Unit

  • Provost

IE Action Plan Section

  • GOAL 3: Equitable Learning Environments

Goal

  • DOFA is committed to offering programming that leads instructors to create inclusive and equitable course spaces that support all learners. Aligned with their distinct missions, CELO, CTL and WID will continue to develop programming which supports the growth of instructors’ teaching skills and explores attitudes, beliefs, and perspectives about pedagogy. We use inclusive pedagogical approaches and universal design for learning (UDL) as the basis for all our programming. Implementation Strategies 1. All DOFA units will include inclusive practices in their faculty development offerings. a. All DOFA units will review programming to establish a baseline of how an emerging awareness of social identity, implicit bias, critical reflection, and historic systems of inequality are addressed in our offerings. b. CELO, WID, and CTL resources, programs, and communications will explicitly highlight practices such as: i. identifying ways in which privilege and oppression affect classroom dynamics, curricular practices, and/or instructor-student relationships. ii. using educational technology in ways that enhance accessibility, promote learning, and encourage student engagement. iii. cultivating respect and reciprocity in community-engaged teaching. iv. Using the UDL framework to identify and reduce barriers to success in their courses and programs. 2. DOFA units will partner with the Division of DEI and Office of International Education to provide resources and workshops that enable instructors to explore the ways in which intercultural communication affects teaching, learning, scholarship, and creative activity. During year 1 of our plan, units will develop a timeline (naming steps and appropriate contacts in collaborating units) for creation of programming that will: a. prepare faculty to value and expect linguistic diversity and expression in the classroom. b. prepare or enhance faculty ability to create spaces in which the language experiences and capacities of all instructors and students are welcomed and nurtured. c. support attention to the needs of multilingual instructors and students, as well as to speakers of all varieties of English. d. support attention to the needs of Deaf people and speakers utilizing the American Sign Language. 3. Develop DOFA staff capacity to deliver/facilitate a wide range of programs to faculty. In year 1 of our plan, we will develop a timeline for addressing the following actions: a. Provide training to current staff in advanced facilitation methods, such as dialogic pedagogy, affirming inquiry, and restorative practices. b. Provide training opportunities for staff to expand knowledge of accessible technology features and approaches to using technology inclusively. c. Revise the essential functions in DOFA’s vacant educational developer position(s) to include responsibility for developing and facilitating programs that center on inclusive teaching practices and creating equitable learning environments. d. Recruit and hire staff with appropriate experience and commitment to fulfill new programmatic initiatives described in this document.

Program Contact

Department/Units

  • CELO

  • Ctr for Teaching & Learning

  • Writing in the Disciplines

Goal Beginning Year

  • 2023

Goal End Year

  • 2028

Goal Status

  • In Progress

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