Course Title: Reimagining Learning & Development: Applying an Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Lens
Duration: 3-day course
Course Delivery Options: Virtual Instructor-led (Synchronous); Hybrid (Self-paced & Synchronous); or In-person (TBD)
Course enrollment: Limited number of learners (4-8 learners)
Learning Platforms: Tomee Sojourner Innovation & Learning Institute Portal and Zoom
Intended Audience: All learners must have at least 5+ years current experience in one or more of the following roles:
Learning and Development Professionals
Current Education Labour Relations Officers with extensive facilitation, training and instructor experience
In-house Course Instructors
Current Labour Relations Facilitators
Course Description:
In recent years, there have been growing requests from organizations and learners for Learning & Development professionals to integrate more inclusive content, improve learner safety and accessibility, address biases, and navigate increasingly challenging discussions.
This course offers experienced L & D professionals innovative and creative ways to apply an anti-racism and anti-oppression lens to their practice. In the course, learners will move through small group activities, group discussions, instructor-led presentations, individual projects, instructor-led feedback, real-life scenarios, self-assessments, self-reflection activities, storytelling and content development. Learners will also receive guidance, feedback and one-on-one support from the course instructor.
As part of this course, learners will be encouraged to share their insights, expertise, knowledge, practices and processes.
Course Outcomes:
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
Navigate challenging conversations and interactions
Develop different ways to integrate Tomee Sojourner Consulting’s ARAO LensTM into their practice
Design, develop, and deliver an ARAO-related activity or module
Use group interaction guidelines to set the tone and manage expectations;
Understand the impact of power, privilege, and marginalization on:
The instructor/facilitator/trainer’s professional journey
The adult learner’s experiences
The adult learner and instructor’s interpersonal relationship
The co-facilitator/co-instructor relationship the learner experience
Consider how ARAO-related issues impact the learner and instructor's interpersonal relationship
Adjust their content delivery and facilitation styles
Integrate learner safety and accessibility resources into their courses
Identify innovative ways to challenge learner and facilitator/instructor/trainer biases