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Equity-Focused

Austin Community College (ACC) acknowledges the importance of equity in teaching and learning. The Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) offers different opportunities to enhance knowledge of equity in teaching through specialized training, workshops, and programs.

Programs and Offerings

Accessibility

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Accessibility isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also the law. Support is available to help you make your course materials accessible and how to integrate technology into your teaching with accessibility in mind. Workshops are also offered throughout the year to learn about accessibility.

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Becoming an Equity-Minded Instructor Course

student holding ACC is for believers sign Anchored in the Austin Community College (ACC) Faculty Values and developed by Dr. Lydia A. CdeBaca, the Becoming an Equity-Minded Instructor Course is designed to decrease equity gaps across our institution. Faculty members will go on a journey of self-examination and critical reflection in order to implement evidence-based equitable teaching and learning strategies.

If you have any questions, please contact Aimee Finney at amy.finney@austincc.edu.

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Conflict Transformation Academy

Person's hands while communicatingThe Peace & Conflict Studies (PACS) Center offers professional development opportunities for students, staff, and faculty to learn and practice conflict transformation skills. The PACS Center training takes the approach that conflict can be a catalyst for social change and places primary emphasis on the question of social justice. The training includes an exploration of how identity and power imbalances affect the development and resolution of conflict.

These workshops will cover the core skills of conflict transformation. Participants will learn and practice skills related to understanding the roots of conflict, identifying their own and others’ emotions, interests, and positions, and facilitating collaborative problem-solving.

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Cultural Mosaics

Aligned with ACC’s work on Culturally Responsive Teaching, TLED has been developing Cultural Mosaics to promote the rich and beautiful tapestry of cultures that make up our college community by bringing together college-wide efforts into a common online presence. These college-wide celebrations not only nurture a sense of belonging but link to the many academic disciplines of our students.

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Faculty Development: Equity Certificate

 

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This certificate, developed in collaboration with ACC’s Office of Purpose and Belonging, is focused on equity frameworks, practices, and strategies to support faculty in their teaching and learning. Sessions are interactive and engaging. Each session is offered several times throughout the semester. All three sessions must be successfully completed to qualify for the certificate. The Equity Certificate is open to all faculty and staff.

Please subscribe to TLED updates about upcoming equity training opportunities.

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Open Educational Resources (OER) at ACC

Student holding sign Open Educational Resources (OER) are low-cost or free resources in the public domain that are used for teaching, learning, and research. Typically, OER can be combined or adapted by the faculty member to suit their teaching needs and methods and can also help lower the cost of education for students, thereby increasing access.

The widespread adoption of OER at an institutional level began in 2016. Training and additional resources to help ACC faculty explore and implement OER are available.

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