Near-peer Led Workshops on Game Development for Broadening Participation and Diversity in Computing
Wei Jin, Xin Xu · 2019
The goal of a technology-focused service-learning course at an open access, baccalaureate degree granting institution is to increase the confidence and persistence of students, especially underrepresented students, in computing. An earlier study has shown the positive impact for the students enrolled in the service-learning course. In this paper, we evaluate the service part of the course, outreach activities that aim to let young people get excited about technology. Specifically, we evaluate the effectiveness of the near-peer outreach activities in the form of light-weight workshops for game development.