OD Resource 6 - DEI Resources in Transdisciplinary Context - Kimberlie FairMason Korea provides a unique interdisciplinary teaching and learning environment for faculty to regularly interact with other faculty outside of their disciplines on issues of student engagement and success. This collaborative interdisciplinary environment creates an opportunity for faculty to exchange effective strategies for integrating DEI principles into classroom practices among faculty members from diverse academic backgrounds. This session will showcase the impact of sharing Anti-Racist Inclusive Teaching (ARIT) resources from faculty members across various academic programs and disciplines. Drawing from the ARIT initiatives that five ARIE faculty members representing multiple disciplines, including Business, History, Computational and Data Sciences, English for Academic Purposes, and Sociology, the session will illustrate how these initiatives have facilitated meaningful conversations among program coordinators from various academic programs and have normalized these practices for many faculty members across the campus. It is expected that the demonstration of these cross-disciplinary teaching resources will broaden instructors’ understanding of DEI, sensitizing them to the diverse needs of multilingual and multicultural students, and refine their approaches to inclusive teaching. Moreover, this session aims to provide valuable insight into inclusive teaching practices for full-time faculty engaging in an interdisciplinary program or faculty representing diverse disciplines within and across academic units/departments. By showcasing concrete examples of how faculty members across disciplines have integrated DEI into substantive active learning and pedagogical strategies, the audience will gain practical knowledge to cultivate their own teaching practices.
