If you don’t already have a mind mapping technique, take a few minutes to look at some examples of mind maps. Read the questions below. Choose one to focus on, or combine a few of them together as you spend about 10 minutes to make a mind map that helps you to think about them.  

• • What are your working definitions of equity and accessibility? 
  • How has the Teach@CUNY Summer Institute contributed so far to those definitions? How have your experiences at the Graduate Center contributed to them? 
  • Do you see intersections between equity and accessibility? Are they the same thing? How might equity and accessibility differ from equality, inclusion, diversity, or social justice? 
  • How might the online learning context worsen existing inequities and make spaces less accessible? What might the online learning context afford that the face-to-face context doesn’t offer?
  • What in your personal and academic / intellectual experiences as a teacher, a learner, and a person who embodies many identity positions has prepared you to answer these questions?  

If you feel comfortable, share a picture of your map (or just tell us about it) on the #equity-and-access Slack channel. What did it feel like to reflect in this way? Please make sure to mention that you’re on Module 1, Part 1 since we might be working through the workshop at a different pace.