"Where do I even start?" Recommendations for faculty diversifying syllabi in ecology, evolution, and the life sciences.

ABSTRACT: Diversifying curricula is of increasing interest in higher education, including in ecology and evolution and allied fields. Yet, many educators may not know where to start. Here we provide a framework for meeting standard curriculum goals while enacting anti-racist and anti-colonial syllabi that is grounded in the development of a sustainable network of educators. In addition to highlighting this professional learning process and sharing the list of resources our group has developed, we provide suggestions to help educators highlight contributions of minoritized groups, explore multiple ways of knowing, and perform critical assessments of foundational views of life and environmental science fields. We further discuss the key classroom dynamics that affect the success of such anti-racist an

SUBMITTER: Perrin-Stowe TIN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9810791 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature