Apr 22 Sessions

Outcomes

• Increase equity minded thinking

• Adjust decision making frameworks into action

Description

Participants will discuss the following topics: Intersectionality, Diverseability, Disability, Ability and Ableism

Outcomes

• Define inclusive teaching

• Describe its importance

• Explain myths that prevent Inclusive Teaching practice

Description

This discussion will encourage participants to talk about why they (or others) might be hesitant to practice inclusive teaching. A definition of inclusive teaching will be provided as grounding knowledge for discussion. We will also discuss some of the research on the importance of inclusive teaching. The rest of the discussion will be guided by prompts to tease out (and then address) the most common reasons (myths) folks don't practice Inclusive Teaching. The discussion will close by asking participants to identify one thing they (or others) can do to build upon their inclusive teaching practice.

Outcomes

• Recognize common microaggressions present in online courses

• Practice a scenario and determine potential responses

• Evaluate existing policies and determine how they address microaggressions

Description

Typically our student code of conduct statements are discussed after a violation has occurred. Is there a way that online instructors might be able to diffuse an issue before it escalates? This session is a discussion of online microaggressions and how faculty, instructors and administrators can identify and address these indicators to improve student discourse, peer-peer interactions and student - instructor communications. In addition, participants will discuss how institutional policies addresses online microaggression and identify potential areas of improvement.

Outcomes

• Discuss the need for diverse and representative media in course design.

• Examine the search and curation practices of online image platforms.

• Plan for a student-driven project to help produce images that accurately capture their rich, lived experiences.

Description

It’s now easier than ever to find free images to use in your course. But do these free or low-cost images represent the students you teach? Do these images represent people of color, people who are multicultural? What about people in “non-traditional" roles? Ability/disability? Sexual orientation, gender identity?

In this highly interactive session, discuss with your colleagues the importance of diverse and representative media. Find out from others what types of diverse imagery they’ve tried to find. Later in breakout rooms, explore several online image platforms; see how searching for images presents unique challenges; and determine who and what is not represented. See how you can engage students to become the creators of images that accurately capture their rich lived experiences.

Outcomes

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Describe antiracist pedagogy

• Discuss how open education can support antiracist pedagogy

Description

Building on their Day 1 presentation, this team will guide a discussion about using open education practices to support antiracist pedagogy.

Description

We often talk about students, but we really need to talk to them as well--especially when it comes to increasing learning equity. During this discussion session, a panel will describe how they define equity, share ideas about increasing equity and answer questions from conference participants.