Lara L. Schenck
Computing researcher, maker of monsters
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What is Middle-Skill Computing Work?
Middle-skill computing work is an emerging theme in my research to describe the kinds of work and jobs in computing that are not always considered “computing jobs”. Doing this work doesn’t require theoretical CS knowledge, and the jobs tend to be in $40-100k USD salary range. I think “middle-skill computing work” has significant promise for…
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From Data Work to Data Science: Getting Past the Gatekeepers (ICER 2023)
This post outlines my lightning talk and poster for the 2023 International Computing Education Research conference. It’s a nice update regarding where my research is headed and what I’m working on lately.
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Cultural Gatekeeping in Computing and Broadening Pathways to Computing Careers
In my research into broadening pathways to computing careers, I’ve been exploring how “cultural gatekeeping in computing” perpetuates stereotypes about computing, making non-traditional pathways harder to follow.
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Late Friday Foofa-like Monster
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Friday monster, third in a row, can you believe it?
Gosh, what a week!
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Friday monster, drawn last Thursday, with small legs
I drew this monster last Thursday. I tried to think of a body shape I haven’t drawn before, and I think the legs are unique.
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Friday monster, drawn on Thursday, with pretzel nose
I drew this monster last night on the iPad while listening to music. Don’t the eyes look 🥹.
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A relatively informal talk about my research direction so far
A working title…Broadening Participation in Computing Through Broadening Computing: Adults Learning Computer Science Through Computational Work
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Post-growth and newsflash about sleep #7 (2)
2 things I learned this week
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Maybe this series is a zine #6 (3-1)
3 projects I am working on now, 1 thing that might be a failure
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Weekly Wanderings #4 (1-1-3)
1 thing that has been hard, 1 insight/connection to my past, 3 things I been using for pro-active time tracking
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Little Listicles #3 (1-1)
1 major thing I learned, 1 insight/early idea
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Updates: April 21 – June 10, 2022
Cultish personal knowledge management, gardening and not gardening, narrow design system hindsight, and more.