Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy Certificate
Faculty Presentation
SESSION 8C: Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy Certificate
Drs. Michele Villagran, Darra L. Hofman, Mohammad Masum, &
Guannan Liu | San Jose State University (CA)
Zoom Room C*
Outcomes
Discuss what the College of Professional and Global Education
(CPGE) Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (EDISJ)
Committee at San Jose State University has learned from the
process of developing an anti-oppressive pedagogical project,
focusing on the certificate.
Outline the detailed processes of developing such a
certificate.
Describe the barriers and challenges in the development and
implementation of a certificate for faculty.
Description:
The College of Professional and Global Education (CPGE) Equity,
Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (EDISJ) Committee at San
Jose State University recognizes the value of diversity in
persons and perspectives of the academic departments and
associated faculty, staff, and students. The committee seeks to
increase awareness of diversity, and social justice, and maintain
an inclusive environment for the College academic departments’
faculty, staff, and students. One such way is through creating
professional development opportunities! This session will focus
on our current anti-oppressive pedagogy initiative over the last
four years and specifically highlight our “Achieving Equitable
Student Outcomes” certificate rolled out to faculty beginning
fall 2023. Prior, we created a literature review, conducted a
survey with our faculty, staff, and students to understand their
needs, and recommended and utilized equity rubrics on courses.
This fall 2023, five faculty participated in the pilot
certificate which was a sixteen-week online program for CPGE
faculty interested in developing course materials around
principles of equity and inclusion. The course covered topics
such as equity and inclusion principles, creating courses that
are equitable and inclusive, providing support for students, and
utilizing assessment strategies that promote equity.
Participating faculty evaluated their teaching materials and
methods to foster diversity and inclusivity in their classes,
resulting in more equitable outcomes for students. From December
15, 2023, to March 15, 2024, we had the opportunity to continue
to offer the certificate with 8 participants under a different
funding source and focus at the university level.
Presenters: Drs. Michele Villagran, Darra
L. Hofman, Mohammad Masum, & Guannan Liu
Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
(Pacific Time)
Location: https://sites.google.com/view/peraltaequityconference/2024-conference/2024-program/2024-apr-29-sessions?authuser=0