In this second workshop we will start from the beginning of the process of thinking about your learning environment as a place that is welcoming and inclusive and one in which all learners can participate equally in mutual learning, challenging discussion, and intellectual growth. We will discuss challenging incidents reported by faculty and how to navigate these challenges in order to foster productive and inclusive dialogue and curricular content on a range of issues that touch on gender, race, ethnicity, and religion, among other things. We will also discuss how implicit biases or blind spots get in the way of successfully creating a learning environment in which these issues can be discussed in a critical manner while respecting the diversity and difference of learning participants. The workshop will provide guidance, scenarios and role-playing, and explore some best practices from your colleagues and others. We will also launch our new Equity Forward Case Series, which empowers faculty to present and share a case around bias and/or microaggressions in the learning environment, by sharing a protocol with all interested faculty in creating a collaborative, intentional space for this continued dialogue. This workshop will primarily be led by Joselyn Lewis, Director of Inclusive Pedagogy at CNDLS. CME credit will be offered.
