The EDI Toolkit was formally launched on June 9 during Showcase. During the launch, The EDI Toolkit’s author, Professor Shara Stone, spoke about the impetus for creating an EDI Toolkit and how Humber faculty can utilize the EDI Toolkit as a framework for instruction that fosters belonging in the classroom. Professor Stone was joined by Humber faculty, Professor Cara Castro, Professor Shaheen Ariefdien and Professor Farah Jamal Karmali, who shared how they integrate principles of belonging and inclusion in their work as educators.
The EDI Toolkit – “Teaching for Belonging: Inclusive and Identity-Responsive Instruction” is anchored in five key components:
- Establish new and more inclusive norms for teaching
- Ground teaching and learning in responsiveness to student’s identities
- Acknowledge Indigenous forms of learning and research as beneficial to ALL students
- Shift away from assumptions that reinforce a narrow and homogeneous education
- Foster a conscientious sense of community that facilitates student goal-setting
For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact Ranya Khan, Associate Dean, Teaching Excellence.
