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EDUCATING FOR RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH ONLINE COURSE: LEARNINGS FROM THE CONTEXT CAUSED BY COVID-19

English

Main author information

Viviane Ines Weschenfelder (Brazil)
Universidad de Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) (Brazil)

Viviane has a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Education from Unisinos University. She is graduated in History and Pedagogy. In 2017, she developed a doctoral internship at the University of Wisconsin - Madison/USA. Viviane has experience as a teacher and as a pedagogical coordinator in primary schools. Nowadays, she works as an Assistant Professor at Unisinos University, teaching undergraduate and specialization courses, as well as coordinating teacher training at the Innovation, Evaluation, and Teacher Education Department. She is a member of the two groups of research, about Teaching, Pedagogies, and Differences (GIPEDI/UNISINOS/CNPq) and Inclusion (GEPI/UNISINOS/CNPq). She works with themes related to race relations and education, affirmative politics, teacher education, cultural differences, and processes of inclusion/exclusion. She is the author of the book “Processos de (in)visibilidade do sujeito negro: o Jornal de Venâncio Aires/RS em questão”, published by Edunisc (2015).

Event
GKA EDU 2021: 10th International Conference on Education and Learning
06/23/2021

Keywords
Racial Equity Multicultural Education Online course Extension course

Abstract

This communication discusses how an online extension course can promote education for racial equity, creating a community of learning even in a context affected by Covid-19. The global pandemic has changed teaching and required a transformation in pedagogical practices. The experience with teaching in the synchronous model at the Unisinos University since March 2020 made it possible to create an online extension course called “How to Educate for Racial Equity?”. The course was held by two specialists in multicultural education, with different gender and racial perspective, and from different fields. The curriculum of the course was created after listening to the needs of teachers and school managers. The first edition occurred during the second semester of 2020, basically with teachers and activists from different cities of Rio Grande do Sul State- Brazil. Classes had two hours-length and were conducted synchronically by web conference. Materials were available on Moodle (e-learning platform). During the course, participants could also interact by WhatsApp group. The methods applied in the course were successful in terms of teaching and very well evaluated by participants. The experience has shown that online courses like that can connect interested people in racial equity. It provides learning about the topic and strengthens those who already fight for racial justice. This course probably will continue to be offered in the online model after the pandemic. As a result, “How to Educate for Racial Equity?” is an opportunity to produce research data and discuss findings related to multicultural education and racial equity, movements that can bring innovative practices in a racialized society.

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