DEDI

A video recording of the 12 days of assessment webinar discussion equitable assessment.

The York University Accessibility Hub is your online stop for accessibility on campus. The Accessibility Hub provides tools and resources to understand accessibility issues and your obligations to help York become more accessible for everyone.

A compendium of best practices and recommendations for alleviating student anxiety, as well as a list of resources for instructors and students.

A video interview with Professor Andrew McEachern who shares his approaches to equitable assessment practices to alleviate student anxiety in calculus using mastery-based and specifications grading.

A video interview with Professor Valerie Florentin from Glendon in French (with English closed captioning). Professor Florentin shares her approaches to ungrading and equitable assessment practices.

A community of educators across Canada connecting about Universal Design for Learning (UDL), includes resources and professional development opportunities.

York University’s Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion (CHREI) promotes and builds a respectful, equitable, diverse, and inclusive university community. Provide case resolution and education (workshops and resources).

A central unit at York committed to being an invaluable resource for community support while advancing their strategic priorities: Supporting Open and Respectful Dialogue, DEDI Strategy, Black Inclusion at York University, Indigenous Framework, Employment Equity and Diversity, Employee Award & Recognition Programs

This toolkit is offered as a starting point for faculty and TAs seeking strategies, resources, or support to thoughtfully facilitate difficult conversations and moments in the classroom. Grounded in frameworks of accountability and transformative learning, the purpose of this guide is to support the art of critical dialogue as a fundamental skill for both learners and educators.

Guidelines for acknowledging Indigenous Peoples at York University events and ceremonies, for Land acknowledgements, and for requesting an Elder to participate at an event or ceremony.

A review of the Indigenous Framework (IF) (March 2017), organized according to the 10 stated principles of the IF and reporting on the University’s progress in responding to the framework.  Each chapter concludes with a Summary and Key Considerations to inform the next phase of work, which will address visioning for the future.

A free, self-paced course commissioned by CIFAR and developed by Ridge Road Training & Consulting, Inc., co-authored and co-constructed by a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators.

A referral-based service to provide equitable access to the full range of library services, resources and facilities for students, faculty and staff, including transcription services, adaptive equipment, and accessible seating.

York University has a membership so all programming and resources are free for faculty members.

These resources range from teaching and learning resources to encourage open minded inquiry, innovative approaches and forward-looking solutions, to events and supports that foster individual and community wellness, open dialogue and a greater sense of belonging.

An interactive book, created in H5P, by students.  They share their perspective of how to incorporate Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDDIA) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in teaching and learning.

Provides individualized academic accommodation planning to students with temporary and permanent disabilities.  Offers expertise in disability related supports and what academic accommodations are appropriate, necessary and reasonable.

The Centre offers support and resources if you or someone you know has experienced or been impacted by any form of sexual or gender-based violence – regardless of where or when it took place.

This strategy is a long-term endeavour that will evolve over time. The DEDI Strategy consists of several interdependent dimensions, embedding DEDI principles, practices, and actions institutionally.

An interactive webpage offering guidelines for implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by CAST.

A variety of learning focused evaluation strategies that share an ideology: to reduce the pressure of grades while increasing students’ sense of agency in their learning.

A YouTube playlist of a series of videos by Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Oakland University.

A Pressbook by Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (GMCTL).