David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education Speakers Series: From Open Education to Epistemic and Social Justice

In this talk, Dr. Sukaina Walji focuses on how assessment practices are a powerful way for educators to signal to students what is important in their learning journey and allows students to demonstrate their learning and competency. At the same time assessments through their design and deployment can also create epistemic and social injustices for traditionally marginalised students. Drawing on principles of open pedagogy, this session will explore ways of reviewing and designing assessments that create enabling conditions for socially just assessment practices that contribute to students’ sense of inclusion and for them to be active participants in a community of learning.