Inclusive Practices Unit. April - July 2022.
Credit rating: Level of study: Contact Hours:
20 7 24
The ‘Inclusive Practices’ unit takes the position that racist structures underpin all institutions and that it is the responsibility of everyone to work to combat this in their own professional contexts and life practices. In this unit you will develop your understanding of the pedagogies of social justice through the Freirean frame of critical pedagogy, and the notion of education as a non-neutral space. Through your engagement with the resources presented, you will develop a deeper criticality and awareness of your practices. You will reflect on your personal and professional identities and how these inform your actions. You will learn about inclusive pedagogy and critical race theory, and how they apply to your day-to-day work at the university. Using the lenses of intersectional anti-racism and positionality, you will scope, design and integrate a small change within your own practice. This unit is process-led, not productled. A key objective is personal change through identity work. Reflexivity will support your journey to learn about, critique, reflect on, and transform your environments and your practices. The overall aim is to energise participants to create learning spaces which are more open, divergent, and just. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this unit you will be able to: 1. Articulate the development of your positionality and identity through the lens of inclusive practices. [Communication] 2. Manifest your understanding of practices of inequity, their impact, and the implications for your professional context. [Knowledge] 3. Critically evaluate institutional, national and global perspectives of equality and diversity in relation to your academic practice context. [Enquiry] 4. Enact a sustainable transformation that applies intersectional social justice within your practice. [Realisation]
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