ARC Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Institute – Foundations 2.0
Some students in our system face big hurdles in their journey to a certificate, AA degree, or transfer. Helping students surmount these hurdles requires a personal commitment to the work, institutional changes and support, and daily implementation of culturally responsive teaching practices. During this Institute, we will:
- take a detailed look at the opportunity gap in online courses,
- explore statewide and institutional approaches to reducing the opportunity gap,
- explore our own role in enacting solutions,
- create an equity-minded syllabus, and
- develop an action plan for our online courses that integrates equity and culturally responsive teaching strategies.
Learning Outcomes
To successfully complete this course, participants will:
- Analyze their assumptions and beliefs about the diverse students served by California community colleges,
- Interrogate the alignment of their teaching values and teaching practices,
- Apply principles of Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning (CRTL) to their online course,
- Identify and discuss course-level barriers that disproportionately impact minoritized students including unconscious bias, microaggressions, stereotype threat, and privilege and power,
- Create an equity-minded course syllabus leveraging peer feedback that welcomes and supports all students, and
- Write an action plan that describes how they will continue to advance their equity-minded online teaching practices.
Spring 2025 Schedule TBD
| Session | Start Date | Topics |
| Session 1 | March 28, 2025 | Understanding the Opportunity Gap |
| Session 2 | April 4, 2025 | Addressing the Opportunity Gap |
| Session 3 | April 11, 2025 | Redesigning Your Syllabus |
| – one week break – | ||
| Session 4 | April 25, 2025 | Applying Equitable Design to Your Online Course |
| Complete work by: May 2, 2025 | ||
Requirements for Completion
To receive the certificate of completion, you must complete all of the following:
- Participation in all required discussions
- Completion of all assigned activities and exercises with a score of 85% or higher
- Receive a final grade of 85% or higher
Certificates will be issued for completion of the entire Institute.
Hours Required
This is a 4-week course. Participants will need to devote approximately 8-10 hours per week to reading, online discussions, and assignments.
Recommended Skills
- Proficient computer skills (use of word processor, e-mail, file management)
- Proficient Internet skills (use of browsers, searches, uploading and downloading files)
- Familiarity with discussion boards
- Experience in an online learning environment as either a student or instructor
Technical Requirements
- Access to a PC or Mac with a current operating system
- Current version of a browser
- Internet connection, preferably broadband (DSL speeds)
- Built-in or external webcam
- USB microphone
Foundations 2.0
This Institute can be used to fulfill the Foundations 2.0 opportunities for Faculty Professional Development, and welcomes all LRCCD employees who meet the enrollment requirements. In this program, faculty can choose from two compensation options: earning units for class salary advancement or accruing college service hours, if eligible. Visit the LRCCD Foundations 2.0 Program page for more information on compensation.
Additional Notes
Priority will be given to ARC employees who are scheduled to teach online at ARC.
Registration begins November 8, 2024
Questions about the Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Institute? Contact Lori Hokerson itctraining@arc.losrios.edu or (916) 484-8428.