ICER 2024
Mon 12 - Thu 15 August 2024 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wed 14 Aug 2024 09:55 - 10:15 - Teaching Practices (I) Chair(s): Quintin Cutts

In recent years, there has been rising interest from both governments and private industry in developing software that is accessible to all, including people with disabilities. However, the computer science (CS) courses that ought to prepare future professionals to develop such accessible software hardly cover topics related to accessibility. While there is growing literature on incorporating accessibility topics in computing education in the West, there is little work on this in the Global South, particularly in India, which has a large number of computing students and software professionals. In this \emph{replication report}, we present (A) our findings from a replication of surveys used in the US and Switzerland on who teaches accessibility and barriers to teaching accessibility and (B) a qualitative analysis of perceptions of CS faculty in India about digital accessibility and teaching accessibility. Our study corroborates the findings of the earlier surveys: very few CS faculty teach accessibility, and the top barriers they perceive are the same. The qualitative analysis further reveals that the faculty in India need training on accessibility concepts and disabilities sensitization, and exposure to existing and ongoing CS education research and pedagogies. In light of these findings, we present recommendations aimed at addressing these challenges and enhancing the integration of accessibility into computing education.

Wed 14 Aug

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09:15 - 10:15
Teaching Practices (I)Research Papers
Chair(s): Quintin Cutts University of Glasgow, UK
09:15
20m
Talk
Instructional Transparency: Just to Be Clear, It's a Good Thing
Research Papers
Vidushi Ojha Harvey Mudd College, Andrea Watkins University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Christopher Perdriau University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kathleen Isenegger University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Colleen M. Lewis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
09:35
20m
Talk
Exploring the Effects of Grouping by Programming Experience in Q&A Forums
Research Papers
Naaz Sibia University of Toronto Mississauga, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy University of Toronto, Tiana V. Simovic University of Toronto, Chloe Huang University of Toronto, Yinyue Tan University of Toronto, Eunchae Seong University of Toronto, Carolina Nobre University of Toronto, Dan Zingaro University of Toronto Mississauga, Michael Liut University of Toronto Mississauga, Andrew Petersen University of Toronto
09:55
20m
Talk
Teaching Digital Accessibility in Computing Education: Views of Educators in India
Research Papers
Parthasarathy PD BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Swaroop Joshi BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus