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Queer Lights: Combining Technology, LGBTQA, and Diversity Topics in an Accessible and Inclusive Learning Environment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mclaughlin, David J. Beemyn, Genny |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | This paper describes efforts over the past two years to create a new course at the University of Massachusetts called “Queer Lights” that combines elements of electrical engineering, LGBTQA topics, and the foundations of diversity. The course has the following description: “Queer Lights will cast light on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA) topics while the students in the class literally cast light—building LGBTQA-themed electronic light displays. An engineering professor will teach the students how to create and program the displays, and the director of the Stonewall Center will lead the students in discussions about LGBTQA issues in the news and in their own lives. Some of the topics to be covered include the intersections of racial and LGBTQA identities, the campus climate for LGBTQA students, and the legal and political rights of LGBTQA people today”. The intent is to offer students from all campus majors an interesting, accessible combination of topics and an inclusive learning environment. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/queer-lights-combining-technology-lgbtqa-and-diversity-topics-in-an-accessible-and-inclusive-learning-environment.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
