CARE & EQUITY

Design Forward

An emergent exploration of critical instructional design.

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Do you feel like you would benefit from talking to someone about the topics, resources, and activities of this module? Do you want to start thinking about how to apply what you’re learning in an upcoming course? 

Feel free to make an appointment with Martha in the CoLab or Megan in ET&S for one-on-one support! 

Meet with Martha

Choose this appointment if you have a quick question or problem you want to talk to through–or if you need help navigating some part of the module!

Choose this appointment if you need a longer conversation about your teaching, courses, projects, etc.

Meet with Megan

Consult with Megan on academic technology questions related to the module. 

Resisting and Embracing Care

Incorporating care into our pedagogy may seem like a common sense idea, but, in reality, the concept of care is complex and often fraught. How do you define care (love? compassion? kindness?) and what does it actually mean to care for students? (or our colleagues? or ourselves?) What do you do when caring approaches seem at odds with your own instincts? Or when different students require different kinds of care? Or when your institution encourages you to be caring but doesn’t necessarily return the favor?

In this module hopefully you’ll have a chance to unpack the word and think more deeply about your own positioning of care in your teaching.