Paper ID #24998Engaging in STEM education equity work through a course: studying race,class and gender theory in engineering educationMs. Tikyna M. Dandridge, Purdue University Tikyna is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.Mr. Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hassan Al Yagoub is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, advising and mentoring, students’ persistence, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He
underpinning, which aims to make them useful for as many as possible. But it doesn’t override the need to address individual student needs. It is important to note that even a course or experienced designer with a UD approach will not necessarily be appropriate for all students. For example, individuals are very different, even students with the same diagnosis. Students will still need accommodations on an individual basis. ● Thus, while using a UD approach to course design tends to make the course accessible for more students by accounting for variety, it does not account for everything.Acknowledging a Diverse Student Population● Increasing recognition of diversity ○ Including students with non-visible