Definition

Learning settings are mini societies in which students’ learning attitudes, styles as well as outcomes may be shaped by socioeconomic status, gender, race, etc;

Why?

• Factoring diversity, culture, belonging into the educational design is crucial.

• The asymmetrical power in the macro-system (society) can have influence on students.

How to?

Do

• Environment characteristics
  • natural critical environment
  • inclusive and diverse
  • equal
  • belonging

• Create a natural critical environment in which the learner can try to solve authentic problems, fail, receive feedback, and re-try.

• Consider cultural and social influences when designing for assessments and instructions.

• Use communication and collaboration activities to improve the interactions between students and teachers.

• Respect the uniqueness of the students. Treat each student as a unique individual.
  • Consider learner's culture

• Act as a model for mutual respect and equality.

• Create an inclusive, belonging classroom with norms.
  • Help students cultivate a positive identity as a member of the class
  • Set norms together before learning
  • Set goals with all of the students
  • Evaluate classroom environment frequently

Do NOT

• Reinforce inequality in the society.

• Carry over predispositions in the society.

• Make a subtraction in the students' existing cultural identity.