Act for Equity gives participants a unique view into the issues facing instructors and students in the contemporary moment. Participants take part in a sequenced experience designed for new faculty and graduate student instructors to reflect on their ability to teach equitably and inclusively while managing contemporary challenges. The learning centers on a series of short plays on video that reveal the interpersonal and systemic barriers that people with different social identities encounter in higher education, and asks participants to reckon with their ability to make change in their disciplines and teaching contexts.
This session is offered in an online asynchronous module (around 60 minutes) OR an online synchronous session (around 90 minutes).
While the theatrical portion of this session does not depict acts of harm, it does include descriptions of sexist, heterosexist, trans*phobic, racist, islamophobic, and classist behaviors, and invites more general reflections on instances and intersections of various systemic inequities. There are also references to challenges regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Session Goals:
- Consider the ways that social identities and systemic inequities affect people's experience of their teaching and learning environments.
- Consider the impact of COVID-19 on instructional contexts and instructor/student experiences.
- Reflect on ways to increase equity and inclusion in their teaching contexts.
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