Connecting Pedagogical Practice to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

June 14, 2023
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We work with instructors who wish to balance disciplinary norms, content, and socialization with their commitment to social justice. Our role is to help instructors maintain rigor while promoting equity. We help align pedagogical practice with values. This is also where we help instructors navigate institutional pressures and connect to institutional initiatives.

Relevant Programs

2024 Strategies and Tools for Teaching at URI: A Workshop for New Full-Time Faculty

This workshop is for instructors who are new to URI and want to launch a successful – inclusive and effective – teaching career at URI.

Date: Aug 13-15, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Remotely via Zoom & Brightspace

Practicing Democracy

This participatory workshop presented by Nick Longo, PhD, will offer a framework and practical strategies for embedding civic engagement across the curriculum. It draws upon a new publication, Practicing Democracy: A Toolkit for Educating Civic Professionals (AAC&U and Campus Compact), a guide that is divided into 12 lessons that use civic prompts and conversation starters for deliberative dialogue in the classroom.

Date: Oct. 16, 2024
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: Hardge Forum, URI Multicultural Center

Practicing Democracy CoP

As a community of practice, the goal of this group is to provide a forum for those who are engaging students in democratic conversations, assignments, and class activities to come together and share experiences, stories, and lessons learned with one another. This group is for you, if you are interested in leaning on your colleagues while also leaning into fostering democracy in the classroom this fall!

Dates: Sept. 19; Oct. 10, 31; Nov. 21, 2024
Time: 10:00am-11:15am
Location: Tyler Hall 225

Strategies & Tools for New Part-Time Faculty

This program for new part-time faculty in their first or second semester at URI helps prepare them for a successful semester by building connections with colleagues, learning more about the URI community and resources, and establishing or further developing their teaching practices.

Date: Aug. 26 - Sept. 6, 2024
Time: Asynchronous Brightspace modules & synchronous virtual meetings
Location: Virtual