Lara (Schenck) Karki https://notlaura.com/ Lover of programming, maker of monsters Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:28:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 https://i0.wp.com/notlaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Lara (Schenck) Karki https://notlaura.com/ 32 32 40864475 What is Middle-Skill Computing Work? https://notlaura.com/what-is-middle-skill-computing-work/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:02:16 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=11363 Middle-skill computing work is an emerging theme in my research to describe the kinds of work and jobs in computing that are not always considered "computing jobs". Doing this work doesn't require theoretical CS knowledge, and the jobs tend to be in $40-100k USD salary range. I think "middle-skill computing work" has significant promise for increasing access to computing careers, and I'd love to talk with more people about this idea.

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]]> 11363 Updates and Think-Alouds: Aug. 16 ’22 – Aug. 19 ’23 https://notlaura.com/updates-and-think-alouds-aug-16-22-aug-19-23/ Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:53:29 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=11159 A whole year of notes from the, um, "Updates" page on my website, where I haphazardly write as I feel inspired to do so. This update includes notes about language learning, research updates, and think-alouds as I figure out academia.

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]]> 11159 From Data Work to Data Science: Getting Past the Gatekeepers (ICER 2023) https://notlaura.com/from-data-work-to-data-science-getting-past-the-gatekeepers-icer-2023/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:35:00 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=11092 This post outlines my lightning talk and poster for the 2023 International Computing Education Research conference. It's a nice update regarding where my research is headed and what I'm working on lately.

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]]> 11092 Cultural Gatekeeping in Computing and Broadening Pathways to Computing Careers https://notlaura.com/cultural-gatekeeping-in-computing/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:41:12 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10962 In my research into broadening pathways to computing careers, I've been exploring how "cultural gatekeeping in computing" perpetuates stereotypes about computing, making non-traditional pathways harder to follow.

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]]> 10962 Feeling “the feels”, from last Friday monster https://notlaura.com/feeling-the-feels-friday-monster/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:11:00 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10889 The post Feeling “the feels”, from last Friday monster appeared first on Lara (Schenck) Karki.

]]> 10889 Late Friday Foofa-like Monster https://notlaura.com/late-friday-foofa-like-monster/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 03:15:24 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10879 The post Late Friday Foofa-like Monster appeared first on Lara (Schenck) Karki.

]]> 10879 The surprising trick to boosting your productivity that no one talks about https://notlaura.com/the-surprising-trick-to-boosting-your-productivity-that-no-one-talks-about/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10871 Sharing a small anecdote that helped me, it might help you, too.

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]]> 10871 Friday monster, third in a row, can you believe it? https://notlaura.com/friday-monster-third-in-a-row-can-you-believe-it/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:36:00 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10866 Gosh, what a week!

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]]> 10866 Friday monster, drawn last Thursday, with small legs https://notlaura.com/friday-monster-drawn-last-thursday-with-small-legs/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:47:27 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10844 I drew this monster last Thursday. I tried to think of a body shape I haven't drawn before, and I think the legs are unique.

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]]> 10844 Friday monster, drawn on Thursday, with pretzel nose https://notlaura.com/friday-monster-drawn-on-thursday-with-pretzel-nose/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:47:15 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10839 I drew this monster last night on the iPad while listening to music. Don't the eyes look 🥹.

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]]> 10839 A relatively informal talk about my research direction so far https://notlaura.com/a-relatively-informal-talk-about-my-research-direction-so-far/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:19:14 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10795 A working title…Broadening Participation in Computing Through Broadening Computing: Adults Learning Computer Science Through Computational Work

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]]> 10795 Email template for requesting an informational interview from someone you never met https://notlaura.com/email-template-for-requesting-an-informational-interview-from-someone-you-never-met/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:48:30 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10739 Informational interviews are super important when you are new to an industry. This is an email template I used when I "cold" emailed many people for informational interviews.

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]]> 10739 Post-growth and newsflash about sleep #7 (2) https://notlaura.com/post-growth-and-newsflash-about-sleep-7-2/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:59:08 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10618 2 things I learned this week

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]]> 10618 Maybe this series is a zine #6 (3-1) https://notlaura.com/maybe-this-series-is-a-zine-6-3-1/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:36:22 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10607 3 projects I am working on now, 1 thing that might be a failure

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]]> 10607 Weekly Wanderings #5 (5) https://notlaura.com/weekly-wanderings-5-5/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://notlaura.com/?p=10604 5 alternative names for this series

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