Guild is open to all students with a focus on women (cis and trans) and nonbinary individuals who are first- and second-year students at Mason. You can be enrolled in any major or minor — or not have even decided on a major yet. No prior experience required.
If you are curious about technology and want to join a supportive community of women who are also exploring tech, try Guild. You will have the chance to work in teams with other students to develop a tech-based solution to a problem that matters in your community.
Our first Guild programs at Mason will take place July 26-30, 2021.
There is no cost to participate in the program. Students receive a stipend for the program.
What is a Guild?
In five days, Guild will teach you about technology in a way that matters.
We identify a problem that is important to people in DC and the world—learning —and we work together (in teams of creative women just like you) to brainstorm improvements for educational technologies to support all learners.
Then, we see how we can achieve those solutions with technology.
Guild teams bring their plans to life using a programming environment called App Lab, which makes building an app accessible even to beginners.
Summer Guild Dates: July 26-30
This year we will explore educational technologies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented and unexpected reliance on online learning. There is a need to reimagine learning with emerging technologies to support the new and changing roles of teachers and educators, parents, families, and other collaborators. It has also accelerated the development of educational technologies that support learning at all academic levels and across contexts. As part of the summer guild, students will design and develop educational technologies to support learning for all and in all contexts.
Activities:
Guild sessions run Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch at noon. During part of each day, we will spend time exploring answers to these questions:
"The Summer Guild program served as a monumental moment in my life that reminded me that I belong in tech.”
