Tag: Christina Gardner-McCune

Humans and horses have enjoyed a strong working relationship for nearly 10,000 years — a partnership that transformed how food was produced, people were transported and even how wars were fought and won. Today, we look to horses for companionship, recreation, and as teammates in competitive activities like racing, dressage and showing. Can these age-old […]

Patriel Stapleton, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Her research investigates how game-based learning simulations can be used to effectively teach middle-school students about complex topics. “Receiving the NSF fellowship is a great honor because […]

**Article originally published on K-12 Dive.** The University of Florida and Orange County Public Schools together developed a statewide curriculum on artificial intelligence for high school students. Every day, students are using artificial intelligence on their phones, said Michael Martucci, assistant director of career and technical education at Orange County Public Schools in Florida. Asking […]

As students across the nation return to the classroom this fall, Florida is among the first states to adopt a K-12 artificial intelligence, or AI, education program designed to prepare its youth for the growing global demand for an AI-enabled workforce. Tapping into the expertise of the University of Florida and its AI initiative, the […]

Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, is expected to receive the 2022 AAAI/EAAI Outstanding Educator award for her work with the Artificial Intelligence for K-12 Initiative (AI4K12.org). The award is presented annually at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Educational […]

A two-day virtual workshop in late January organized by the AI4K12 Initiative helped education leaders from across the country create new K-12 artificial intelligence (AI) efforts in several states. The workshop sessions were co-facilitated by Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, and […]

Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, recently received the Faculty Career Influencer Award from the University of Florida Career Connections Center (C3). The UF Career Influencer Awards celebrate the collaboration and innovation of C3 partners who have had an exceptional impact on career development and […]

Christina Gardner-McCune, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, is working on a project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum for grades K-12. Dr. Gardner-McCune is co-chair of the AI for K-12 Initiative (AI4K12), which was established by the Association for the […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Often when I speak with students who are majoring in computer sciences, many of them tell me that they have never taken a computer science course until college. This is especially true for the female, black, and Latino students I’ve spoken with as a computer science professor. […]

As the Internet increasingly becomes integral to nearly all of our interactions, it’s more important than ever to know how to protect personal information from the threat of cyber attacks. In Gainesville, 15 local students recently spent a week doing just that at the University of Florida’s GenCyber camp. The National Science Foundation and the […]