TY - GEN
T1 - Improving Undergraduate Research Mentoring Practices
T2 - 53rd IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education International Conference, FIE 2023
AU - Hug, Sarah
AU - Morreale, Patricia
AU - Thiry, Heather
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Utilizing the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model, the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) has provided training for faculty and student research experiences for decades. ARG, a CAHSI signature practice, focuses on deliberate, structured faculty and student research, with accompanying technical, communication, and professional skills development. In the latest iterations that have spanned the pandemic and its recovery, CAHSI has iterated on a virtual training and support network for faculty and students interested in broadening the participation of Hispanic undergraduate students in computer science, to increase the number of Hispanics who move on to graduate studies in the field. This work-in-progress paper analyzes shifting support structures during a multi-year effort to promote undergraduate research development using the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model. As CAHSI grows to include research-intensive universities that have recently reached the 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold, the faculty mentor training has evolved to emphasize growth mindset and asset-based frameworks for working with undergraduate students in research, particularly important in computing departments which graduate students are more commonly engaged in research. The paper describes areas of need as the populations of faculty and students shift.
AB - Utilizing the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model, the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) has provided training for faculty and student research experiences for decades. ARG, a CAHSI signature practice, focuses on deliberate, structured faculty and student research, with accompanying technical, communication, and professional skills development. In the latest iterations that have spanned the pandemic and its recovery, CAHSI has iterated on a virtual training and support network for faculty and students interested in broadening the participation of Hispanic undergraduate students in computer science, to increase the number of Hispanics who move on to graduate studies in the field. This work-in-progress paper analyzes shifting support structures during a multi-year effort to promote undergraduate research development using the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model. As CAHSI grows to include research-intensive universities that have recently reached the 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold, the faculty mentor training has evolved to emphasize growth mindset and asset-based frameworks for working with undergraduate students in research, particularly important in computing departments which graduate students are more commonly engaged in research. The paper describes areas of need as the populations of faculty and students shift.
KW - cognitive apprenticeship
KW - faculty professional development
KW - Hispanic Serving Institutions
KW - research experiences for undergraduates
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85183024648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343056
DO - 10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343056
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85183024648
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
BT - 2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2023 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 18 October 2023 through 21 October 2023
ER -