iSchool Capstone

CONNECTA

Project tags:

equity & inclusion

information behavior & user research

mobile or web development

Women of color students are a marginalized identity within the field of STEM spaces. In understanding how we can better support WOC students in educational settings, we can turn to teaching assistants. Teaching assistants play a direct, vital role in providing encouragement and empowerment to help students strive in pursuing the tech field. CONNECTA’s mission is to educate and engage students and teaching assistants to better equip them with tools to work with students with diverse backgrounds in creating comfortable and engaging learning spaces.

Project participants:

Mariam Khan

Informatics

Michelle Pham

Informatics

Jenny Sun

Informatics

Swaleha Masude

Informatics