A Sculpture of Ada Lovelace as an Educational Resource to Reflect on Gender in Computer Science

  • Nani Castilho UFRGS
  • Clevi Rapkiewicz UFRGS
  • Simone Fogazzi UFRGS

Abstract


Several tools and strategies can be used to foster the debate about the low participation of women in the area of Computer Science. Disseminating reference models can be an option. This article reports the experience of inserting this debate in public schools, using as an educational resource a sculpture of Ada Lovelace made with electronic junk, promoting interdisciplinary activities. Testimonials of students who have had contact with the sculpture and participated in related workshops show that integrating art in this debate can have good results.

Keywords: gender, computer science, arts

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Published
2019-07-12
CASTILHO, Nani; RAPKIEWICZ, Clevi ; FOGAZZI, Simone .  A Sculpture of Ada Lovelace as an Educational Resource to Reflect on Gender in Computer Science. In: WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WIT), 13. , 2019, Belém. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2019 . p. 129-133. ISSN 2763-8626. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2019.6723.