Diálogos Virtuales

Diálogos Virtuales was a lecture-discussion series hosted between Fall 2020 and Spring 2022. Through this series, the College of Education promoted the continued development of a visible culture of intellectual advancement, critical dialogue, and community engagement and activism amongst education students, faculty, staff and other allied service professionals interested in advancing diversity, equity-justice, and inclusion in higher and PK-12 education at local, regional, national, and international levels.

Discussion Topics & Speakers

Spring 2022

• 'Dangerous Discussions': Critical Media Literacy Analysis of Higher Education in Popular Films
  Elena M. Venegas, Ph.D.,  Lakia M. Scott, Ph.D.,  Karon N. LeCompte, Ph.D. and  Mia Moody-Ramírez, Ph.D.
• Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Teaching Ethnic Studies
  Sade Bonilla, Ph.D.,  Thomas S. Dee, Ph.D. and Emily K. Penner, Ph.D.
• Teaching for Global Readiness: Examples from Teacher Education in the U.S. and Spain
  Shea Kerkhoff, Ph.D.,  María Sanz Leal, M.A. and Martha Lucía Orozco Gómez, M.A.
• Ecopedagogy: Freirean Pedagogies for Socio-Environmental Justice, Local-to-Planetary Sustainability, and Decolonizing, Anti-Racist, and De-Anthropocentric development
  Greg William Misiaszek, Ph.D.
• Teaching and Learning During COVID-19: Non-trivial Findings From a 118-Country Study
  Michał B. Paradowski, Ph.D.
• Local Action – Global Questions: Toward More Equitable School Leadership Through a (Virtual) Community of Practice and the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab
  Anna Becker, Ph.D.

Fall 2021

• Combating Ableism in Higher Education
  Dr. Sonia Peterson, Dr. Toni Ann Saia, and Dr. Joseph Stramondo
• JEDI Discussion Circle: Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
  Mariano Lozano Soto and Naomi Ramírez
• Beyond the Designated Multicultural Education Course: Integrating Antiracist Pedagogical Approaches into Science Methods and Other University Courses
  Dr. Kathleen Schenkel and Lucyann Atkins
• Akin´s Afro in Afro-Brazilian Children’s Literature: Toward an Ancestral Eco-Pedagogy
  Dr. Kiusam de Oliveira and Carolina Marchi
• Global Learning Outcomes & Global Learning Course Designation at SDSU: An Information Session
  Dr. Yea-Wen Chen and Giuliano Iannarelli McDonald
• An Indigenous Worldview Can Preserve Our Existence: Implications for Education (Video: Diálogos Virtuales - Four Arrows)
  Dr. Wahinkpe Topa - Four Arrows (a.k.a) Donald Trent Jacobs
• The Unlearning Oppression & Alliance-Building Workshop
  Dr. Beth Blue Swadener and Dr. Joy Anderson
• Internationalizing Curriculum in the College of Education: Neoliberal, Liberal, & Critical/Decolonial Approaches
  Dr. Cristian Aquino-Sterling and Dr. William A. Twayigize
• Spanglish Decolonial Healing
  marcela polanco, Nilufer Akman, Guadalupe Villarreal Ontiveros, Dr. Tri Nguyễn, and Navid Zamani
• International Students’ Challenges and Coping Strategies
  Dr. Chichun Lin.

Spring 2021

• Ubuntu and Tinogona
  Dr. Li-Rong (Lilly) Cheng, Professor, School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SDSU) and Director, Chinese Cultural Center (SDSU)
• The K-12 Ethnic Studies Movement in California: Ethnic Studies Curricular Dimensions
  Dr. Trish Gallagher-Geurtsen - UCSD and Dr. Miguel Zavala - CAL State LA
• Advancing Glocal and Global Education in the COE: An Initial Dialogue (Video: Advancing Glocal and Global Education in the COE)
  Dr. Cristian Aquino-Sterling – SDSU COE - STE and Dr. Sarah Maheronnaghsh – SDSU COE - DLE
• Ethics, Identity, and Education: A Levinasian Perspective
  Dr. Donald Blumenfeld-Jones - Arizona State University
• Education and Mental Wellness at the Intersection of Black Identities: Critical Dialogues
  Amber St. James, Fatima Haghi, Lorenza Hilliard, Monica Sanders, and Dr. Sesen Negash.
• Anti-Asian and Anti-Asian American Hate and Racism in U.S. Society: Implications for Advocacy, Curriculum, and Pedagogy in Education
  Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng, Dr. Katina Lambros, Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan, Dr. Valerie Ooka Pang, Dr. Nellie Tran, and Dr. Sandra Wawrytko
• White Anti-Racism: Dismantling the Internalized Oppression of White Supremacy
  Dr. Dani Bedau, Dr. Katie Turner, Dr. Lisa M. Sparaco, and Dr. Shelley Orr SDSU White Anti-Racist Committee
• Bilingual Education Around the World: Cross-National Dialogues on the State of the Art
  Dr. Ivan Cláudio Pereira Siqueira (Brazil) - Dr. Anwei Feng (China) Dr. Anne-Marie de Mejía (Colombia) - Dr. Maria Luisa Pérez-Cañado (Spain) Dr. Rainer Enrique Hamel (Mexico) - Dr. Christian Faltis (USA) Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas (USA), and Dr. Belinda Bustos Flores
• Systemic and Experiential Approaches to Improve Students' Mental Health: A Workshop for COE Faculty
  Dr. Chi-Chun (Wally) Lin - University of British Columbia (UBC)
• Philosophy with Children: Creating Inclusive Spaces
  Debi Talukdar, Ph.D. Candidate - Program Director, Center for Philosophy for Children - University of Washington

Fall 2020

• Creating Safe and Inclusive Schools for LGBTQ Students
  Dr. Vincent Pompei
• Teaching in Bilingual Education for Critical Racial Consciousness: Lessons on Latinx Equity from a Dual-language Program
  Dr. Laura Chavez-Moreno 
• Descriptive Inquiry and Theatre of the Oppressed as Social Justice Methodologies
  Dr. Felicia V. Black
• Racial Justice in Teaching and Learning (Video Recording for Racial Justice in Teaching and Learning)
  Dr. Joseph F. Johnson
• Who's Afraid of Distance Learning?
  Dr. Douglas Fisher and Dr. Nancy Frey