Expansive Futures for Disability Intersectional Learning Research Braiding Culture, History, Equity, and Enabling Technologies

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

The goal of this session is to promote a paradigm expansion in the study of learning for students with disabilities, many of whom come from minoritized backgrounds. Drawing upon Galison’s idea of “trading zones,” we aim to generate transformative dialogues between scholars with distinct expertise. We will organize the session around three ensembles (20-minutes each): 1. Historical epistemologies, 2. Embodied learning in worlds of difference, and 3. Dissecting views of learning in risk algorithms. The purpose for each ensemble is to highlight key affordances and challenges in the study of learning, disability and/or equity, explore potential synergies across their respective research traditions, and map potential future research directions.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chairs

• Alfredo J. Artiles, Stanford University

• Kristen Jackson, Stanford University

• Madison Bunderson, Stanford University

• Frank Mondelli, Stanford University

Papers

• Ensemble 1: Historical Epistemologies - Shirin Vossoughi, Northwestern University; Susan Schweik, University of California - Berkeley

• Ensemble 2: Embodied Learning in Worlds of Difference - Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, Vanderbilt Peabody College; Gabriela Richard, Pennsylvania State University

• Ensemble 3: Dissecting Views of Learning in Risk Algorithms - Safiya Noble, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant

• Roy D. Pea, Stanford University