Curriculum Lead for Red Hat CO.LAB
We are excited to be a partner in the Red Hat CO.LAB initiative, leading the curriculum for a three-day empowerment experience for 25 of Boston’s middle school girls, April 19-21, 2017.
The five-year research partnership creating the Red Hat Collaboratory at BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing available at Red Hat Collaboratory @ BU is aimed at advancing research into emerging and translational technologies, such as cloud computing and big data platforms. Our partnership is also committed to the broader impact of open source and collaboration. The CO.LAB experience is meant to empower participants to collectively take on the challenge of advancing diversity and inclusion in STEM.
From a mobile CO.LAB trailer stationed at Boston’s City Hall Plaza, middle school students from after school programs Sociedad Latina and Boston After School & Beyond will engage in activities mentored by Boston University graduate and undergraduate students and Red Hat engineers and innovators:
Day 1 (April 19, 2017): We’ll give the girls an introduction to Red Hat and Boston University and talk about what it means to be a female in technology. The girls will engage in collaboration activities and learn to code Raspberry Pis to create digital cameras.
Day 2 (April 20, 2017): The girls will explore the city of Boston to photograph themes around Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope is the thing with feathers”, helping them interpret and capture images that bring the poem to life.
Day 3 (April 21, 2017): We’ll collaborate to build a digital installation that curates their photographs into a cohesive story that represents the CO.LAB experience. The installation will be on display in Boston’s City Hall and at various locations at BU.
For more information, visit: Red Hat’s CO.LAB and via #RedHatCOLAB on our social media channels.
Related post-event media:
Last week at the #RedHatCOLAB in City Hall Plaza, 25 middle-school girls learned to build & code their own digital cameras.
Check it out → pic.twitter.com/LUQ2OOriLB
— City of Boston (@CityOfBoston) April 24, 2017
BU, Red Hat & City of Boston Sponsor Co.Lab Workshop for Middle School Girls (via BU Hariri Institute)
