connected Learning Summit
🔗 connectedlearningsummit.org/rising-schol... #AiiCEinnovates

Rising Scholars of CLS 2025 Meetup - Connected Learning Summit

Rising Scholars of CLS 2025 Meetup October 5, 2025 Cecilé Sadler and Luis Morales-Navarro are organizing a ‘Rising Scholars of CLS’ meetup at this year’s Connected Learning Summit on October … Rising ...

connectedlearningsummit.org

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Aug 13

💻 Webinar sponsored by #AiiCE and member organization DO-IT: GitHub's pledge to help improve the accessibility of open source software at scale

📅 Date & Time: August 26, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
🎤 Speaker: Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility at GitHub

🔗 lnkd.in/eGQ8v3kB

#AiiCEinnovates #Accessibility

Webinar: GitHub's pledge to help improve the accessibility of open source software at scale. August 26, 2025, 2:00 PM ET. Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility at GitHub. https://lnkd.in/eGQ8v3kB

The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚸 🎓 Did you know that AiiCE indirectly impacts more than 300,000 K-12 students? #AiiCEinnovates

Learn more about #AiiCEimpact at aiiceinnovates.org/impact

AiiCE's reach extends to over 300,000 K-12 students indirectly. aiiceinnovates.org/impact

The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 22

💡 Are you tracking degree completion trends at your institution? AiiCE's Longitudinal Degree Completion Data App helps you visualize degree completion by program over time.
#AiiCEinnovates #HigherEducation #DataAnalytics
duke.is/AiiCE-data-app

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vbarr4.bsky.social @vbarr4.bsky.social · Jul 21

If you haven't used this training yet for your TAs, what are you waiting for? You can get it all set up for fall term!

The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔍 #CS Faculty, #STEM Faculty, and TA Supervisors: Looking to enhance your teaching team's effectiveness? The AiiCE Teaching Assistant Professional Development Course provides structured training that complements your institution-specific onboarding. #AiiCEinnovates
🔗 Learn more: duke.is/AiiCE-TA-PD

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔍 #CS Faculty, #STEM Faculty, and TA Supervisors: Looking to enhance your teaching team's effectiveness? The AiiCE Teaching Assistant Professional Development Course provides structured training that complements your institution-specific onboarding. #AiiCEinnovates
🔗 Learn more: duke.is/AiiCE-TA-PD

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌟Exciting news! Yerika Jimenez, Ph.D., AiiCE Postdoc, presented at RESPECT2025! "Slow but Steady: Progress Toward Accessibility-Focused Initiatives in CS Ed" by Y. Jimenez, Ph.D., @shanibphd.bsky.social, @drnickiw.bsky.social, & C. Sadler. #AiiCEinnovates Read the full paper: duke.is/SlowSteadyAi...

Respect 2025: Dr. Yerika Jiménez. Slow but Steady: Progress Toward Accessibility-Focused Initiatives in Computer Science

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎉 Congratulations to Meka Egwuekwe and the CodeCrew team! 🎉
CodeCrew was once again recognized as Partner of the Year by the Memphis Grizzlies Scholars Program! @mekaeg.bsky.social is a valued member of AiiCE's external advisory board and continues to lead with vision and purpose.
#AiiCEinnovates

CodeCrew 2025 Memphis Grizzlies Scholars Program Partner of the Year Award. Photo credit: Meka Egwuekwe

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌟CSTA IMPACT Fellows Program🌟
A CSTA initiative, this year-long program empowers CS educators to lead change through Inclusive, Meaningful, & Powerful Approaches to Computing Teaching.
CSTA is an AiiCE member organization. #AiiCEinnovates

🗓️ Applications close Aug 8
🔗 csteachers.org/pd-opportuni...

CSTA IMPACT Fellowship - Computer Science Teachers Association

The CSTA IMPACT Fellowship focuses on creating Inclusive, Meaningful, and Powerful Approaches to Computing Teaching (IMPACT).

csteachers.org

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 7

“While I might be the first in many spaces, I’m working hard to make sure I’m not the last by opening the door for the next generation of women behind me.” -Neha Shukla, AiiCE Student Advisory Board Member. #AiiCEinnovates

🔗 elle.in/life-culture/who-runs-the-world-women-in-ai-9389464

Who Runs The World? Women In AI

From algorithms for predicting hurricanes to advising White House councils, women are storming the male-dominated world of artificial intelligence. Life + Culture.

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌟 Congratulations to our Student Advisory Board Member, Samanza Sanzana Ahmed, on her participation in this year’s National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSTMF) Summit! #AiiCEinnovates

nationalmedals.org/instem-summi...

inSTEM Summit – Public - National Science and Technology Medals Foundation

The inSTEM Summit is a celebration of all that the inSTEM program has been able to accomplish and, more importantly to celebrate the inSTEM Scholars.

nationalmedals.org

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jul 7

“Investing in innovation isn’t about replacing our roots; it’s about nurturing them... The time to plant those seeds is now.” - Nashlie Sephus, Ph.D., AiiCE External Advisory Board member and founder of The Bean Path. #AiiCEinnovates

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Jun 29

"While agriculture and manufacturing have long been the backbone of Mississippi’s economy—feeding our families and fueling our identity—it’s time to recognize that innovation is poised to be the state’s next defining industry," Dr. Nashlie H. Sephus writes.

Opinion | Mississippi’s Next Big Industry Is Innovation

Dr. Nashlie Sephus, founder of The Bean Path in Jackson, writes about the future of technology, innovation and economic growth in Mississippi.

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jun 23

Did you know that AiiCE has directly impacted over 4,280 K-12 educators this year? #AiiCEinnovates

Learn more about #AiiCEimpact at aiiceinnovates.org/impact

AiiCE has directly impacted over 4,280 K-12 educators this year. aiiceinnovates.org/impact

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The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jun 23

🔍 #CS Faculty, #STEM Faculty, and TA Supervisors: Looking to enhance your teaching team's effectiveness? The AiiCE Teaching Assistant Professional Development Course provides structured training that complements your institution-specific onboarding.
🔗 Learn more: duke.is/AiiCE-TA-PD #AiiCEinnovates

The Alliance for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Computing Educ @aiiceinnovates.bsky.social · Jun 13

💡 Did you know that AiiCE’s Longitudinal Degree Completion Data App offers comprehensive historical degree data formatted for easy analysis and reporting?

Save time and gain deeper insights! #AiiCEinnovates duke.is/AiiCE-data-app