Olatunde Durowoju

Not just talking the talk but walking the walk👏 Really enjoyed the inclusive start to @OADurowoju presentation yesterday looking at using #GenAI to promote inclusivity in diverse cohorts of students @AdvanceHE #TLConf24

@LTHEchat I enjoyed that.

Thank you for a great chat and interesting contributions prompted by thoughtful questions. See you next week! #lthechat

@hintondm @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG Yes, it really should be a value based system. Helping people ti understand and interrogate what that value looks like is important. Frameworks like this are helpful. How do we ensure it's effectiveness

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A1 #LTHEchat because it is the right thing to do to support belonging and inclusion. - everything is impacted by a variety of intertwined SocioMaterial factors (make the world a better place) - Values should be at the core of our practice #V1 #V2

Q1. Do you think it is important to have antiracism perspective embedded in the use of technology in the sector? And Why? 👉Do share with us tonight an example you have experienced/seen of how technology was used from a racist angle! @ARLT_SIG #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

@suebecks @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG There is something about being in the room with others. Conversations tend to flow better. Online meetings most times don't allow that much needed after-session interaction.

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A6 I have found the in person workshops more useful than onlinetraining as we have the opportunity to discuss things/ask questions. #LTHEchat

Q6. 👉Share one piece of resource with us which has influenced your practice to be antiracist 👉Share one piece of resource you think would be useful to empower a staff of minority ethnicity! @ARLT_SIG #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

@sumingkhoo @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG I'm glad you have an antiracist strategy.

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A6 stemming from this, we have a rights based and antiracist Strategy and Work Programme for my whole institution, but it is important to be grounded in public sector equality duties #LTHEchat

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A6 Engaging with my minoritised staff network was helpful. Other helpful resources include 👉bit.ly/3SqqevF 👉anthonywalkerfoundation.com 👉teeroumaneenadan.com 👉arunverma.co.uk/book #LTHEchat #AntiracismLT @ARLT_SIG

@Chri5rowell @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG Doing what is needed like being part of a mentoring scheme is needed to move the needle in the right direction. However, how do we ensure that those mentee are also benefiting directly from that mentorship scheme. That needs addressing.

Q5.What have you done recently, in the last 3 months, to uplift a COLLEAGUE of minority ethnicity in your institution: 👉What happened 👉Why it happened 👉What you did? @ARLT_SIG #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

@suebecks @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG The little things go a log in people feeling valued. Sometimes, it does not require a huge gesture, although that is needed in key areas.

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A5 I work in a department where as a staff group we represent over 30 countries. I enjoy learning about them. At least twice a year we have a department social gathering and bring food that represents us. #LTHEchat

@Adam_Tate1 @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG hear hear!

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A5 helping to challenge some of the microaggressions that colleagues face and show allyship by advocating for inclusive policies, practices, and ways of working. Working with colleagues on the Race Equality action plan Considering the intersectionalities of colleagues #LTHEchat

@_PXavier @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG We do see that happening often. Sometimes, because you don't move in the circles of those in the position of power, your work is not recognised or is not seen as important.

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG Q5 never enough really, but have been supporting a promotion application and advocating for an overlooked but incredibly valuable colleague. Why? Because their contribution should be recognised but wasnt #LTHEchat #antiracismLT

@LTHEchat A5: We host events that foster dialogue and community around #AntiracismLT 🎤 💬 Read more about our recent event here bit.ly/49lx0dk #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

@Tee_Nadan @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG More grease to your elbow @Tee_Nadan

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A5 I have used my network in a variety of ways to provide opportunities for minoritised colleagues, that won't normally get the opportunity due to systemic exclusion. The key for me is breaking down those systemic exclusion barriers. #LTHEchat #AntiracismLT @ARLT_SIG

@_PXavier @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG Love it. I think that is powerful. Every little helps. The simplest of encounters makes wide enough ripples.

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A4 I'm working with a couple of students who've had a rough ride in education to HE. Nothing special, just getting to know them and enjoying working with them as they're gaining confidence #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

Q4.What have you done recently, in the last 3 months, to uplift a STUDENT (or group) of minority ethnicity in your institution: 👉What happened 👉Why it happened 👉What you did? @ARLT_SIG #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

@Adam_Tate1 @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG I agree. I believe there is a real opportunity here to develop students into compassionate leaders with a better view of the world and racial justice

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A4 supporting students to provide their lived experiences and how to empower their own students with compassionate pedagogy. - Decolonising curriculum beyond the tokenistic, making curriculum more meaningful and relateable #LTHEChat

@neghavati @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG That is useful in disarming people and opening them to plurality of views

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A4. I have been delivering sessions on intercultural competence to support students and staff connect with other cultures differently and practise deeper and more purposeful perspective-taking. #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat

@Chri5rowell @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG Continued Dialogue is an important aspect of this work. When the dialogue stops, then misinformation, misinterpretation and apathy sets in.

@hintondm @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG and I would add, be bold. and then beyond that, how do we help people get to a point where they see this as an ongoing learning journey, fully embracing it.

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A4 #LTHEchat I try to be kind and compassionate and where I get it wrong I also try to be humble and learn from others perspectives #BraveSpace classrooms and workplace #EasierSaidThanDone #PowerConstrains #JusticeIsSlow

@Tee_Nadan @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG That is being purposeful.

@_PXavier @LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG I agree, this what we GenAIvangelist (just made that up) have been advocating for. Making AI design and deployment more racially inclusive

@LTHEchat @ARLT_SIG A1 Gen AI is a real concern right now, with the way it can promote normative perspectives. What will happen to emerging marginalised academic identities when they first get filtered through the hive mins? #AntiracismLT #LTHEchat