Month: March 2021

Ladders and Tools to Help Us Support Latinx Learners

Dr. Melissa Salazar, CEO of ESCALA and colleagues presented at the 2020 Lilly Conference online about “Designing Inclusive Online Learning Environments for Minoritized Students” with a focus on cultural frameworks and engagement. Salazar described Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) and their instructor and student demographics. On average, HSIs are about 50% Hispanic for students, yet HSI […]
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Partnerships to Improve Learning in a Diversity Course

Dr. Adam Barragato from the University of Michigan and Dr. Natasha Watkins from Purdue University presented a session entitled “Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Learning Partnerships within a Diversity Course” at the 2020 Lilly Conference online. They described a study that was part of Barragato’s dissertation conducted in the class that Watkins teaches. I had heard […]
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