Abstract: Teaching is the most critical part of academia. Good pedagogy can have a far-reaching influence on the lives of students, most of whom are on the verge of stepping into the real world. In this talk, I will discuss how my adoption of active learning and interactive teaching has created an inclusive environment and improved the student experience in my courses. Next, I will talk about my contributions and future plans for advancing computing education research by evaluating the effectiveness of existing pedagogy and developing and implementing new pedagogical strategies and resources. Additionally, I will talk about my interests and ideas in building a diverse, inclusive community by expanding opportunities for and improving the recruitment and retention of underserved computing students at NCSU. I will demonstrate examples of my pedagogy and active learning approach within introductory Computer Science.

Short Bio: Lipsa Sahoo is a doctoral candidate in the Computing and Informatics Ph.D. program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She works in the field of usable security and privacy in the domain of human-computer interaction. Currently, for her dissertation research, she is designing and developing privacy-enhancing guidelines and technology for public DNA data-sharing platforms. She has been teaching as an instructor for both undergraduate and graduate-level courses at UNC Charlotte since the Fall of 2018.