Are Your Students Global Citizens? How to Teach Diversity to the Leaders of Tomorrow
Teaching diversity requires strong relationships that encourage dialogue and action so that today’s students become leaders of tomorrow. Confederation College has been embedding Indigenous knowledge into classrooms since 2010 through specially developed Indigenous Learning Outcomes (ILO). The infusion of ILOs into program-specific courses throughout the college is intended to provide all students with opportunities to develop an understanding of Indigenous Knowledge through diverse world views and cultural frameworks in relation to their chosen career field. The concept of embedding diverse perspectives into curriculum is a transferable skill that can be applied by educators.
This session presents the ILOs as a case study while encouraging participants to adapt the model presented to fit their own curriculum. The goal of the session is to demonstrate how embedding a diversity of perspectives into the classroom leads to a better understanding of cultural frameworks, and Indigenous Knowledges as a means to improving critical thinking skills.
S. Brenda Small, Vice President, Centre for Policy and Research in Indigenous Learning
Leslie Macgregor, Associate Dean, School of Access & Success
Lisa Jack, Manager, Paterson Learning Commons
Please Note:
Only those attending the LIVE webinar will receive a certificate of attendance. Thank you!
A thought-provoking presentation.
Thank you.
Dr. Vicki D. Vandervelde – Business Division
Very nice presentation. Confederation College has a nice approach to addressing the need and opportunity for community driven education.
Kevin Ward – Business Division
This presentation is such a wonderful example of seeing a need and working to fill that need with details, inclusion, research, and passion. Having been in the position of seeing indigenous schools throughout the US, I have long thought that those of the First Nations were significantly underserved. I love many things about this program, not the least of which is that the learning outcomes are aligned with the culture of the people, not forcing the people to align their learning to a foreign culture. Culture is, and should be, a large part of any person’s education. I hope this will migrate its way south to the US.
Miriam Holtzclaw, Accounting – Business Division