WORKSHOPS
Upcoming Workshops

Navigating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Education: A Pedagogical Response to ABET’s Program Criteria

April 19, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)

This panel will explore the present and future trajectory of integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) into undergraduate engineering education. Experts, particularly those familiar with ABET accreditation standards, will delve into the importance of integrating DEISJ into the engineering curriculum and the associated political hurdles and potential ramifications of implementing these criteria within their respective institutions.

Stay up-to-date with all CDEI events by adding the shared google calendar to your own. Even if you don’t use google calendar, you can add this subscription to your preferred calendar application. Search “How to add shared google calendar to [your app]” and you should be able to get everything set. By adding the calendar to yours, you don’t need to pre-register for the virtual workshops. You can just click the link in the invite at the meeting time.

Click here to add your name to our email list. By signing up on our email list, you’ll receive regular communications and stay up to date with the CDEI virtual workshop team. 

Popular Recorded Workshops

Follow our YouTube playlist to explore all of our previously recorded virtual workshops!

STEM equity and decolonization: How do I even do that?

February 2, 2024 2:00-3:30 PM ET

What is equity and how do we put it into action? What types of knowledge(s) do we value in engineering and how does colonization impact our values? What other ways of knowing can we incorporate into our classrooms? In this session we explore these questions using an equity in action framework and reflect on how we can broaden ways of knowing in our classrooms.

Power Differentials in Engineering in Academia: Existence, Impact, Awareness, and Mitigation

November 17, 2023 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET

The topic of power differentials in academia effects faculty interactions with students, search committees and staff. This topic, by shedding light on this problem and how to mitigate it, can improve culture, student wellness, as well as faculty hiring and retention.

Contextualizing Your Research Workshop: Analyzing Engineering through a Social Justice Lens

November 3, 2023 2:00-3:30 PM ET

The purpose of this workshop is to understand how different areas of research affect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and to learn how to think about science and research from this perspective. Attendees will see these connections through discussions on provided case studies and then be asked to make these connections to their own research.

The Ethic of Care in the Academy: Understanding and Overcoming the Culture of Silence (Part II)

This session will help members of the engineering education community better understand some of the factors that negatively impact marginalized or vulnerable groups. From this context, the audience will understand how to support engineering academics to navigate and survive moments of mental health crisis.

The Ethic of Care in the Academy: Practical Tips on How to Be Compassion Advocates (Part I)

This session will help members of the engineering education community better understand how to support engineering students to navigate and survive moments of mental health crisis.

How to become an Inclusive Leader

Belonging and being valued are fundamental human needs. Inclusive leadership helps address these two crucial needs and enhances performance, collaboration, attendance, and reduces turnover. This life skill is helpful for everyone, yet it is imperative to create cultures, schools, teams, and organizations that drive equitable outcomes for historically marginalized and minoritized people.

NAVIGATE – A Case-Study to Overcoming Barriers to Advancement for Women in STEM

Many women in science, math, engineering and mathematics (STEM) continue to be dissuaded from pursuing lofty career goals when they encounter gender bias, discrimination, and inequity, reporting that they find it challenging to navigate these adverse situations to persist in their careers. The NSF-funded NAVIGATE Project provides free case-study-based trainings for women graduate students or recent graduates to support working strategically and efficiently to navigate past such issues.

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Engineering: Examining How Who We Are Informs How We Teach

Engineering educators should consider how cultural identity mediates the formation of engineering identity. This workshop helps engineering educators examine their instructional practices and how their teaching is informed by their cultural identity. This self-reflection will help instructors better utilize the cultural capital students possess to enhance engineering learning and identity.

Black Engineering Faculty Speak

The Black In Engineering (BIE) social justice movement was created in response to the numerous injustices that have taken place in our nation against Black people, and to address racial equity and social justice in the STEM academy. It was inspired by a desire for change after the George Floyd killing and the hashtag BlackInTheIvory went viral on Twitter. By scrolling through the posts, it became quickly apparent that although Black academics were sharing their experiences with microaggressions, unconscious bias and invisible labor, engineering faculty were relatively silent.

The purpose of our virtual workshop/webinar is to engage members of the engineering community in conversations about the BIE social justice movement, Call to Action (Recommendations for Institutions to become Anti-Racist), and ways that the call may become actionable and sustainable.

Understanding & Addressing Microaggressions

As African American women are less commonly seen in engineering fields, faculty members, students, and society members may create misaligned associations about their abilities to complete their roles. Many African American women faculty working in Primarily White Institutions (PWI) utilize coping mechanisms such as culture conformity, scholastic maskings, and code-switching to mask the effect of racial and gender microaggressions (Apugo, 2019).

In this workshop, we learn about microaggressions, the subtle and sometimes intentional, physical, verbal, or nullify acts against individuals of marginalized groups. Participants read a short article, engage in team discussions, and work through scenarios to understand microaggressions and how to ensure microaggressions are not promoted in the workplace.

Indigeneering: The Future of Engineering Education

Combining Scientific Principles with Indigenous perspectives of
interconnectedness and respect for Mother Earth. A collaborative conversation on equity and inclusion amid COVID19 that aimed to identify lessons learned so we can begin to learn how to mitigate issues concerning equity and inclusion as a community. More importantly, discuss and equip everyone with best practices to execute an equitable and inclusive distance learning experience for all!

Would you like to propose a future virtual workshop?

We are seeking interactive sessions such as workshops, panels, and critical conversations.   More information about how to apply can be viewed here. If your team has an idea for a DEI-focused session, propose a virtual workshop by clicking the button below.