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Book SynopsisColleges and universities cannot ignore the increasingly diverse student population in their classrooms, and how a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion across disciplines trains students in the intercultural awareness they will need in competitive job markets. Yet while faculty may be aware of a need to understand EDI goals in relationship to their disciplines, and institutions may support EDI in theory, the onus of pedagogical training in EDI often falls on individual faculty. This book was written by faculty and administrators for educators who value the goals of EDI, and seek an intellectual community to help them develop their practice. Important to this book is an honest discussion of common challenges faculty may face when they engage in this difficult work, and effective strategies for addressing those challenges. The chapters are grouped according to six different themes: respect for divergent learning styles; inclusion and exclusion; technology and social action; affectiv
Table of ContentsForeword: Betty Overton Preface Introduction: Stephanie Burrell Storms, Sarah K. Donovan, and Theodora P. Williams I. Respect for Divergent Learning Styles Chapter One: Placing disAbility Front and Center in EDI Studies by Hyun Uk Kim Chapter Two: Not Just Accommodating: Pedagogy Beyond the Archetypical by Rory E. Kraft Jr. and Kevin Hermberg II. Inclusion and Exclusion Chapter Three: Teaching Indigenous Sovereignty in Multicultural America by Danica Sterud Miller Chapter Four: The Paradox of Inclusion and Exclusion by Samira Y. Garcia, Tabitha L. McCoy, and Hoa N. Nguyen III. Technology and Social Action Chapter Five: by From Awareness to Action: Creating PSAs to Promote EDI Stephanie Burrell Storms, Jay Rozgonyi, and Kathi Rainville Chapter Six: Disturbing Voices: Literacy in the Archive and the Community by Betsy Bowen IV. Affective Considerations Chapter Seven: Awakening to Shame’s Role in Privilege and Oppression by Kelly Forrest and Peter Thompson Chapter Eight: Know Thyself: Implicit Bias and Mindfulness by Paula Gill-Lopez Chapter Nine: Transforming fear into courage: EDI and Compassion-based learning by Josephine Pui-Hing Wong and Carla T. Hilario V. Reflection for Critical Consciousness Chapter Ten: Tools for Raising a Critical Consciousness by Amy Bergstrom Chapter Eleven: A Person-Centered Approach to Facilitate Students’ Social Advocacy by Stephaney Morrison VI. Safe Spaces and Resistance Chapter Twelve: Anticipating Resistances and Leveraging a Response by Kim Barber Chapter Thirteen: Curricular ‘Safe Spaces’: Clarifying Potential Misconceptions by Chris Adamo Author Biographies
