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Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education

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Link to our resources for inclusive evolutionary education resources. The resource database is updated monthly

We are compiling a resource for inclusive undergraduate evolutionary biology education. The goals of our repository are to:

  • improve and deepen understanding of evolutionary concepts (e.g., genetic essentialism; Donovan 2022)

  • provide a central repository of science communication and educational tools

  • increase accessibility of teaching resources

  • improve and innovate teaching strategies to combat misuse of evolutionary concepts

  • examine and dismantle the eugenic and settler-colonial underpinnings of the field (ex. O’Brien et al. 2020, Kamath et al. 2022)

  • highlight diverse researchers engaging with these concepts as part of their work to improve social belonging of students from systemically excluded backgrounds (Criser and Knott 2019, Padayachee et al. 2018, Patterson Silver Wolf et al. 2021, Jimenez et al. 2019)

To aid in this effort, we request the community to share existing resources that align with our goals by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/QNscFQkuFznMhTMH6. Additionally, we request any teaching materials > 10 Mb to be sent to inclusive.evoedu@gmail.com. 

Inclusive Teaching Resources for Considering Learning Context & Student Identity

Peer-reviewed Journal articles 
Dewsbury B, Brame CJ. (2019) Evidence Based Teaching Guide: Inclusive Teaching. CBE Life Science Education. Retrieved from https://lse.ascb.org/evidence-based-teaching-guides/inclusive-teaching/
Emery, N. C., Bledsoe, E. K., Hasley, A. O., & Eaton, C. D. (2021). Cultivating inclusive instructional and research environments in ecology and evolutionary science. Ecology and Evolution, 11(4), 1480-1491.


Books
Sathy, V., & Hogan, K. A. (2022). Inclusive teaching: Strategies for promoting equity in the college classroom. West Virginia University Press.
Ulmer, J. (2019). Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 47(1), 96-98.


Developing Cultural Competence in Evolution Education- Conflict reducing practices for evolution instructors
YouTube Video https://youtu.be/IRjlDRvOAGM?si=5yaGp1oBy-hb_Nk8

  • Nature of Science, compatibility of religion & science, and evidence for evolution
  • Video shown by a randomized controlled study to reduce conflict

PowerPoint Presentation
22 08 11 PowerPoint and Script for Recording.pptx

Peer-reviewed Article
Barnes, M. E., & Brownell, S. E. (2017). A call to use cultural competence when teaching evolution to religious college students: introducing religious cultural competence in evolution education (ReCCEE). CBE—Life Sciences Education, 16(4), es4. https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.17-04-0062