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Tools to Inspire Engagement

This collection of short videos helps you to engage faculty, staff and administrators around Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) issues. They feature professionals responding powerfully to key questions around D&I and were created by Crossing Borders Education during the Collaborative Diversity Conference 2017 at Missouri State University.

All videos below can be used freely under a Creative Commons-NonCommercial-License.

Communicating Values

The videos below help you to highlight the many strengths of D&I initiatives. (Learning areas: Critical Thinking, Social Awareness, Civic Engagement)

  1. The Power of Diversity (2.5 min) view
  2. What about Social Justice? (2 min) view
  3. Businesses Embracing Inclusion (2.5 min) view

Initiating Dialogues

The videos below help you to prepare groups for constructive dialogues. (Learning areas: Communication Skills, Empathy, Responsibility)

  1. Why engage in Dialogue? (2 min) view
  2. What hinders Dialogue? (2 min) view
  3. What skills do we learn? (2.5 min) view

Responding to Personal Questions on D&I Topics

The videos below help you to address personal D&I questions. (Learning areas: Creative Thinking, Self-Awareness, Civic Engagement)

  1. Should we assimilate? by H. Wes Pratt, J.D. (1.5 min) view
  2. How to deal with set backs? by Lyle Q. Foster (1.5 min) view
  3. Why step out of our comfort zones? by Kevin G. McDonald, JD, Ed.D. (1.5 min) view
  4. What are dangers if we don’t learn to connect? by Leslie Anderson, Ph.D. (2 min) view

Responding to Organizational Questions on D&I Topics

The videos below help you to address organizational D&I questions. (Learning areas: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Social Justice)

  1. What intersects Diversity Efforts and Internationalization? by Tamara Thorpe (2 min) view
  2. How to support student’s sense of belonging? by Rabekah D. Stewart, Ph.D. (2 min) view
  3. How can administrators support diverse students? by Jennifer Wiley (1.5 min) view
  4. How respond to divisions within society? by Scott E. Page, Ph.D. (2 min) view

Strengthen Your Campus Impact

Crossing Borders Education has created a wide variety of resources to inspire students, faculty and staff to engage constructively with Diversity & Inclusion topics. Our three feature films, more than 50 short videos and various online toolkits are carefully crafted to deepen constructive dialogue and improve campus climate. Learn more about how our resources can strengthen your campus impact.

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