Conference schedule and sessions
90-minute interactive sessions (in-person)
Offered during the pre-conference (Wednesday, April 24), these sessions provide an in-depth opportunity for collaborative interaction and discussion of ideas through individual workshops, panel discussions, roundtables, creative performance, or other forms of creative expression such as storytelling, drumming, music, spoken word, and dance to share knowledge, expertise and lived experiences. These sessions may be designed to critically examine topics, explore issues and develop strategies related to the conference theme.
All pre-conference sessions will take place in-person, at the University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
60-minute interactive sessions (online)
These interactive, online sessions provide an in-depth opportunity for collaborative interaction and discussion of ideas through individual workshops, panel discussions, roundtables, creative performance, or other forms of creative expression such as storytelling, drumming, music, spoken word, and dance to share knowledge, expertise and lived experiences. These sessions may be designed to critically examine topics, explore issues and develop strategies related to the conference theme.
All 60-minute interactive conference sessions will be offered as concurrent online sessions, on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26.
Mixed media sessions (asynchronous, online)
Mixed media videos provide an opportunity to visually communicate and share practices, research findings or early-stage research projects relevant to the conference theme. Presenters are encouraged to choose the style, format and approach that best suits their topic.
Mixed media presentations will be available to watch throughout the conference on the event platform Cvent.
30-minute research presentations and discussion (online)
These presentations are focused on a 20-minute overview and discussion of a particular research topic, methodology, or project related to the conference theme, including an additional 10-minute opportunity for guided Q&A from conference attendees.
All 30-minute research presentations will be offered as concurrent online sessions, on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26.
Pre-conference | Wednesday, April 24, 2024
All times listed are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:45 – 10 a.m. | Navigating the Tensions & Possibilities of Brave Work: Dr. Jennifer MacDonald and Dr. Jennifer Markides |
| 10 – 11:30 a.m. | Interactive sessions |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | In Dialogue: Dr. Shawna Cunningham and Dr. Malinda Smith |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Break |
| 1:30 – 3 p.m. | Interactive sessions |
| 3 – 4:30 p.m. | What is Queer Pedagogy? Or, Stop Teaching Straight!: Dr. Dawn Johnston, Dr. William Bridel, Dr. Derritt Mason, and Dr. Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri |
| 4:30 – 5 p.m. | Networking |
Pre-Conference Interactive Sessions (90-minutes)
Academic blackout poetry: reclaiming identity & embracing belonging.
R. Avelar, J. Stewart
Anti-racism in the Great White North: Building capacity to address inequities in post-secondary teaching and learning
F. Usman
Barriers to Access, Limits to Change: Confronting Settler Colonial Realities in Higher Education
A. Poppendorf, B. Lindsay
Belonging in Teaching & Learning Scholarship: Enacting EDIA Principles
M. Summers, B. Gilbert, J. P. Paez
Building an inclusive learning community through an EdCog Journal Club
K. George, J. Kim, B. White
Cultivating sustainability through indigenous teachings in PSE
L. Grizzlypaws, B. M. McCollum
Equity, Diversity, and Belonging in Field Courses
J. Cuthbertson, J. Kaplan, R. Nair, S. Vamosi
Inclusive Advocacy Curriculum: Integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Learners with and without disabilities
J. Goddard, S. Stinson, S. Lewis
Not business as usual: building partnerships, building wall tents
C. Grandy, R. Hulstein
Ssksinima’stoh’sinni (Teachings) from a creation story
S. Price, Elder Roy, Elder Hayden
Stories from Inside the Circle: Indigeneity and Resurgent Practice in Post-secondary
S. Cunningham
This Storied Place: Learning about Colonization, Resurgence & Reconciliation
M. Scott, H. Bensler
Conference Day 1 | April 25, 2024
All times listed are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
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| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9 - 9:30 a.m. | Conference opening and Elder blessing |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | Keynote | Anti-racist approaches to higher education: Aisha Haque |
| 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Interactive sessions |
| 12 – 12:30 p.m. | Research presentations |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch break |
| 1:30 - 2:50 p.m. | Keynote | The Issue of Anti-Disablism and Attitudinal Accessibility: Gregor Wolbring |
| 2:50 - 3:20 p.m. | Research presentations |
| 3:20 – 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Interactive sessions |
Day 1 Interactive Sessions (60-minutes)
A Toolkit for Advancing Anti-Racism in Curriculum & Pedagogy
B. Denga, R. Bock-Freeman, M. Haghighat, D. Witherspoon
Accessible Teaching: Moving Beyond the Universal Design For Learning
B. McDermott, G. Pletnyova, L. Yu
An Inclusive Education Framework for HE: From Individual Practice to Institutional Change
K. Hubbard, P. Gawthorpe
Anti-Racism and Internationalization: International Students’ Experiences with Anti-Racism Discourses in Post-Secondary Education.
S. Mehta, S. Hardware, S. Jain, C. Kim
Collaborative Endeavors: Bridging the Gap for Enhanced Student Experiences
S. Ha, A. de Salvatierra
Cultivating a Sense of Belonging Among Online Adult Learners
T. Tarbutton, L. Doyle
Deconstructing inclusive teaching and belonging: From experiences to actions
J. Stang, A. Cantin, M. Summers, B. Burkinshaw, N. Sandblom, C. G. da Rocha
Dwennimmenn Nkonsonkonson: The Dream of Decolonial Storytelling
R. Nyamekye
EDIA, COVID-19 Vaccine Development, and the Courage of Migrant Scientists
J. C. López
Embracing Experiential Learning: Insights from 'Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy’
M. Kloetzel, S. Lamouche, T. Milnes
Graduate students speak out on ideal supervision and where improvement is needed
M. Jacobsen, S. Johnston, T. Butler, A. Paquette
How To Be a Global Learning Champion: Cultivating Global Minds in the Classroom
R. Trautwein, C. Packer
Incorporating Universal Design for Learning into Programs
P. Dyjur, K. Grant, J. Carter
Instructor Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Caring Practice of Student Feedback of Teaching
M. Noble, M. McDonald
Introducing cultural humility and an intercultural competence self-assessment: Inviting educator reflections
R. Dhaliwal
Pedagogical Innovations in Online Learning: An Exploration of Equity, Diversity, and Belonging
A. Spears, C. Brown
Teaching Through Connection: Strategies for Developing Belonging in Postsecondary Learning Communities
A. Grover, S. Moieldin, D. Morris-O'Connor
"What’s happened to you?”; Building Trauma-Sensitive Practice On Campus
M. Martin, S. Jamil
Day 1 Research Presentations (30-minutes)
Assessing equity, diversity and inclusion in undergraduate research experiences
H. Zahroh, F. Mraiche
Beyond Mentor-Mentee Relationship: Engaging ITAs as EDI Partners
M. A. Arshad
Beyond Words: The Unspoken Interpersonal Challenges of Students
S. Hosseini
Creating Positive Classroom Cultures Based on Student-Centered Learning
R. Bene, E. McNeilly
Critical Reflections on Undergraduate Research as Experiential Learning
A. M. Akram
Embracing multiple stories: Lessons from teaching an Anti-Black Racism course
M. Akinfemisoye-Adejare
First do no harm: Veterinary Service-Learning with Indigenous Communities
J. Tan, Y. P. Pratt
From Technique to Critique: Pop Culture & EDIA in Professional Studies
K. Jubas, F. Patten
How to be a “Good” TA – comfort in the physics lab
S. Lane
Improving mental health resources and support in ethnic minority and immigrant students in post-secondary education
M. Mohamad, E. A. El-Niaje
Incorporating active learning and gamification in an asynchronous course
N. Sharmin, A. K. Chow
Instructor and Student Reflections on First Experiences with Ungrading
M. Callahan
Interdisciplinary courses as spaces of reflection and exploration
N. Sandblom, É. Campbell, B. Gilbert
Moving beyond the discomfort of intercultural competence in higher ed.
G. Blackman
Open Educational Resources as a Catalyst for Linguistic Equity
M. Brown
Reducing Barriers in Interactive Digital Learning Tools
E. Marasco, B. Kindleman
Students as partners: Developing teaching cases from student EDIA research
J. Axe, R. Wilson-Mah, Z. MacLeod, B. Duggan, D. Gatchalian
Empowering Immigrant Women Through Teaching Critical Discourse Analysis and Cartoons Analysis: Fostering Equity and Inclusion
M. Mahdavian
Exploring the impact of role models on undergraduate science students
S. Abdul-Sater, S. Balaji, N. Braganolo, A. Douelrachad, H. Fakhrizada, A. Heidari, A. Ratnayake, A. Tarana, T. Mahtani, A. Ashok, T. Kelly
Conference Day 2 | April 26, 2024
All times listed are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
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| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9 - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote | Checking and Changing Our Systems and Ourselves For Equity: It Takes Courage!: Enid Lee |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Interactive sessions |
| 11:30 – 12 p.m. | Research presentations |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch break |
| 1 - 1:30 p.m. | Research presentations |
| 1:30 - 2 p.m. | Research presentations |
| 2 – 2:15 | Break |
| 2:15 – 2:45 p.m | Research presentations |
| 2:50 - 3:30 p.m. | Conference closing |
Day 2 Interactive Sessions (60-minutes)
Anti-Racism in Postsecondary Institutions: Moving Beyond Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
S. Hardware, S. Mehta, S. Jain, C. Kim
Combating Anti-Indigenous Racism by Weaving Indigenous Knowledge into Teaching
P. Danyluk, S. Wessel, S. James-Thomas, D. Strand
Courageous Practices: Creating Brave Spaces through Ceremony
H. Bensler, M. Scott, R. Dhaliwal
Equitable Pathways: A 3M Approach to Embedding Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Curricular Design and Pedagogy
F. Usman, J. Paez Parades
Hearing All Voices: Experiences of Podcast Lectures for Equity-Deserving Groups
E. Tingle, S. Russell-Mayhew, K. Barbeau-Julien, M. Zak
Navigating peer review of teaching with reciprocity and courage
I. Iqbal, J. Chan
Walking Together: Indigenous Intercultural Doctoral Supervision
A. S. Manyfeathers, M. Jacobsen
Day 2 Research Presentations (30-minutes)
A CURE for the next generation of computational scientists
T. Maroilley, M. Tarailo-Graovac, D. Anderson
A Journey Towards Courageous Teaching Through Inquiry-Based Learning: A Novice Teacher's Experience
N. Beltrano
A Responsive, Student-led Architecture Video Game WIL Design Studio
Full title: A Responsive, Student-led Architecture Video Game WIL Design Studio: Designing and evaluating innovating learning spaces using Unreal Engine 5 as an architecture tool
D. Norman, M. Parker
Anti-Racism in Postsecondary Institutions: Moving Beyond Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
S. Hardware, S. Mehta, S. Jain, C. Kim
Barriers to Post-secondary Access for Students with Learning Disabilities
C. McKenzie
Being Nonnormative in Engineering: The Courage to be Different
R. Paul
Building Resilience to Misinformation: An Instructional Toolkit
J. Wheeler, M. Halajian, S. Beatty, D. Lorenzetti, H. Ganshorn, R. Reaume
Combating Anti-Indigenous Racism by Weaving Indigenous Knowledge into Teaching
P. Danyluk, S. Wessel, S. James-Thomas, D. Strand
Conceptualizing (Militarized) Masculinities in the Canadian Armed Forces: Cultures of Learning
M. Gerbrandt
Cultivating digital and AI literacies in post-secondary learning environments
N. Delanoy, M. Keyhani
Decolonizing Social Work Education
C. Walsh, L. Watts, C. Wynne, H. Brillon
Engaging Indigenous Learners: A Partnership Initiative between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Institutions
R. Andrews, Y. Ip, M. Lam-Herrera
Enhancing graduate training in social science research ethics through co-action and inclusive design.
F. Glatz, J Godley, P. Kohle, T. Christie Kyle, L. McDougall, A. Sajid
Enhancing student, staff and industry professionals intercultural & transcultural communication skills: A 4- year research project
D. El Chaar, L. Vos, R. Humby, J. Macdonald
Enhancing Writing Skills in Statistics: A Collaborative Approach
N. Moon, J. Sparks, S. Caetano, Q. Xie, L. Bolton
Equity and Inclusion in Teacher Education: A Critical Literacy Lens
J. Kaya, E. Amaechi, A. Williams, E. Ofori-Atta
Exploring undergraduate students’ perceptions of disciplinary communities and belonging in science fields
J. Stang, A. Welsh, J. Stewart, K. Ma, M. Smith
Fostering an Inclusive Campus through Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Strategies
D. El Chaar, R. (Gifty) Siyaka
From Practice to Praxis: Enacting Hope and Radical Love in Teacher Learning Communities
J. A. P. Paez
Hearing All Voices: Experiences of Podcast Lectures for Equity-Deserving Groups
E. Tingle, S. Russell-Mayhew, K. Barbeau-Julien, M. Zak
Honour for one, honour for all: Indigenous-settler collaboration
G. Robinson, M. Tipler, A. Cardinal, C. Wood, R. Collins
I Don't Know What I Don't Know: Confronting Settler Ignorance through Collaboration
G. Cope Watson, J. Victor
Interdisciplinary Learning: A Path to Humility for Pedagogical Change
G. Robinson, N. Louis
Investigating global health while staying home: a new online course
J. McLennan, F. Aparicio-Ting
"It’s my spot”: Multifaceted descriptions of comfort demonstrate what is needed to support the diverse needs of users in an informal learning space
Full title: "It’s my spot”: “It’s my spot”: Multifaceted descriptions of comfort demonstrate what is needed to support the diverse needs of users in an informal learning space
F. May, A. Swabey
Language Ideology and Diversity in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
K. Beres
Listening to community members’ experiences and desires related to EDIA
C. Gilmour, T. Chohan, P. Grewal, K. Joseph, M. Kibonge, J. Lee Wah, K. O'Connor, L. Robertson, K. Schaffer, P. Trussler
Navigating peer review of teaching with reciprocity and courage
I. Iqbal, J. Chan
Prioritizing Relationship Building: Reflections on the “Indigenous Canada MOOC” Discussion Group
S. Spady
Privacy, Inclusivity, and All-Gender Washroom Use in Postsecondary Education
M. Brown
Screenshot Elicitation as Critical Pedagogy
L. Cayen, J. Polzer
Taking Action on Acculturative Stress Among International Students in Canada
I. Torres-Arends, M. Jacobsen, B. Lang, A. Sharma
Teaching as Empathy Activism
S. M. Neyshabouri
Teaching Jewish Art Jewishly: Addressing Antisemitism on Canadian Campuses
J. F. Eiserman
The Culturally Inclusive Curriculum
Z. Amtul
The Equitable Learning Inquiry Program: Transforming Introductory Mathematics
D. Hayward, J. Kostiuk
The relation between participation in International Baccalaureate programs and study abroad participation in higher education
A. Iskander
Transformative Learning Through Remote Student Research Assistantships
V. Gemmell, M. Varkey, P. L. Samson
Turning calamity into blessing: SEPL pedagogy for the next normal
Z. Amtul
Walking Together: Indigenous Intercultural Doctoral Supervision
A. S. Manyfeathers, M. Jacobsen
Throughout conference
Mixed media sessions (10-minutes)
Computer Science, Academic Integrity, Courage: Finding Pathways to Belonging
L. Wu, N. Verwaal, W. M. Eberly, J. A. P. Paez
Courageous teaching and learning within genuine student as partner practices
S. Parker, R. Oullette, A. Pepers, H. V. Blonde, T. Clancy
Creating accessible and equitable gaming collections to support research, teaching and mental health through an EDI lens
M. Goodridge
Decolonial and Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Foundational Social Work Education: Insights from Social Work Students
P. Ekoh, J. Hoselton
Empowering Immigrant Women Through Teaching Critical Discourse Analysis and Cartoons Analysis: Fostering Equity and Inclusion
M. Mahdavian
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Teaching Practices Impact on Student Engagement and Satisfaction in AI and Analytics Programs
A. Asare, J. Fosu
How can a citizen-led organization be involved in co-production of education?
J. Huq, L. Fedoruk
How does Intercultural Competence Connect to EDIA?
N. de Silva
Incorporating EDIA in large language classes with diverse learning profiles
M. Li
The Ed.D. Learning Journey: experiential learning through lived experience
J. Cai, A. Kayode
Transformative Dialogue: Embracing bell hooks' Teaching to Transgress
R. Adas, J. Myer, M. Park, N. Beltrano
Unsettling research: Arts-based research as inclusive pedagogy
M. V. Guglietti
Using Digital & 3D-printed Resources in the Teaching of Comparative Anatomy
M. DeBraga, D. Mazierski, T. Maho, R. Reisz