/news-archive/tag/coding/ UA 糖心视频logo Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/08/25/girls-coding-camp/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:17:43 +0000 /news/?p=67726 ... Summer camp encourages girls to pursue careers in computer science]]> Looking over a room filled with 15 bright Arkansas girls who are raptly focused on designing websites with the computer coding skills they learned during an all-girls coding camp is a beautiful sight to Thomas Wallace. As a senior instructor of information science at the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo, Wallace is saddened by the lower number of female students in his classes. 鈥淲e have a hard time attracting women in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field,鈥� Wallace said. 鈥淭his camp is a great opportunity to expose girls to the STEM disciplines.鈥� In an effort to interest more girls in pursuing STEM majors in college, the UA 糖心视频logo George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology began an all-girls coding camp in 2016 for junior high school students. In the camp鈥檚 second year, students learned about three coding languages (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript), web development and web design skills, as well as copyright laws and how to use third-party licensed materials during the July 23-28 camp. Camper Karina Batra, a student at Fulbright Junior High School in Bentonville, used her new knowledge to create a website with craft projects for people of all skill levels. With her parents and older brother working in computer-related fields, Batra has plans to major in computer science and work at a technology company after college. Attending the coding camp at UA 糖心视频logo helped Batra build upon the skills she is already developing by learning python at home. 鈥淚鈥檝e had a passion for coding for a while now,鈥� Batra said. 鈥淎ll of my family is in computer-related careers. I wanted to see how women are promoted in the field of computer science.鈥� Elizabeth Polk, a camp assistant and 2017 computer science graduate of UA 糖心视频logo, said she is encouraged to see girls interested in computer science. 鈥淚 was the only girl in many of my classes,鈥� Polk said. 鈥淕irls are more cautious when going into computer science fields. We are trying to show girls that they can do this.鈥� Participants included:

• 听听听听听Marlissa Archie, seventh-grader at Hot Springs Middle School
• 听听听听听Taylor Ballard, eighth-grader from 糖心视频logo
• 听听听听听Karina Batra, seventh-grader at Fulbright Junior High School
• 听听听听听Naomi Choy, seventh-grader at Ruth Doyle Middle School
• 听听听听听DeAndra Grice, seventh-grader from Maumelle
• 听听听听听Amanda He, seventh-grader at Lisa Academy West
• 听听听听听Alison Jang, eighth-grader at Washington Junior High School
• 听听听听听Alyssa Joseph, eighth-grader at North 糖心视频logo Middle School
• 听听听听听Briana Lewis, eighth-grader at Bethel Middle School
• 听听听听听Avery Nelson, eighth-grader at Greenbrier Junior High School
• 听听听听听Sydney Minor, eighth-grader at Greenbrier Junior High School
• 听听听听听Riley Montague, seventh-grader at Pulaski Academy
• 听听听听听Luna Mae Solleder, seventh-grader at Hot Springs Middle School
• 听听听听听Eureka Smith, seventh-grader at Hot Springs Middle School

The camp, which is free to participants thanks to generous donations, was sponsored by Acxiom, Alliance Rubber Company, AT&T, Entergy, Emerging Analytics Center, Mainstream Technologies, Southwest Power Pool, UA 糖心视频logo Department of Information Science, and Windstream. ]]> /news-archive/2016/07/01/benton-center-coding-summer-camp/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:12:58 +0000 /news/?p=64702 ... UALR Benton Center holds coding summer camp]]> Twenty students from central Arkansas learned the basics of computer programming using the video game Minecraft during a summer coding camp at the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo Benton Center. Junior high and high school students from 11 schools in central Arkansas attended the camp June 20-24 at the UALR Benton Center. 聽 During the camp, students created elements and special effects for Minecraft using, a program that allows Minecraft players to create and share modifications to the game. LearnToMod is offered free to. Camp instructors Bruce Bauer and Carole Ann Ramsey facilitated group discussions regarding computer coding and software design. Under the direction of Program Coordinator Angela Paladino and the UALR Benton Center鈥檚 summer intern Tucker Partridge, students participated in team building exercises, physical activity, and a special presentation from Dan Ndombe, software developer at ACDI. 鈥淥verall, this camp was a success,鈥� UALR Benton Center Director Kim Jackson said. 鈥淭he students enjoyed themselves, and the parents were pleased with what their children learned. Our Center will certainly be offering similar College Kids camps in the future.鈥� In addition to the coding camp, the UALR Benton Center is holding the Emerging Writers Workshop July 18-22 for students entering grades 9-12. For more information, visit the website or contact the UALR Benton Center at 501.860.6003. In the upper right photo, members of the summer coding camp, from left to right, are: Front Row: Ramsey Alhajjaj, Zack Jennings, Jacob Ivy, and Stuart Walker; Second Row: Cotton Ward, Ethan Blackford, Colbe Cortez, Ryan Wells, and Maya Henderson; Third Row: Supervisor Angela Paladino, Alex Lee, Andrew Mencer, Brodie Callicott, Mary Ashton, Selin Kartika, and Max Joseph; Back Row: Instructor Bruce Bauer, Matthew Bulthuis, Will Clay, Tucker Williams, Bishop Butler, J鈥橪un Herron, Instructor Carole Ann Ramsey, and Supervisor Tucker Partridge.]]>