Decolonizing Classroom Participation

Centre for Learning and Teaching

Decolonization in the Post-Secondary Context

This session is part of the Decolonization Workshop Series.

This four-part series invites faculty members, instructors, and teaching assistants to reflect on what it means to take a decolonial approach to teaching and learning. Drawing on Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang鈥檚 reminder that 鈥渄ecolonization is not a metaphor,鈥� the series distinguishes decolonization from Indigenization and inclusion, and explores how colonial legacies continue to shape higher education. Together, we will consider how to reimagine virtual and in-person classroom participation, assessment practices, and our broader academic contexts in ways that are more just, relational, and responsive.

Wednesday, October 8
2鈥�3 p.m.
Online

Building on Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang鈥檚 reminder that 鈥渄ecolonization is not a metaphor,鈥� this session explores what decolonization means 鈥� and does not mean 鈥� within universities. We will distinguish it from Indigenization and inclusion, unpack common misconceptions, and reflect on how colonial legacies continue to shape teaching, research, and academic structures.

Through attending this session, participants will gain:

A clearer understanding of what decolonization is and is not in the post-secondary context.
Tools to distinguish between decolonization, Indigenization, and inclusion in their own teaching and scholarship.
Space to reflect on how colonial legacies shape their discipline and strategies to begin addressing them.

This session lays the foundation for the subsequent workshops on classroom participation and assessment, though participants are welcome to attend any or all sessions independently.