Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity

The University and your classrooms will need you to ensure that all student voices are given equal space and recognition, all students are seen as the unique persons they are who come with their diverse backgrounds, ideas, perspectives, and ways of knowing, which will not only enrich the learning interactions your students have with you and each other on our campus, but also allow for the growth and change that is necessary to make Canada a more socially just and equitable place than it currently is.

For primer, definitions and further resources

Salim, Z. (2020). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Educational Development. Syracuse University. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J1bgr8VAKCqi1o-W7EOMGw3POHpXn-IOC0wzY0pcWM4/edit?usp=sharing

Scholarly readings:

• • bell hooks, “A Revolution of Values: The Promise of Multicultural Change” (In: Chapter 17 of Simon During (ed.) The Cultural Studies Reader, 2^nd ed., Routledge, 1999)
  • Deandra Little, David A. Green, and Peter Felten, “Identity, Intersectionality, and Educational Development” (In: Chapter 1 of New Directions for Teaching & Learning, vol. 2019, iss. 158, Special Issue: Educational Development and Identity: Diversity and Inclusion)
  • Breaking Down Silos: Teaching for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Across Disciplines – Article Review (2018) by Klodiana Kolomitro of Hartwell, E. E., Cole, K., Donovan, S. K., Greene, R. L., Burrell Storms, S. L., & Williams, T. (2017). Breaking Down Silos: Teaching for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across Disciplines. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 1(39), 143-162.
  • How Do You Intentionally Design to Maximize Success in the Academically Diverse Classroom? – Article Review (2018) by Klodiana Kolomitro of Chandler, R., Zaloudek, J. A., & Carlson, K. (2017). How Do You Intentionally Design to Maximize Success in the Academically Diverse Classroom?. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2017(151), 151-169.
  • Henry, James, Li, Kobayashi, Smith, Ramos, Enakshi, James, Carl E., Li, Peter S., Kobayashi, Audrey, Smith, Malinda S., Ramos, Howard, & Enakshi, Dua. (2017). The equity myth : racialization and indigeneity at Canadian universities / Frances Henry, Enakshi Dua, Carl E. James, Audrey Kobayashi, Peter Li, Howard Ramos, Malinda S. Smith. UBC Press.
  • Sánchez-Flores, M. J. (2017). Mindfulness and complex identities in equity training: A pilot study. European Review of Applied Sociology, 10(14), 20-33. https://doi.org/10.1515/eras-2017-0002

Teaching and learning resources

• • Inclusive and Equitable Teaching – ACUE Curriculum Crosswalk (PDF also attached)
  • Principles on Indigenous Education – Universities Canada
  • Inclusive Excellence Principles – Universities Canada
  • Why is Inclusive Instruction Important? – Centre for Teaching Excellence: Teaching Tips
  • Removing Barriers: Accessibility and Accommodation – Centre for Teaching Excellence: Teaching Tips
  • Gender Pronouns and Teaching – Centre for Teaching Excellence: Teaching Tips
  • Diversity and Inclusion – Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning: Strategic Resources
  • Eidinger, A., & McCracken, K. (2019). Beyond The Lecture: Innovations in Teaching Canadian History. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/beyondlecture/

 Universities Canada 2019 National Survey on EDI at Canadian Universities:

• • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Canadian Universities: Report on the 2019 National Survey – Universities Canada
    • high-level summary of 2019 National Survey

Resources and Information shared by the U of L Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs; Associate Vice President (Research), Jackie Rice:

The U of L is a member of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI), a group that will be carrying out some surveys and system reviews for us in the near future funded by an EDI grant from NSERC.  Because we are a member some of their resources are provided to us for free (with a few exceptions as noted below).    Instructor-led (virtual) courses are also available at a cost, and Heather Takahashi could probably provide more information on those if there was interest.

• • CCDI Resources: https://ccdi.ca/resources/
  • E-Learning courses (for a fee): https://ccdi.ca/lms-registration/
  • List of freely available CCDI webinars [excel sheet]: CCDI-Webinars-as-of-Jan-20-2021

BCcampus Higher Ed Indigenization Project: https://bccampus.ca/projects/indigenization/