Name: Syllabus as a Tool to Dismantle Inequality: A Professional Development Workshop for Faculty
Start: 2022-11-18T15:45:00-0800
End: 2022-11-18T17:00:00-0800

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Syllabus as a Tool to Dismantle Inequality: A Professional Development Workshop for Faculty

Innovation Award Finalist

To dismantle systemic inequality in STEM classes and minimize racial grade gaps, we modified and repurposed a previously validated rubric that measures the degree of syllabi learner-centeredness. We conducted research connecting syllabus learner-centeredness and grade gaps and found courses with more learner-centered syllabi had smaller gaps. Connecting research to practice, we now offer an “Inclusive Syllabus Design” workshop series, training instructors to use our innovative rubric to make small changes with big classroom impacts.

Presenters

Maryam Eslami

PhD Student- Research Assistant, University of California, Irvine

I am a PhD student in education and a member of the Postsecondary Education Research & Implementation Institute at University of California, Irvine. The general mission of our team is to leverage evidence-based practices to combat systemic inequities in college classrooms and promote... Read More →