Funded LITE Grant Projects: Equity and Diversity

Developing a decolonized framework for developing courses based on the Indigenous Seven Laws 

Assessing social implications of discrimination in computing fields, assessing online versus in-person learning

Creating a multi-media arts-based workshop that focuses on social analysis and change

Foregrounding disability-inclusive approaches in spatial design through workshops and the development of a microcredit course

Investigating malleable mindsets in overcoming conflict and the effect of culturally valuing independence on student success

Examining student awareness of identity markers and postcolonial theory

Developing materials for instructors to use in collaborative group work that supports EDI goals

Investigating experiential learning opportunities for a course on diversity in leisure

Piloting a workshop to address cultural implicit biases surrounding healthcare and health studies

Design co-teaching strategies and materials for two weeks of both GSJ 3xx and 101

Creating a collaborative case study for 5 students from each department to process and develop problem solving strategies for social issues

Creating scaffolding for safe and collaborative learning

Development of collaborative relationships with Indigenous Knowledge keepers to produce STEM resources acceptable to Indigenous communities

Examining the learning outcomes of Indigenous teaching lenses on non-indigenous students

Initiating the relationship between UW and the W2B program, which allows incarcerated individuals to take courses alongside university students by funding W2B instructor training and piloting a W2B workshop for raising awareness

Creation of a multi-media resource that illustrates the historical mapping and documentation of treaty making in Canada

Investigating the usage on online collaborative work and their role in reducing inequity in STEM

Creating an online module and in-person workshop on healthcare professionalism and attitudes

Developing an online module on weight bias in education for the faculty of health

Examining student engagement and instructors’ methods during social, political, and cultural issue discussion

Forming an equity-competency model for usage in Sustainable Food System Education curriculum

Assessing the impact of creative or “making” activities and platforms as a “Third Space” used for bridging personal and professional identities on minoritized students’ sense of self and sense of belonging.

Evaluating evidence-based practices and implementing instructor training to improve student wellbeing, belonging, and equity

Investigating the use of disability disclosure strategies in co-operative education and the subsequent workplace outcomes

Investigating how race is discussed, understood, and assessed in Gender and Social Justice (GSJ) classrooms, with the goal of enhancing anti-racist teaching practices

Using the creation of a “science identity” to address the underrepresentation of certain demographics in STEM