Some brief notes on my learning and main take-aways from the Educational Development Community in Canada Conference (February 28 and 29, 2024).
DAY 1
When UDL Meets EDI: The role of educational developers in bottom-up implementation in higher education
What stood out:
- Facilitators did an access check
- Facilitators modelled UDL in many ways and provided options to the breakout rooms and for participation overall
- Look into: Access, Build, Internalize – don’t really get this (part of CAST)
- They shared a helpful model they use for the Course Design Certificate. (I have discussed this with Sue and we will be meeting with Mike to explore further)
- Resource shared: https://www.mcgill.ca/skills21/facilitator-guide/reflect/inclusive-workshop-toolkit
Facilitators: Michal Kasprzak, Samantha Chang, Jasjit Sangha
Exploring Safe Spaces in Educational Development
What stood out:
- The facilitator gave us 5 minutes of totally unstructured time at the beginning of the session. He referred to it as decolonizing the opening.
Resources/ideas:
- Elaine Alec’s work: https://www.cultivatingsafespaces.com/
- Liberatory space vs safe space (as shared by one of the participants)
Facilitator: Richard Li
Educational Developers as Leaders: Reflections on Formal and Informal Roles
What stood out:
- The categories of professional ED identity that gives me additional language to think about my role as an ED. Plus, the additional layers of micro, meso, macro (page 3 of the handout) and informal/formal leadership.
- Categories included:
- Designer, Curator, Explorer, Championer, Translator, Strategic Planner, Actualizer, Collaborator, Persuader, Synthesizer
Taking a Coaching Approach to Teaching and Learning Consultations
Here are the resources Natasha Kenny and I shared at our keynote workshop:
Taking Coach Approach (presentation slides in PDF)
2024 EDCC Taking a Coach Approach (handout)
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