Measuring Equity Simulations

<p>This week on TeachLab, host Justin Reich is joined by research scientist Joshua Littenberg-Tobias PhD. and Elizabeth Borneman M.Sc. to discuss a recently published Teaching Systems Lab efficacy study around the online course Becoming a More Equitable Educator and how well participants engaged with simulations about equity. They discuss the findings within the paper and the implications for simulation-based research.</p><p>“There's very little research into what do people actually do in these simulations. To what extent are they actually applying their learning in simulation behavior?... people might say, ‘Oh, I believe this thing, or I'm really supportive of equity,’ but when actually presented with a scenario, how do they respond to that in real time?" -  Joshua Littenberg-Tobias </p><p> </p><p><strong>In this episode we’ll talk about:</strong></p><ul><li>The Educator Mindsets</li><li>The research and Topic Modeling</li><li>Measuring changes in behavior over time</li><li>Simulations for professional development</li><li>Differences in teacher responses</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Resources and Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://openlearninglibrary.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:MITx+0.503x+T2020/about" target="_blank">Check out <i>Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices</i></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/k-sYTr9gpKQ" target="_blank">Watch the full webinar <i>Digital Clinical Simulations in Online Learning Environments to Promote Equity Mindsets: A Randomized Controlled Trial</i></a></p><p><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23328584211045685" target="_blank">Check out the TSL research paper <i>Measuring Equity-Promoting Behaviors in Digital Teaching Simulations: A Topic Modeling Approach</i></a></p><p><a href="https://failuretodisrupt.com/" target="_blank">Check out Justin Reich’s book <i>Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education</i></a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Transcript</strong></p><p><a href="https://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/equi