Category Archives: Inclusive-Practices

Jumpstart is a series of introductory workshops aimed at all incoming CCI students to develop foundational technical computer skills. These workshops draw inspiration from organisations such as The Carpentries and MIT’s Missing Semester course, both of which emphasise meta-skills for … Continue reading →

In her book Race After Technology, sociologist Ruha Benjamin observes that the assumption that technology is race-neutral ensures that “whiteness becomes the default setting in tech development”. As the product of a society structured by “interlocking forms of domination”, racial … Continue reading →

Last year, I led the development and delivery of a series of pre-term workshops for incoming students, introducing core technical skills often treated as prerequisites for many CCI courses. A core aim of the workshops is to create a welcoming … Continue reading →

Within the CCI, we encourage students to contribute to and participate in Open-Source Software (OSS) development. An important ethical concern within OSS is the use of licensing (conditions that determine how software may be used), and its intersection with personal … Continue reading →

“Design can include making something new, but it can also include unmaking the world as it is, or perhaps remaking it, with parts and systems alike.” (Hendren, 2020) Two ideas really stood out to me in the videos. The first was that holistic support … Continue reading →