Faculty learning communities : working towards a more equitable, just, and antiracist future in higher education / Kristin N. Rainville, Cynthia G. Desrochers, Northridge, David G. Title ; foreword by Milton D. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rainville, Kristin N., author.

Desrochers, Cynthia G., author.

Title, David G., author.

Contributor:

Cox, Milton D., writer of foreword.

Series:

Transforming teaching and learning in higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professional learning communities.

Communities of practice.

College teachers--Professional relationships.

College teachers.

Social justice and education.

Anti-racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Working towards a more equitable, just, and antiracist future in higher education

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

"This edited book on Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) provides and explores powerful examples of FLCs as a impactful form of professional learning for faculty in higher education. The chapters describe faculty learning community initiatives focused on diversity, equity, and belonging in higher education. Contributing authors provide a framework for faculty learning communities and how these communities can offer faculty a place and space to explored antiracist and social justice-oriented teaching. show the impact of faculty learning communities on teaching practices or student learning, and describe how these communities of practice can lead to institutional change. The book's foreword, by Milton D. Cox, investigates the past and future of faculty learning communities focused on diversity and equity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword : faculty learning communities, diversity, and inclusion : past informs future / Milton D. Cox

Cultural communities of practice : faculty seeking equity for indigenous, Black, immigrant, and international students in a collaborative nursing program in Saskatchewan / Selinda England

A plea for connection : could a faculty of color learning community be that space / K. Kayon Morgan and Thomas Lee Morgan

Practicing togetherness as communities embodying social justice : what does it feel like and how do we know it's happening / Rebekah Chappell and Alexia Buono

Rippling out : faculty learning community fellows as critical change agents for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion / Kristen Helmer, Neena Thota, Paula L.S. Rees, and Jonique Childs

Uncovering the inequality of equity : narratives of faculty fatigue and "consciousness" in intergroup dialogue / Aireale J. Rodgers

Building faculty capacity for anti-oppressive teaching : instructional coaching and the inclusive pedagogies observation protocol at Colorado College / Kristina M. Valtierra and Manya C. Whitaker

Exploring language and advocating for linguistic justice / Joy Janzen

Grassroots anti-racism faculty learning community : confronting White supremacy through shared leadership / Rachel Burk, Jina Fast, Bethany A. Ford, Mary Packard, Stephanie Savick, and Jennifer Watson Wester

Anti-oppressive pedagogy : connecting theory to practice within faculty learning communities / Manya C. Whitaker and Peony E. Fhagen

Building capacity to foster racial equity : faculty learning communities for department chairs and program directors / Brian L. McGowan, Samantha Cohen, Kiho Kim, Michael Schroeder, Amanda Taylor, Ximena Varela, and Shari E. Watkins

The experiences of Black men in a faculty learning community devoted to Black male collegians / Michael Wood, Stephen Thorne, Julius Davis, Mark Cox, Maurice Robinson, Michael Hawkins, and David Reed

Equity, social justice, and anti-racism : an FLC for personal, curricular and institutional transformation / Shradha Tibrewal, Betsy Eudey, and Mary Roaf

Preparing critically conscious teachers for the 21st century hybrid/online classroom / James Martinez, Regina L. Suriel, Meagan C. Arrastia-Chisholm, Rosalyn Castano Leech, Sean Lennon, and Nicole D. Alemanne

Splash, wade, swim, dive : flexible university support for faculty-initiated equity, diversity, and inclusion learning communities / Clayton Austin, Cherstin M. Lyon, Pavlina McGrady, Margaret Perrow, and Carey Jean Sojka

"You can't engage in decolonizing work alone" : the value, challenges, and tensions around building a contract teaching faculty community to disrupt colonialism / Holly Gibbs, Brent Hagerman, Erin Hodson, Sobia Iqbal, Chris Klassen, Lisa Kuron, Jennifer Marshman, Bina Mehta, and Marybeth White

The development of a faculty learning community on inclusive mentoring / Kate Williams

Cultivating being and practice : integrating the "why, how, and what" in higher education / Velma L. Cobb

Liberating faculty learning community spaces : enacting revolutionary pedagogies by invoking the spirit of Che and Paulo / Candi Cipactli Corral, April Petillo, and Gerald Wood

Cross-institutional FLCs that support equity-based pedagogy and student success / Breana Bayraktar, Kim Case, Jodi Fisler, Heather Keith, and Mary-Ann Winkelmes

Building relationships and connecting inclusive pedagogy through higher education faculty learning communities / Micah Bruce-Davis, Maria I. Bravo-Ruiz, Marietta S. Adams, Tori K. Flint, Aimee H. Barber, Shaofei Han, Melissa A. Gallagher, and Michelle Haj-Broussard

Calling for collaborative faculty learning community initiatives to promote inclusive postsecondary education for students with autism / Tanyathorn Hauwadhanasuk, aura Coleman, Diana Seach, Mustafa Karnas, Min Zhuang, and Mathieu Sze

A social work department's efforts to confront racism via a faculty learning community / Nicole Saint-Louis, Joy Greenberg, and Jessica M. Kahn.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-87304-49-6

OCLC:

1429857023