July 27 – August 16, 2026
Short Course
Description
This short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others.
- Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect our values and worldview (especially as they relate to education and academic achievement).
- Module 2 considers the social component by turning our reflection outwards onto the identities of our students and institutions.
- Module 3 encourages us to use our newly acquired self-awareness to examine the effect of inequitable policies and practices in our classrooms and campuses, and to build a professional development plan to continue developing our equity lens.
Course Learning Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:
- Establish shared terminology surrounding equity and inclusion.
- Describe characteristics of equity minded person.
- Establish a shared framework for understanding systemic privilege and oppression.
- Develop skills to reflect on your own identity, worldview, and practices, in order to uncover assumptions and practices that are inequitable.
- Identify individual and institutional threats to equity.
- Build an action plan for relentless reflection, lifelong learning, and measurable milestones at the individual, departmental, and institutional levels.
Suggested Audience
Faculty (Full-time and part-time), Instructional Designers and Technologists, Faculty Developers/Trainers, staff, and Concurrent Enrollment Instructors.
Estimated Time Commitment
Most participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.
Reflect on your Professional Development
As you progress through this course, please consider how you can use the assignments as a way to highlight your work on your Professional Development Plan. Consider sharing your work with your leadership team.
Course Location
This course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called, MnSite.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation
Questions?
Contact the Network for Educational Development.
Registration Required
Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the course start date.