Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A Pathway Forward for Course Design

Concurrent Session 8

Session Materials

Brief Abstract

During this session, we journey together to explore how equity, diversity, and inclusion can directly be incorporated into course design best practices in an effort to begin to address the inequities and challenges faced by many marginalized populations and brought to light through societal events.

 

Presenters

Lead Presenter: Ryan Anderson, University of Wisconsin Extended Campus

Ryan Anderson is the Senior Director of Instructional Design for the University of Wisconsin’s Extended Campus (UWEX). His team works with faculty across the state to create online degree completion programs. They also provide the instructional design and support for the Flexible Option—the University of Wisconsin System’s competency-based degree program. Prior to joining UWEX, Ryan’s led the e-learning design team for Epic—one of the nation’s leading healthcare software vendors that provides services for some of the most well-respected healthcare organizations in the world. Ryan holds a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and he is currently completing a doctoral degree. He frequently presents at both statewide and national conferences.

Co-presenter: Amy Lane, University of Wisconsin - Extension

Co-presenter: Kristine Pierick, UW Extended Campus

Extended Abstract

We plan to engage the audience in activities and discussions throughout the entire session. We’ll begin by having attendees introduce themselves with “I am” statements and build from this as we delve deeper into the topic. Attendees will see how we have modified our design approach to incorporate an equity, diversity, and inclusion goal into the core best practices we espouse and adhere to for course development. Participants will explore and ultimately share how they might modify an actual learning situation. They will work with peers to develop solutions to scenarios where they are immersed in a situation related to EDI in higher education.  All attendees will walk away with a plan of how they can apply the concepts going forward. 

Attendees will take away the following:

  • Identify key attributes of themselves and others and how to account for such diversity in a learning situation.

  • Review EDI resources related to online teaching and learning.

  • Reflect on teaching and learning activities while using an EDI lens.

  • Develop solutions to scenarios where you are immersed in a situation related to EDI in higher education.