Physiology Laboratory: Open For Antiracism (OFAR)
Overview
The Open for Antiracism (OFAR) Program – co-led by CCCOER and College of the Canyons – emerged as a response to the growing awareness of structural racism in our educational systems and the realization that adoption of open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy could be transformative at institutions seeking to improve. The program is designed to give participants a workshop experience where they can better understand anti-racist teaching and how the use of OER and open pedagogy can empower them to involve students in the co-creation of an anti-racist classroom. The capstone project involves developing an action plan for incorporating OER and open pedagogy into a course being taught in the spring semester. OFAR participants are invited to remix this template to design and share their projects and plans for moving this work forward.
Action Plan
OER and open pedagogy facilitated student reflection of ones own identity through the use of the Identity Wheel.
Students were taught the about race, racism and anti-racism with emphasis that to be anti-racist is more than just being a non-racist individual.
Introduce the reality that medical racism exists.
Used a combination of OER and other reliable resources such as CDC.gov, medical journals and others.
Encourage collaboration among students of different backgrounds and to hear their individual voices through open pedagogy.
Facilitated student participation in open pedagogy by sharing their research findings
Performed a self-reflection of the anti-racism project including how to become an anti-racist individual and an anti-racist medical professional in particula
Course Description
Physiology Laboratory Bio-6L
Course Description:
An introduction to the laboratory study of the structure and function of human systems with an emphasis on the collection and analysis of chemical and physical data which relate to the concept of homeostasis in the human body. Recommended for health-related certificate programs, physical education, biology, pre-med, pre-dental and pre- veterinary majors.
Learning Outcomes:
Given the results of a standard laboratory cardiovascular system tests (including blood tests), the student will demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret the results.
Given the name of a biological molecule, students will describe the functions and locations of the molecule in the human body.
Anti-racist Assignment/Module
LESSON - RACE
What is RACE?
According to American Association of Physical Anthropologists, the "Western concept of race must be understood as a classification system that emerged from, and in support of, European colonialism, oppression, and discrimination. It thus does not have its roots in biological reality, but in policies of discrimination." It is important to note that, biologically, race doesn't exist. There is only one race, the human race.
Race centers whiteness as the norm. Despite its biological insignificance, the cultural and social significance of race is very real (Guess, 2006). A society's understanding of race is centered on whiteness and "others" non-white, people of color. "Whiteness, therefore, is the standard by which systems and policies are designed which reaffirms the significance and impact of race on society (OFAR, 2022).
What is RACISM?
What is Systemic Racism in America?
What is RACISM in MEDICINE?
Let's go back to history ---
Nowadays ---
How American Health Care Is Defined By Systemic Racism
Combating Racism and Place-ism in Medicine
How to become an ANTI-RACIST?
What does it mean to be anti-racist?
Attributions
- Guess, T. J. (2006). The social construction of whiteness: Racism by intent, racism by consequenceLinks to an external site.. Critical Sociology, 32(4), 649–673.
- For more readings about race, whiteness, and talking race, visit the OFAR Bibliography.
RESEARCH about MEDICAL RACISM / RACISM IN MEDICINE on the ASSIGNED TOPIC for your TEAM.
Team 1 - Medical Racism / Racism in Medicine + HYPERTENSION
Team 2 - Medical Racism / Racism in Medicine + DIABETES
Team 3 - Medical Racism / Racism in Medicine + CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE (& KIDNEY TRANSPLANT)
Team 4 -Medical Racism / Racism in Medicine + STROKE
COLLABORATE with your TEAM MATES.
Make a POWERPOINT PRESENTATION on your FINDINGS & DISCUSSIONS
PRESENTING your REPORT in class.
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