The CompEd 2025 panel committee has finalized the review of panel proposals, and the following topics have been selected to recruit panel presenters.
- How SIGCSE Can Support a Thriving African Computing Education Community
- Best Practices for Developing Computational Thinking, Africa Edition
- Hands-on strategies for teaching social and societal impacts of computing
- Digital Sobriety: Sustainable Use of Gen AI in Higher Computing Education?
- The Global Importance of Black Women in Computing Education Research
- I Am Because We Are: Ubuntu in African Computing Education
- Adapting Computing Curricula in the Era of Automated Software Development
Interested individuals are invited to apply to participate in the accepted panels. A panel presenter can apply to a maximum of 2 panel topics. It is our goal to ensure diverse voices are included in the panels. Based on the applications received, the panel committee will make a final determination of the panelists and which panels will move to the final round. Once this has been decided, for each panel the selected panelists will create a two-page document that will be published in the ACM digital library. (This final document will be editorially reviewed by the panel chairs.). The final version of the 2 page document is due in July 2025.
Applying to become a panel presenter
Application Form link: https://forms.gle/zK4pY5hV2xMuPzG9A
Application Deadline: 19 May 2025
Panel Presenter Decisions expected by: 30 May 2025
For any further questions, please contact panel co-chairs: comped2025panels@easychair.org
Kemi Ola and Yirsaw Ayalew
CompEd 2025 Panel co-chairs
Panel Proposal Details
Panel 1 – How SIGCSE Can Support a Thriving African Computing Education Community
Abstract
This panel is an opportunity to hear about the current state of the African computing education community from different perspectives (higher education and K-12 educators, as well as industry professionals) and what SIGCSE can do to support it after CompEd 2025 ends.
Panel 2 – Best Practices for Developing Computational Thinking, Africa Edition
Abstract
We wish to surface best practices for developing computational thinking with local teachers and students. What examples are used to convey computational thinking principles when doing outreach to students and providing professional development to teachers? Are there games, puzzles, processes, or “unplugged” activities that have worked particularly well? Join our panel and share them!
Panel 3 – Hands-on strategies for teaching social and societal impacts of computing
Abstract
Students can explore the societal impacts of computing through projects with social groups, non-profits, and community organizations. These experiences highlight computing for social good and the human aspects of software engineering—perspectives increasingly overshadowed by AI tools that now assist with brainstorming, design, and coding. Integrating human-centered approaches in computing education is more crucial than ever.
Panel 4 – Digital Sobriety: Sustainable Use of Gen AI in Higher Computing Education?
Abstract
Digital Sobriety” advocates a more conscious and measured use of Gen AI in our teaching. This fashionable but profligate new technology, on its current trajectory, threatens the future of our planet. But very few computing professionals seem concerned about the implications of GenAI on the environment and sustainability. So, the panellists pose some hard questions we need to ask ourselves.
Panel 5 – The Global Importance of Black Women in Computing Education Research
Abstract
Increased engagement by Black women in computing education research is of ethical imperative to the creation of an inclusive future society. This panel of Black women scholars from across the globe will (1) showcase the critical perspectives and approaches Black women bring to computing education research and (2) share existing and potential support mechanisms to allow Black women to fully engage in the global SIGCSE community.
Panel 6 – I Am Because We Are: Ubuntu in African Computing Education
Abstract
Rooted in Southern African traditions, Ubuntu is a philosophical concept emphasizing the interconnectedness and interdependence of individuals within a community. This panel explores leveraging Ubuntu’s principles in African computing education; demonstrating how Ubuntu’s emphasis on interconnectedness, humanity, and communal well-being fosters inclusive learning communities for students to thrive, ultimately enhancing student success.
Panel 7 – Adapting Computing Curricula in the Era of Automated Software Development
Abstract
Generative AI is rapidly transforming the computer science landscape and raising multiple challenges in undergraduate CS education. This panel will address the following questions:
Q1: How will AI tools change the competencies required for software development?
Q2: What foundational knowledge and coding skills will be required in the future?
Q3: What other competencies will become essential for computer science graduates?