Center for Education Innovation and Research

(CEIR)

Congratulations CEIR Faculty!

Faculty in the College of Computing and Informatics presented their efforts to modernize their courses to become more accessible to students and were awarded the:

Distinguished Excellence in Accessible Technology and Course Design (January 2026)

Join the CEIR Teaching CoLab

This initiative connects faculty in a formal learning community to explore and then propagate high impact teaching and learning practices within computing. Apply to be a Faculty Fellow to lead a cohort in topically-based exploration of a particular teaching strategy that will inform the CCI context. Click here for more information.

Congratulations Dr. Pérez-Quiñones!

Recipient of the 2025 ACM SIGCE Award for Distinguished Service to the Computer Science Education Community

There were 33 faculty, staff and students from the CEIR, in the College of Computing and Informatics at UNC Charlotte showcasing their research in computer science education at ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium 2025, in Pittsburg, PA. Click here for an overview of our contributions to the field.

About CEIR

The Center for Education Innovation and Research (CEIR) in the College of Computing and Informatics at UNC Charlotte was established in 2013 as a focus for research in computer science education and for the development and coordination of externally funded projects that incorporate strategies and new technologies for innovation in computing and informatics education. The CEIR comprises an active community of interdisciplinary faculty and graduate students involved in research and teaching practice that enables education innovation. The research and outreach projects include the development and study of innovations in pedagogy and technology in CS education, and research that broadens participation in computing. CEIR projects are strategic in their approaches to making positive changes in computing education that improve the quality of the learning experience and the competence of our graduates while being results-driven to increase retention and reduce average time to graduation in the College. The Center supports the scholarship of teaching and learning via workshops, seminars and institutes.

Mission

At CEIR, we are committed to:

Cultivating a welcoming culture dedicated to student success in computing education for everyone.
Building a sustainable practice of educational innovation.
Empowering individual faculty to adopt innovation in the development of their teaching practice.
Supporting and enabling our students to develop their computing professional identity through educational and community service opportunities.

Land Acknowledgement

The Center for Education Innovation and Research acknowledges that we reside on the homeland of the Catawba, Cheraw, Sugaree, and Waxhaw peoples.

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