I had the pleasure of meeting Sydney Ko when my son and I went on a tour of the University of Chicago. Part of our investigation of the school included lunch with Sydney and others from the CS Department. I thought she'd be a great STEM Girl to highlight as we head into Computer Science Education Week. I think you'll agree. Meet Syndey Ko Why did you decide to study computer science? Initially, my interest was spurred by my mother and my ... [ Read More ]
Meet Siham Hussein: STEM Girl Friday
Siham Hussein is a senior at the University of Illinois in Chicago majoring in computer science. She’s president of UIC's Women in Computer Science. The Maker Mom: Why did you decide to study computer science? Siham: In high school, I was in the Career and Technical Education track for Computer Programming and Information Technology. We started programming in a drag and drop environment called Alice. I really enjoyed the logical aspect of ... [ Read More ]
Great TED Talks by Women in Computer Science
Don't miss Angelica Lim's playlist of TED Talks by Women in Computer Science, a list of 24 videos with super smart women talking about bleeding edge technology. These fab women in computer science cover topics like: Ground-breaking wearable tech--this is not your tech geek friend's wristwatch. Don't miss this talk by MIT's Pattie Maes. Robotics Tinkering Online education These videos are especially great to share with girls based on ... [ Read More ]