Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Volume 1: Creating Space for All Learners

Inclusive and equity-minded pedagogy is inspired by a rich array of theories including Black feminist thought, critical race theory, cultural humility, cultural competence, disabilities studies, universal design for learning, and critical information literacy. When we base our instruction on inclusive and equitable pedagogies, we endeavor to connect authentically with students as well as to connect classroom learning to the context of their lives. We share power with students, centering them and their varied learning preferences, and strive to create a culture of care, empathy, and humility both in and out of the classroom. When we clearly share our objectives and expectations for a learning experience, students may better understand us and the learning context we aspire to create. In Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies: Creating Space for All Learners, seven thorough sections across two volumes examine: Anti-Racist Approaches Intentional Information Literacy Engendering Care and Empathy Community Building Universal Design for Learning: An Important Benchmark Instructor Identity and Positionality Professional Development Chapters cover topics including dismantling, reexamining, and reconstructing notions of authority in information literacy instruction; teaching technology inclusively; using primary sources to research queer and feminist histories; cocreating knowledge practices with students; prioritizing accessibility in synchronous and asynchronous learning environments; cultural humility, funds of knowledge, and information literacy instruction with first-generation students; designing and managing inclusive group projects; and much more. To become the instructors our students need, we must adopt the mindsets and develop the underlying skills to enact inclusive and equitable teaching and learning. Exploring Inclusive & Equitable Pedagogies offers reflections, practices, and models that deepen our collective understanding of equitable and inclusive theories and practices and present new grounding for both our individual teaching and our instruction programs.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1 Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1. Anti-racist Approaches Introduction Elizabeth Foster Chapter 1. “Dismantling the Machine”: A Case Study of Cross-campus, Multi-institutional Efforts to Address Systemic Racism Ava Brillat, Roxane Pickens, and Kelsa Bartley Chapter 2. Actualizing Research Skills: Integrating Culturally Responsive Practices into Library Instruction Faith Bradham Chapter 3. Civic Engagement in the Virtual Classroom: Using Dialogic Pedagogy to Create an Inclusive Space for Student Learning Alicia G. Vaandering Chapter 4. The Impact of Oppression: Transforming Historical Database Instruction into Contemporary Discussion Kelleen Maluski Chapter 5. Unlearning: First Steps toward an Anti-oppressive Information Literacy Scott R. Cowan and Selinda Adelle Berg Chapter 6. Supporting Epistemic Justice in the Anti-racist Classroom Maggie Clarke Chapter 7. Algorithmic Literacy as Inclusive Pedagogy Melanie Sellar Chapter 8. Oppressive Authority: Dismantling, Reexamining, and Reconstructing Notions of Authority in Information Literacy Instruction Melissa Chomintra Section 2. Intentional Information Literacy Introduction Maura Seale Chapter 9. The Feminist First-Year Seminar: Using Critical Pedagogy to Design a Mandatory Information Literacy Course Heather Campbell Chapter 10. Better Learning through Legal Research: Increasing Law Students’ Cultural Competency and Awareness of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Using Legal Research Instruction Clanitra Stewart Nejdl Chapter 11. Digital Archive Kits: Accessibility and Flexibility Glenn Koelling Chapter 12. Teaching Technology Inclusively: One Librarian’s Critical Digital Pedagogy Approach to One-Shot Instruction Sessions Tierney Steelberg Chapter 13. Theories of Motivation as Inclusive Pedagogy: Strategies for Engaging and Equitable Instruction Francesca Marineo Munk Chapter 14. Facilitating Critical Information Literacy: Using Intergroup Dialogue to Engage with the Framework Debbie Krahmer Chapter 15. Drawing to Conceptualize Research, Reduce Implicit Bias, and Establish Researcher Positionality in the Graduate Classroom Kari D. Weaver, Frances Brady, and Alissa Droog Chapter 16. Examining the Information Literacy Dreamfield: Applying a Sentipensante Pedagogy to Library Research Consultations Sheila GarcÍa Mazari and Samantha Minnis Section 3. Engendering Care and Empathy Introduction Melissa N. Mallon Chapter 17. Empowering Students by Using Primary Sources to Research Queer and Feminist Histories Kate Drabinski, Jo Gadsby, and Lindsey Loeper Chapter 18. Teaching and Learning through a Feminist Framework: Intersectionality and Primary Source Literacy Sharon Ladenson Chapter 19. Black Student Union Protests and a Cemetery: Creating Space for All Learners in the Archives Randi Beem Chapter 20. Human Library: Inclusion and Understanding through Dialogue Allison McFadden-Keesling Chapter 21. Flexible Pedagogies for Inclusive Learning: Balancing Pliancy and Structure and Cultivating Cultures of Care Andrea Baer Chapter 22. Cultivating Connection: Attending to Student Affect through a Pedagogy of Care Liz Chenevey Conclusion. A Call to Action About the Editors About the Authors