Overview

This workshop focuses on the role culture plays in students’ acquiring critical digital literacies. The facilitator will discuss cultural sovereignty, the right all peoples have to practice their culture, and how writing educators can support students’ use of their cultural knowledge in the online writing classroom. After a brief presentation where the facilitator will go over key terms related to cultural sovereignty and their application in syllabi, course texts, assignments, and conversation; participants will have the opportunity to converse about the content in small groups and (re)design key parts of their course design using these concepts to create a more inclusive and culturally relevant online course environment for all students.

Participants Will:

• Learn Indigenous theories and applications that define cultural sovereignty
• Examine their own pedagogy and course design for opportunities to bring in students’ cultural knowledges to the online classroom in practical, accessible ways
• (Re)Design a facet of their course design to support students’ cultural sovereignty in future classes

Webinar Leader Bio

Les Hutchinson Campos or “Dr. Hutch” currently teaches in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication program within the English department at Boise State University. Their research focuses on cultural and digital rhetorics, particularly with attention to privacy and online safety. They also serve as the Executive Director of the Indigenous Idaho Alliance where they work with local tribal communities and all Indigenous peoples toward sovereignty and land back efforts.