Series of Webinars put together by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). Links below open to YouTube.
This @ONE course provides community college instructional faculty with an introduction to Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning (CRTL) pedagogy in the online learning environment. Utilizing an equity framework, the course provides strategies and recommendations for embedding CRTL and other high-impact practices in course design and online classroom practices.
Equity and CRTL in the Online Learning Environment are designed to support faculty in reducing equity and opportunity gaps and improving student success outcomes by creating equity-minded online classrooms that are welcoming, supportive, student-centered.
4 week, approximately 10 hours per week.
Cross-Cultural Competency is structured around the concepts of Awareness, Acceptance and Respect and includes five modules: Global Village, Religious Diversity, Gender and Sexuality, disABILITY, and an introductory module. The course takes a conversational approach to sometimes sensitive subjects and aims to help participants understand and respect one another and be able to function in diverse environments encountered in the workplace, in the classroom, or in social settings. Cross-Cultural Competency was developed by the University of West Florida’s Innovation Institute in partnership with Dr. Kim LeDuff, UWF’s Chief Diversity Officer and VP of Academic Engagement.
The unanticipated transition from face-to-face to online courses in response to COVID-19 presents a substantial challenge for many community college faculty, particularly those who have worked to create a teaching and learning environment that prioritizes equity and equity-mindedness. In this webinar, Drs. Frank Harris III and J. Luke Wood are presenting some salient trends and issues that complicate the experiences of diverse community college learners in online courses and propose equity-minded teaching and learning strategies for faculty teaching online courses.
This is a recording of the free Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA) webinar of March 26, 2020.
In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and others, educators are determining options for a thoughtful response. At first, school superintendents and college presidents responded by releasing public statements to their campus communities. But public statements in and of themselves are meaningless without thoughtful action that addresses the pervasive real and symbolic violence against Black communities.
In this June 24, 2020 webinar, the presenters (Dr. Frank Harris III. Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud, Dr. J. Luke Wood and Lasana Hotep) address tangible strategies for addressing anti-Blackness in schools, colleges, and universities. Educators and institutions looking for concrete strategies and next steps should attend.
The transition to online instruction and student services in response to COVID-19 presents a substantial challenge for most post-secondary institutions. Among the most pervasive challenges are issues with racial bias and racial microaggressions that serve to impede the student experience. In an environment typified by time constraints, stress, and the unknown – racial strife is at an all-time high. This webinar focuses on strategies that educators can use to address issues of bias and microaggressions in order to meet the needs of historically underrepresented and under-served students in the online environment. The conversation was facilitated by Drs. Frank Harris III and J. Luke Wood, April 28, 2020.
Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA). The continuing education courses for teachers give an opportunity to identify responsibility and accountability and apply a myriad of skills and techniques to make learning for men of color interesting. With these courses, you can understand how racial disparities affect the lives of students of color, get deep insights into the culture and environment they dwell in, the stereotypes associated with their physical appearance and skin color, ways to discipline them in classrooms, and lots more. Besides learning to teach men of color, you can also give a boost to your own professional development. You can improve your teaching capacity, classroom practice, and bring a positive change in the lives of students of color.
Continuing education credits for teachers may be offered for some courses. Cost $200. Courses include: Teaching Men of Color in the Community College, Unconscious Bias, Racial Microaggressions, Supporting Men of Color in the Community College, Best Practices for Teaching in the Community College, Black Minds Matter (free).
Microsoft eLesson self-paced training course on unconscious bias. Mostly in text and question form, this is a overview of how diversity impacts business, innovation, and employee productivity and happiness.