Decolonizing Language & Methods in SoTL
Tuesday, January 21
1-2 p.m.
Hybrid: Microsoft Teams & Killam Library, Room B400
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Post-secondary education has been described as 鈥渁 central site of ongoing colonialism鈥� (Cote-Meek & Moeke-Pickering, 2020). SoTL is not immune to these colonial influences, as it often continues to perpetuate Eurocentric frameworks, methodologies, and ways of knowing. In this session, participants will be encouraged to critically consider the colonial connotations embedded in much of the language (e.g., expert, principal investigator, sample population) and conventional methods (e.g., interviews, surveys, and focus groups) commonly used in SoTL research. Decolonial research methods including Indigenous storywork, arts-based methods, and co-designed research processes will be discussed as possible alternative ways of doing SoTL research that can aid in creating space for marginalized voices, Indigenous ways of knowing, and community-based insights.
Presenter
Rachelle McKay, Educational Developer 鈥� Indigenous Knowledges & Ways of Knowing
Intended Audience
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- Teaching Assistants
- Open to all
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