* Past Event *

“Ten Tips for Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy Online” Webinar
17 July 2020

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This webinar reflects on some of the pedagogical and logistical challenges, as well as obstacles to equity and justice, related to teaching and learning online in this COVID moment, and draws on key concepts from anti-oppressive curriculum and pedagogy to offer ten tips for educators.  Taught by Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, this webinar is designed for instructors and leaders in higher education as we prepare for fall courses, but is open to educators, leaders, and advocates at all levels from around the world.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE:

TIP #1: START WITH THE VISION (develop a vision of anti-oppressive education, and orient changes/initiatives towards that vision, not away from it; begin with anti-oppressive education concepts/frameworks, and then flesh them out with curriculum/lessons/programs, not vice versa)

TIP #2: CURRICULUM AS INTERVENTION (develop curriculum as contribution/intervention, as impactful, as relevant, not as typically done)

TIP #3: CURRICULUM AS PARADOXICAL (treat the hidden curriculum as curriculum, not only the formal curriculum as curriculum)

TIP #4: TEACHING AS HUMANIZING (teach to the whole child and value the humanness of student and teacher, rather than focusing so narrowly on content delivery and coverage as to make academics dehumanizing)

TIP #5: LEARNING THROUGH CRISIS AND RESISTANCE (plan to address unlearning, discomfort, and resistance, even if they arise in different ways, rather than narrow the scope of learning just because online)

TIP #6: As we aim to approach teaching as more of a collective act, try to devote faculty meetings to any or all of these topics by asking, “how might we do this online?”

TIP #7: START WITH TECH INEQUITIES AND INJUSTICES (transition to online instruction by starting with steps to address the inequities and injustices, rather than merely replicating the status quo (which can exacerbate inequities/injustices) and hoping to address inequities/injustices later)
-examples of starting with inequities: EXPAND ACCESS
-examples of starting with injustices: REDUCE SCREENTIME

TIP #8: RESIST PRIVATIZATION AND PROFITEERING (ensure that funds go to students, communities, and the public sector, and resist reforms/initiatives that privatize education and fuel corporate profiteering)

TIP #9: BENEFIT FROM WHAT ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES OFFER (identify the positive ways that online technologies can advance your vision for anti-oppressive education, rather than the ways that technologies can merely replicate what typically happens face-to-face)
-examples of value-added: DIFFERENT MODES OF INTERACTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVITY

TIP #10: EDUCATION AS MOVEMENT BUILDING (identify aspects of movement building that can serve as a frame for education, and align all aspects of our individual and collective work accordingly)

FOR REFLECTION: How might you animate one or more of these tips in your teaching and/or in your institution?

AUDIO RECORDING: You can hear the audio recording of this webinar here (sorry, the recording missed the first few minutes of the webinar):