As computing becomes ever more entwined with modern life, it’s critical that students learn how to navigate these technologies from an early age. Computing education encompasses two major areas. First, learning basic concepts of computer science and programming as early as elementary school can help prepare students for advanced STEM education and careers later in life, while literacy in both the potential uses of computing and the risks for privacy, security, and unintentional bias is an essential skill. Second, by harnessing cutting-edge computing technology, such as robotics, data science, and artificial intelligence, researchers can push forward education in a number of areas by providing students with personalized, automated instruction to supplement traditional classroom instruction.

UChicago faculty and students research and develop the most effective methods of teaching a broad spectrum of learners, with an emphasis on populations traditionally underrepresented in computing fields. They develop tools, curricula, activities, and outreach programs for students from kindergarten through graduate school, in areas such as programming, data science, robotics, and quantum computing. Projects also focus on inclusive approaches, so that the next generation of computer scientists and computational thinkers reflects the diverse communities of our world.

Labs & Groups

CANON (Computing for Anyone) Lab

Diana Franklin
Researching innovations in computational thinking education with an emphasis on equity and inclusion for all underrepresented populations.

Related Faculty

Marshini Chetty

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Diana Franklin

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Sarah Sebo

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

News & Events

In the News

Globus Receives Multiple Honors in 2024 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

Nov 20, 2024
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Argonne Team Breaks New Ground in AI-Driven Protein Design

Nov 15, 2024
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DOE Awards Fred Chong and his National Research Team $7.5M to Develop a SMART Software Stack to Control Quantum Computer Noise

Nov 12, 2024
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CS/LSSG Showcases Sustainability Research and Education

Nov 11, 2024
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Ph.D. Student Jibang Wu Receives the Stigler Center Ph.D. Dissertation Award for His Work Modeling the Incentive Structures of Reward and Recommendation–Based Systems

Oct 24, 2024
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Rebecca Willett Receives the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize

Oct 23, 2024
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UChicago CS Researchers Shine at UIST 2024 with Papers, Posters, Workshops and Demonstrations

Oct 10, 2024
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UChicago Scientists Receive Grant to Expand Global Data Management Platform, Globus

Oct 03, 2024
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UChicago Researchers Demonstrate the Quantifiable Uniqueness of Former President Donald Trump’s Language Use

Sep 30, 2024
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Five UChicago CS students named to Siebel Scholars class of 2025

Sep 20, 2024
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NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

Sep 18, 2024
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Data Ecology: A Socio-Technical Approach to Controlling Dataflows

Sep 18, 2024
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