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Student Speak: Equity Reality From Students Of Color, Low-Income, and First-Generation Students

Created By:
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) in partnership with Every Learner Everywhere November 2020

Topic: Digital Learning & Courseware Equity in Higher Education Student and Faculty Experience Student Experience

Role: Administrator Faculty

Institution: 2-Year Institutions 4-Year Institutions

Amid a pandemic and difficult conversations about race and equity, we face a pivotal moment in higher education. By amplifying voices of Black, Latino, and Indigenous students, poverty-affected students, and first-generation students, we can improve faculty practices and improve student outcomes. Join Every Learner Everywhere Director, Jessica Rowland Williams, PhD, and a panel of students who are a part of the GlobalMindED 2020 Leadership Class and the Equity Project, for a discussion on how advances in digital courseware paired with evidence-based, equity-first, innovative teaching can better serve today’s students.

Led by Jessica Williams with student panelists Tomozia Graves, Emanuel Walker, and Kyra Welch, this was presented as Part 3 of the OLC Leadership Network Event (which focused on centering equity in our work as digital learning leaders) during the OLC Accelerate 2020 Conference.

Recommended citation:

Williams, J.R., Graves, T., Walker, E., and Welch, K. (2020, November 12) Student Speak: Equity Reality From Students Of Color, Low-Income, And First-Generation Students [Video] OLC Accelerate, GlobalMindEd, and Every Learner Everywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkdatSqbXt0&list=PLc9-1gBe1Xr_N9GXOu9YRHIg_Ue3zcopO&index=1

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