ALT What is it and who is it for? There are many categories of people who want to do CER (Computing Education Research) but are not currently PhD students in the field: Early-stage research-track professors, who either (a) no longer have a PhD advisor to assist them and are in fact themselves now responsible for students, and/or (b) want to grow beyond what they learned as graduate students. Teaching-track faculty who want to engage in research. PhD students/research scientists/etc. who are working in computing areas outside CER, are doing projects related to CER, and need guidance designing and executing their projects. People in industry (e.g., at EdTech companies) who are interested in doing research. These people face a lack of good avenues for research mentorship. CERAMICS intends to provide a venue for such people to present and get feedback on their research ideas and plans. What’s the overall goal? Our goal is to increase the number of people who engage in CER and improve th

ALT Title slide: Confidence vs insight: Big and Rich Data in Computing Education Research, Neil Brown and Mark Guzdial, SIGCSE 2024

ALT Joint selfie; Mark in painter's outfit, Neil in a hat with a giant calculator labelled Big Data.

ALT MPAA rating of PG-13

ALT Fake movie titles slide: Rich Data: Mark Guzdial Big Data: Neil Brown Costumes: Amazon Prime Stunt: Yes Grip: Lost