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Inclusive Engagement (Series 1)

Venue
Virtual
County / Region
United Kingdom
Position on the Pathway
Grow your skills
Fellowship Category
All Fellowship Categories
Event Type
Virtual Workshop
Focus
Equality
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Two half-day modules: 10 & 24 January. Participants will need to be available to attend both sessions
Institution Type
Higher Education and Further Education
Price From
£195

Overview

Institutions and individual practitioners face a continuous challenge in engaging with students, in the classroom, in extra-curricula activities and in the leadership and governance of institutions. Making sure we provide accessible and inclusive methods via which to engage with our students, is even more paramount as we enter this new phase on virtual and hybrid teaching models.

This two-part workshop from Advance HE will introduce the latest literature, practitioner learning, and sector insights to support participants in ensuring inclusivity for all as they embark on co-production and partnership initiatives with students. The course will address the challenges of an inclusive curriculum, adopting anti-racist policies and bias in student to staff feedback. Participants will also have the opportunity to critically apply their learning to a ‘live’ assignment or initiative within in their own institution.

The blended module involves two half-day online workshops, and c. 1 hour of independent reflection and reading.

Who should attend?

This module is ideal for programme or module leaders, academic developers, QA or EDI teams, student reps/officers or similar interested in enhancing their student partnership work in learning, teaching and assessment.

While this session will primarily reflect the equality landscape and terminology of the UK higher education sector, there will be underlying issues and approaches that will be of interest to our global members.

Who is delivering the course?

Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred

Lead Consultant, EDI
,
Advance HE
Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred
Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred is a Lead Consultant, EDI at Advance HE. A Senior Fellow, Lindy-Ann brings over three decades of experience in a range of education sectors both nationally and internationally.

Mia Liyanage

Educational Developer: Climate, Racial and Social Justice
Mia Liyanage
Mia Liyanage is a decolonisation advocate working across UK higher education. She is the author of 'Miseducation: decolonising curricula, culture and pedagogy in UK universities', published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) in July 2020. She is currently Educational Developer: Climate, Racial and Social Justice at University of the Arts London (UAL). Mia's roots are in student activism; she was Co-Chair of Common Ground Oxford, a student movement challenging racism, classism and the legacy of colonialism in both the University and the city of Oxford. She has also worked in EDI teams at Goldsmiths and UAL, and as a consultant at multiple institutions.