2. Decolonization in Teaching & Learning
If we accept that one of the core goals of this module may be framed as unsettling our ways of thinking, then a primary aim of teaching and learning will be to challenge ourselves to embrace different frames of reference, which are not grounded in established canons.
Within teaching and learning, to engage in decolonization is to engage in effective teaching in ways that:
- Disrupt traditional dichotomous thinking, which keeps us entrenched in us/them, White/other, oppressed/oppressor binaries
- Are aware of how we hear and interpret each other’s narratives.
- Stay mindful of whose voices continue to be privileged.
- Remain cognizant of how to make connections between the global and the local.
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Unsettling the Academy: Working through the challenges of Anti-racist Pedagogy Links to an external site. by Dr. Anne Wagner
Walking the Talk: Decolonizing the Politics of Equity of Knowledge and Charting the Course for an Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education Links to an external site. by Dr. Njoki Wane, Dr. Riyad Ahmed Shahjahan & Dr. Anne Wagner