Equity in Education Team recognizes how various types of diverse learners succeed in different types of learning
environments (Addy 2021) and will focus their work directly on reducing and eliminating
institutional equity gaps across all WCU’s educational spaces. We acknowledge that
teaching, as a practice, necessitates maintaining a culture of continuous, reflective
improvement especially with regards to equitable curricular and co-curricular measures/outcomes.
Through data-driven inquiry and assessment, we expect our recommendations to strengthen
our teacher-scholar framework/model, especially regarding enhancing learning for diverse
learners in dynamic learning environments/ecosystems. We want to cultivate a culture
of reflection driving innovative teaching and learning practices for faculty, staff,
students – for now, and in the future.
Our goal with the Equity in Education Team is to establish a structure for analyzing the practice of teaching and learning at
WCU. As an institution with a teaching-focused culture, it is imperative that we foster
a culture of continuous improvement to serve our students today and as we prepare
for the evolution of higher education long into the future. Through inquiry and assessment,
we hope to bring into focus ways to enhance teaching and learning and challenge our
community to include equity in our teacher-scholar framework. Additionally, we expect
to cultivate a culture of reflection that drives innovation and improvement across
the institution.
