Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering

Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in scientific fields is an outstanding challenge. While there is growing awareness of barriers and challenges to EDI across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), individuals may lack the knowledge and/or skills to effect change. Th...

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Main Authors: Candice Harris, Jennifer E. Bruin, Martha Mullally, Maria Doria, Sara Siddiqi, Andrew Pullin, Natalina Salmaso, Hanika Rizo, Rowan M. Thomson
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Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0122
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Martha Mullally
Maria Doria
Sara Siddiqi
Andrew Pullin
Natalina Salmaso
Hanika Rizo
Rowan M. Thomson
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description Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in scientific fields is an outstanding challenge. While there is growing awareness of barriers and challenges to EDI across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), individuals may lack the knowledge and/or skills to effect change. This Perspective article describes two resources we developed: (1) a Teaching Toolkit, entitled “Science is for everyone: Integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion in teaching science and engineering—a toolkit for instructors”, and (2) a Research Pocket Guide, entitled “Striving for inclusive excellence in science and engineering research: a pocket guide”. The Teaching Toolkit offers actions, activities, and tools specifically designed for instructors to implement in STEM courses. The Research Pocket Guide offers a dynamic reference tool that is useful to a broad range of researchers. Both resources are distributed under creative commons license and may be adapted for different institutions and contexts. The Teaching Toolkit and Research Pocket Guide are unique with their combination of colourful graphics and novel collections of actionable steps to engage with EDI concepts both in classrooms and research teams. It is our hope that these resources will catalyze change towards advancing EDI in STEM.
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spelling doaj-art-eaee1b11f5164c87b85dd00611c47d572025-08-20T02:56:39ZengCanadian Science PublishingFACETS2371-16712025-01-011011010.1139/facets-2024-0122Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineeringCandice Harris0Jennifer E. Bruin1Martha Mullally2Maria Doria3Sara Siddiqi4Andrew Pullin5Natalina Salmaso6Hanika Rizo7Rowan M. Thomson8Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaFaculty of Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaSchool of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaDepartment of Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaAdvancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in scientific fields is an outstanding challenge. While there is growing awareness of barriers and challenges to EDI across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), individuals may lack the knowledge and/or skills to effect change. This Perspective article describes two resources we developed: (1) a Teaching Toolkit, entitled “Science is for everyone: Integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion in teaching science and engineering—a toolkit for instructors”, and (2) a Research Pocket Guide, entitled “Striving for inclusive excellence in science and engineering research: a pocket guide”. The Teaching Toolkit offers actions, activities, and tools specifically designed for instructors to implement in STEM courses. The Research Pocket Guide offers a dynamic reference tool that is useful to a broad range of researchers. Both resources are distributed under creative commons license and may be adapted for different institutions and contexts. The Teaching Toolkit and Research Pocket Guide are unique with their combination of colourful graphics and novel collections of actionable steps to engage with EDI concepts both in classrooms and research teams. It is our hope that these resources will catalyze change towards advancing EDI in STEM.https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0122equitable researchinclusive excellenceinclusive pedagogyequitydiversityand inclusion
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title Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering
title_full Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering
title_fullStr Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering
title_full_unstemmed Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering
title_short Tools for transformation: a teaching toolkit and research pocket guide for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in science and engineering
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topic equitable research
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diversity
and inclusion
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