LibGuides: ID-5000 v4: Week 8 Resources

Week 8 Resources

In this brief video (3:45), the former co-chairs of the University Diversity Committee explain more about why NU values all individuals.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218
The U.S. government collects a myriad of data concerning the demographics of those who live in the U.S. Consider citing census data as you explore diversity issues in your local school, district, and community.

Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design: A Framework and Guide to Building Online Wisdom Communities by Charlotte Gunawardena; Casey Frechette; Ludmila Layne
ISBN: 9781315439181
Publication Date: 2018-07-04
Gunawardena, C. N., Frechette, C., & Layne, L. (2019). Culturally inclusive instructional design: A framework and guide to building online wisdom communities. New York, NY: Routledge.
Read Chapter 1: Designing for Culture, Learning, and Community (Pages 17-31) for additional perspectives on the intersection of culture and instructional design.

Diversity
Northcentral University (NU). (n.d.) Diversity. Retrieved from https://www.ncu.edu/about-ncu/who-we-are/diversity
This page from the NU website introduces NU's statements on diversity, including how the university defines diversity and values diversity throughout the university.
Academic Writer: Heading Levels
American Psychological Association (APA). (n.d.). Academic Writer: Heading levels [Tutorial].
This tutorial will assist you in formatting the headings in your signature assignment. The tutorial is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) as part of the Academic Writer tool.
Take a Test
Project Implicit. (2011). Take a Test. Retrieved from https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Visit this project and consider taking some of the quizzes that might suggest biases of which you are unaware. Remember, everyone has implicit biases; identifying biases doesn’t mean you are a bad person; it means you are learning about yourself!

Instructional Design Frameworks and Intercultural Models by Patricia A. Young
ISBN: 9781605664262
Publication Date: 2009
Offers practical applications for the construction of user interfaces, products, services, and other online environments useful in the development of culture-based designs.

Universal Design for Learning
Spencer, S. A. (Academic). (2015). Universal design for learning [Video file]. Retrieved from SAGE Video.
In this video (37:25), Dr. Spencer discusses UDL over 15 different segments. If necessary, view this longer video broken into several segments at a time.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
McIntosh, P. (1990). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Independent School, 49(2), 31-36.
This is McIntosh’s classic work describing White privilege. Whether or not you identify as White, it is important to understand this phenomenon and how it might appear in your particular contexts.

In this short video (4:08), Dr. James Billings, Dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS), discusses NU's commitment to diversity. Note how Dr. Billings shares some of his own background as he relates to the NU Diversity Wheel.

Universal Design for Learning: Guidelines for Accessible Online Instruction
Rogers-Shaw, C., Carr-Chellman, D. J., & Choi, J. (2018). Universal design for learning: Guidelines for accessible online instruction. Adult Learning, 29(1), 20–31.
This article relates UDL to issues of social justice and may help you to better appreciate the sentiment that accessible design benefits everyone.

Optional Resources

SCoE: Diversity in Education
by Benita Ghura Last Updated Dec 19, 2023 354 views this year

NU’s Diversity in Education LibGuide has a wealth of resources, websites, and examples that will help you connect the content of this course to specific issues in your local context.

SoPSS: Psychology of Gender and Sexual Fluidity
by Jamie Diermier Last Updated Apr 14, 2024 252 views this year

NU’s Gender Diversity LibGuide has a wealth of resources that will help you connect the content of this course to specific issues in your local context.

NU’s Social Justice LibGuide has a wealth of resources that will help you connect the content of this course to specific issues in your local context.

Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance. (n.d.). Diversity, equity and justice.
Despite the use of the word tolerance, which is not the same as affirmation, the Teaching Tolerance collection is a treasure trove of articles, resources, strategies, and other items related to how to teach cultural competency and sensitivity in today’s educational environments and beyond.

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