This study investigates how members of the Tibetan diaspora conceptualize the role of computer science (CS) education for their community. While dominant narratives often frame CS as a pathway to economic mobility, participants in this research described broader aspirations, envisioning computing as a tool for preservation of cultural identity and community empowerment. Drawing on thematic narrative analysis of interviews, classroom observations, and reflexive field notes collected during a week-long site visit in 2023, the study surfaces tensions between standardized CS curricula and community-based educational goals. In response, this research proposes the development of a community-driven CS Vision Framework that centers culturally sustaining pedagogy, digital sovereignty, locally rooted learning pathways, and sustainable infrastructure. This work contributes to justice-oriented computing education by reframing CS as a discipline capable of affirming identity and enabling self-determination in displaced contexts.

Mon 4 Aug

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14:50 - 15:40
14:50
50m
Talk
Transfer Student Success in CS: Modeling Pathways and Outcomes
Doctoral Consortium
Nawar Wali Virginia Tech
14:50
50m
Talk
Supporting Structured Problem-Solving in Machine Learning Education
Doctoral Consortium
Clemens Witt TUD Dresden University of Technology
14:50
50m
Talk
Leveraging Large Language Models to Integrate Culturally Responsive Problems in Computer Science Theory Classes
Doctoral Consortium
Erica Goodwin University of Chicago
14:50
50m
Talk
Understanding and Developing Educational Tools in the LLM Era
Doctoral Consortium
Jason Weber University of California, Irvine
14:50
50m
Talk
Fostering Psychological Safety for Learning in Neurodiverse Software Teams
Doctoral Consortium
Ren Butler Carnegie Mellon University
14:50
50m
Talk
Socioeconomic Disparity Factors in Computer Science Education
Doctoral Consortium
14:50
50m
Talk
Justice-Centered Computing Education in Refugee Support Organizations
Doctoral Consortium
Megumi Kivuva University of Washington, Seattle
14:50
50m
Talk
Modeling Students’ Emotions in Computing Education: A Context-Specific Multi-Modal Approach
Doctoral Consortium
FNU Rakhi The Ohio State University
14:50
50m
Talk
Towards Digital Sovereignty and Self-Determination: A Community-Driven Framework for CS Education in the Tibetan Diaspora
Doctoral Consortium
Yeshi Paljor University at Buffalo
14:50
50m
Talk
Understanding the Effects of AI Literacy Lessons on Student Usage and Understanding of LLMs
Doctoral Consortium
Grace Li University of Chicago