Centering The Margins: Principles and Strategies for Inclusive Design and Design Justice
Pre-Conference Workshop Session 2
Brief Abstract
Inclusive design is intentional and iterative design work aimed at supporting a range of human diversity. In education, inclusive design focuses on the creation of learning spaces and materials, and policies and processes, that support diverse learners and that help to counteract biased and exclusionary designs that pervade education. This workshop will offer participants a chance to learn about inclusive design and design justice through an interactive, hands-on approach. Participants will also learn practices they can apply to their institutional context.
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Extended Abstract
Inclusive design is intentional and iterative design work aimed at supporting a range of human diversity. In education, inclusive design focuses on the creation of learning spaces and materials, and policies and processes, that support diverse learners and that help to counteract biased and exclusionary designs that pervade education. Inclusive design can be a collaborative process through which teachers thoughtfully re-imagine their classrooms, sparking creativity and inspiration in teaching and learning. Using design justice and critical race design lenses, inclusive design can (and should) also be a way for teachers and learners to embrace anti-racist principles and actively work against systemic racism and other entrenched inequities in education and in our society.
Through an interactive, hands-on approach, participants in this workshop, participants will:
- Develop an understanding of the values and principles that drive inclusive design and design justice
- Hone their noticing skills to identify exclusions and mismatches at their own institutions
- Explore and experiment with co-design approaches that can be used to authentically center the perspectives of folx who are typically marginalized or excluded by designs
Who should attend this workshop?
Everyone is a designer, and design shows up in all kinds of contexts. If you’re an instructional designer or instructor creating learning experiences, this workshop is for you. If you're an administrator designing policies for online programs, this workshop is for you. If you're a student advisor, helping develop retention programs for students, this workshop is for you. If you’re interested in learning more about inclusive design and design justice, this workshop is for you!