Kumusta! I'm an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Carleton College. Prior to joining Carleton, I was postdoctoral researcher and Computing Innovations Fellow at the University of Washington's Center for Learning, Computing, & Imagination. I earned my PhD and M.S. from the University of Chicago, and my B.S. from the University of Virginia, all in Computer Science. My scholarship includes computing education research and human-computer interaction, particularly in critical and effective technology learning experiences for youth. I have been named a Harper Fellow, an EECS Rising Star, and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. My work has won multiple Best Paper-type awards at the International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER) and the conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
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Highlights & Recent Activity:
Jean Salac, Lena Armstrong, F. Megumi Kivuva, Jayne Everson, Amy J. Ko. "How Economically-Marginalized Adolescents of Color Negotiate Critical Pedagogy in a Computing Classroom" ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 2024.
Full Paper
Rotem Landesman*, Jean Salac*, Jared Ordoña-Lim, Amy J. Ko. "Integrating Philosophy Teaching Perspectives to Foster Adolescents' Ethical Sensemaking of Computing Technologies" Research Paper in the Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference, 2024.
Best Paper Honorable Mention.
*co-first authors
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Jean Salac, Alannah Oleson, Lena Armstrong, Audrey LeMeur, Amy J. Ko. "Funds of Knowledge used by Adolescents of Color in Scaffolded Sensemaking around Algorithmic Fairness" Research Paper in the Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference, 2023.
Best Paper Award.
Full Paper
Diana Franklin, Jean Salac, Zachary Crenshaw, Saranya Turimella, Zipporah Klain, Marco Anaya, and Cathy Thomas. "Exploring Student Behaviors Using the TIPP&SEE Learning Strategy." Research Paper in the International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference, 2020.
Best Paper Award.
Full Paper
CV | Google Scholar
If you're requesting a letter of recommendation from me, please read this guide.
Highlights & Recent Activity:
Jean Salac, Lena Armstrong, F. Megumi Kivuva, Jayne Everson, Amy J. Ko. "How Economically-Marginalized Adolescents of Color Negotiate Critical Pedagogy in a Computing Classroom" ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 2024.
Full Paper
Rotem Landesman*, Jean Salac*, Jared Ordoña-Lim, Amy J. Ko. "Integrating Philosophy Teaching Perspectives to Foster Adolescents' Ethical Sensemaking of Computing Technologies" Research Paper in the Proceedings of the 2024 ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference, 2024.
Best Paper Honorable Mention.
*co-first authors
Full Paper
Jean Salac, Alannah Oleson, Lena Armstrong, Audrey LeMeur, Amy J. Ko. "Funds of Knowledge used by Adolescents of Color in Scaffolded Sensemaking around Algorithmic Fairness" Research Paper in the Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference, 2023.
Best Paper Award.
Full Paper
Diana Franklin, Jean Salac, Zachary Crenshaw, Saranya Turimella, Zipporah Klain, Marco Anaya, and Cathy Thomas. "Exploring Student Behaviors Using the TIPP&SEE Learning Strategy." Research Paper in the International Computing Education Research (ICER) Conference, 2020.
Best Paper Award.
Full Paper
