Not the Same Old Diversity  
Categories of Diversity
2 Questions & Many Answers

Steven W. Gilbert, President, The TLT Group

Purpose:  Identify categories of difference among people that should be given more attention in higher education, especially categories that might be addressed effectively with educational uses of information technology. 
More context:  Diversity, Engagement, and Technology

Plan A & Plans B

1. (5 minutes)
   General intro: 
   OPTION I:  How and why the eClips were recorded: explain the two questions used in the interviews, show the Web page and invite participants to select one of the eClips and consider their own answers to the two questions.  
   OPTION II:  Describe origin, popularity, and availability of Wesch's eClip - ask how many have already seen it.  Ask them to notice how different the experience is when they keep the 3 questions in mind as the video plays.

2. (2-5 minutes)
   Play the eClip that is selected

3. (7 minutes)
   Think-Pair-Share

4. (3 minutes)
   Summarize any major conclusions emerging and suggest how to build on them. 

5. (2 minutes)
   Collect feedback;  invite reflection.

More details for Plan A & alternatives...

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 Interactivity: Think-Pair-Share

1 Minute - Think

4 Minutes - Discuss in small groups

2 Minutes - Report

Generic instructions about "Think-Pair-Share"...

OPTION I.  Two questions about Categories of Diversity: 
1. What categories first come to mind when you think about "diversity" in higher education?

2. After those categories that first occurred to you, in what other important ways do students, faculty,
administrators, staff (et al.) differ from each other?
More about these two questions...

OPTION II.  Three questions about students in and purpose of eClip "Vision of Students Today"

1. Who is this about? 

2. Who is this for? 

3. Who is left out?

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 eClip(s)

OPTION I:  Recorded by Steven W. Gilbert in response to two questions about Categories of Diversity

• Recommended eClip
  Variety of Diversity - in Community Colleges - Technology Skills, Community Engagement, ... (1.25 minutes) Mark David Milliron, Catalyze Learning International, CEO.

• Additional options
  10 pre-recorded eClips available as of June 10, 2008

OPTION II:  "Vision of Students Today" Produced by Michael Wesch, Asst. Prof. Anthropology, Kansas State Univ. and some of his students who are "...exploring the impacts of digital technology on human interaction and human interaction on digital technology." (YouTube - 4.75 minutes)

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 Follow-up:  Feedback, Future Activities and Additional Resources

• "Minute Paper"
  Distribute 3X5 cards and pens if necessary.  Ask every participant to answer briefly: 
  1.  "What was the most important thing you learned during this session?"
  2.  "What important question remains unanswered?"

• More options...

• Reflection:  If time permits, ask participants to suggest some practical implications for responding to categories of diversity that they might not have considered before this session.

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