Greetings colleagues,
If you expect to teach a class on diversity in organizations, or if you
already teach such a class and would like to learn how to do a better
job, have I got a deal for you! The 2006 AOM meeting will include a PDW
on designing and teaching courses on "Diversity in Organizations."
The PDW will be held from 8 am to noon on Sunday, August 13, in the
Lenox room of the Hyatt Regency.
The goal of the PDW is to help faculty do a better job of designing and
teaching courses on gender and diversity in organizations. The targeted
audience/participants includes both those who have never taught a course
on this topic, as well as those with some limited experience.
We will begin by considering the decisions that must be made before a
diversity course can be taught. These include decsisions about the
goals, content, activities, assignments, and readings, all of which will
be affected by such factors as course level, elective status, diversity
climate in the university, diversity of student body, etc.
Because many diversity classes utilize expriential activities, and
because many teachers have limited experience with such activities, they
will be given special attention. Experienced instructors will provide
information about the use of expriential activities and will illustrate
this approach by leading particippants in such an activity.
The final part of the PDW will include a variety of activities and will
convey knowledge that the presenters believe is important but that was
not previously provided. The content will depend in part interests
expressed by the participants � both at pre-registration and during the
first part of the PDW. At a minimum, we expect to include teaching
dilemmas, teaching tips, and resources
The presenters, all of whom have extensive experience in teaching
courses on diversity, include Derek Avery, Myrtle Bell, Stacy
Blake-Beard, Martin Davidson, Bernardo Ferdman, Gary Powell, and Belle
Rose Ragins.
We have room for up to 30 participants and participation will be on a
first-come basis. If you are interested, please contact me (David
Kravitz, at
dkravitz@gmu.edu <mailto:
dkravitz@gmu.edu>) and let me know
of your interest. If you provide additional information about your needs
or interests (e.g., course level, special questions or problems), we can
consider this when finalizing the activities.
I hope you will join us.
Cheers,
David
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David A. Kravitz
Associate Professor
School of Management
218 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Telephone: 703-993-1781
Fax: 703-993-1870
E-mail:
dkravitz@gmu.edu
Web: http://www.som2.gmu.edu/dkravitz/index.htm