Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in education
Celebrating diversity and difference to cultivate an inclusive, participative environment
TUS is committed to cultivating a inclusive environment for our university community. This section provides a small collection of diverse OER on this topic, including resources to support students’ mental health.
Collection of essays
Advancing racial equality in higher education
This collection of essays follows on from the 2021 RACE.ED event “racial equity work in the university and beyond: the race equality charter in context”, which explored what racial equality means in higher education and was organised following publication of the report of a largescale review of the race equality charter. Published by the University of Edinburgh.
Date published: 2023 | License: CC BY 4.0
Colouring books
We have great women in STEM: colouring book volume 3
This edition celebrates and showcases the inspiring women in STEM at the University of Edinburgh.
Date published: 2023 | License: CC BY 4.0
Compendia
Compendium of approaches to internationalisation of the home curriculum
This compendium, featuring contributions from colleagues across TUS, aims to capture examples of internationalisation of the home curriculum, some of which are not explicitly documented elsewhere. It includes cases of internationalised modules; teaching and assessment practices that promote inclusive learning by making purposeful use of cultural diversity in the classroom; mutually beneficial collaborative learning and teaching projects, both in-person and virtual, involving RUN-EU and other international partners; co-curricular intercultural competence and awareness-raising initiatives; and activities that create opportunities for engagement with and by our international students. Published by TUS.
Date published: 2024 | License: CC BY 4.0
Guides
Capacity to connect: supporting students’ mental health and wellness
This adaptable training resource, which includes handouts and presentations, covers foundational mental health and wellness knowledge for post-secondary faculty and staff and ways to support students in distress. It can be used for two-hour online or in-person training or for self-study. Published by BCcampus.
Date published: 2021 | CC BY-4.0
Journals
Alphaville journal of film and screen media
Alphaville is a film and screen media peer-reviewed online journal. It explores all aspects of film and screen media history, theory and criticism through multiple research methodologies and perspectives. It is published by the Department of Film and Screen Media at University College Cork, Ireland. A related podcast has also been created to complement particular issues, which is embedded within the journal. A number of journal issues celebrate diversity in screen media, including:
Issue 24 – fostering diversity on and off screen
Issue 20 – doing women’s film and television history
Issue 16 – queer media temporalities
Image credits: Alphaville Journal of Film and Screen Media issue covers by the Department of Film and Screen Media at University College Cork, Ireland. CC BY-NC 4.0
Date published: 2011-to current | License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Interactive self-directed learning resources
Equity, diversity and inclusion in practice
This interactive self-directed learning resource provides a hybrid learning strategy responding to an identified gap for students participating in experiential learning activities. It serves as a preparatory tool for students before encountering difficult real-life scenarios in their workplaces they may be unsure of how to navigate. Published by the Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.
Date published: 2022 | License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Podcasts
Frida’s fight: examining the gender gap in the art industry
This podcast explores gender inequity in the art market, including undervaluing of artwork created by women. It was recorded by two MBA students. and shared by the University of Oxford Podcasts.
Podcast credit: Frida’s fight: examining the gender gap in the art industry (future of business podcast series, University of Oxford). Created by: Brooke Reese and Susheel Siram. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Date published: 2023 | License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Projects
The matilda project: an initiative to raise awareness of inequality and gender bias towards women in science
The matilda project is an educational initiative strategically crafted to cultivate an environment that acknowledges the frequently overlooked contributions of marginalized women scientists facing widespread sex-linked biases. It is time we learn the stories of these brilliant individuals and stop it when we see it happen. Created by academics from Canadian universities.
Date published: 2024 | License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Resource collections
EDI facilitator training and resource list
Selection of EDI resources from CCCOER, US. Includes pedagogical resources and images.
Date published: From 2018 | License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Textbooks
Diversity and inclusion: are we nearly there yet? Target setting in the screen industries
This book provides the first compact knowledge base on diversity inclusion targets in the UK screen industries. Drawing on new, in-depth industry research and progressive theoretical voices, the book will help readers understand what targets are and what they could be in the future. Written by Doris Ruth Eikhof of the University of Glasgow, UK.
Date published: 2023 | License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) in open educational resources (OER) Australian edition
This practical guide provides a framework and tips to enhance inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility in OER. Edited by Nikki Andersen of University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Date published 2022 | License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Humanising learning: a student-generated framework
Co-designed by students, recent graduates, educational developers, librarians, and instructors, this work explores what humanising learning is – and isn’t – while centering student voices and the student experience. This is a resource meant for instructors, and is filled with quotes from students and instructors alike. Published by University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada.
Date published: 2022 | License: CC BY 4.0
Toxic parliaments and what can be done about them
This book shows how the #MeToo movement and revelations of sexual harassment and bullying have spurred on reform of the parliamentary workplace in four Westminster countries – Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Edited by Johanna Kantola, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Sarah Childs, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Date published: 2024 | License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Wellbeing in educational contexts
This book focus on wellbeing promotion in educational contexts, including promoting understanding of diversity, endowing people with a shared purpose and meaning and the skills and behaviours to create a more inclusive, healthy, and positive future. Published by the University of Southern Queensland.
Date published: 2023 | License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Videos
Virtual learning communities
Educational institutions are spaces for learning, but more specifically, they are spaces for social learning. And so our role as educators and administrators of educational institutions has to be focused on building community in addition to offering courses, designing curriculum, and credentialing. Video shared by Jesse Stommel of University of Denver. Learn more about Jesse’s work at his website.
Date published: 2020 | License: CC BY 3.0
EDI at TUS
TUS provides opportunities for students and staff to thrive through the promotion of positive identities and abilities, the celebration of diversity and difference, and the provision of an inclusive, participative culture and environment. Learn more at our statement on mission for equality, diversity and inclusion in TUS.
Our OER content relating to universal design for learning may also be of interest, as it focuses on enhancing accessibility.
Image credit: poster by Brittani Burns. Unsplash license
