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Dr Aminul Hoque MBE is a lecturer/ researcher in the Educational Studies Department, Goldsmiths, University of London, and a visiting lecturer at London Metropolitan University. He gained his doctorate from Goldsmiths in 2011, and his in-depth ethnographic research for it forms the basis of his book British-Islamic Identity: Third-Generation Bangladeshis from East London, published by IOE Press, Trentham Books (2015). Aminul's writing and work focuses on issues of multicultural Britain, identity, social justice, youth policy, religion, culturally responsive pedagogies, inclusive education, race relations and Islamic feminism. He has some 29 years of voluntary and professional experience in the youth, community and voluntary sector.

In 2008 he was awarded an MBE for services to youth justice in East London, and in 2016, Aminul was appointed as a trustee with the Royal Museums Greenwich by the Prime Minister's Office. Born in Bangladesh, his family came to the UK when he was just 3 years old. He considers himself a British-Bangladeshi and an east Londoner. He is the proud father of three girls, a keen footballer and a passionate Manchester United fan.

Feel free to add any questions here. We will have a Q&A after our three speakers.

Do you see a difference between culturally responsive vs culturally sensitive pedagogy?

confidence

curious

curious

Curiosity

Ambition!

Focus

Critical thinking

Openness

engaged

Committed

curiosity, inquiry

Team work

Empathy

open to new ideas

Acceptance of who they are and their backgrounds.

Meeting academic entry criteria…

Open minded

perseverence

self-motivated

tolerance

perseverance

Understanding

Time

Study time

caring responsibilities

access to tech

Time and technology requirements to complete asisgnments

interpreting

Challenges: time, space, resources, caring responsibilities

time, energy, competing priorities

Opportunity: if in-person / on campus, a chance to get personal space

Multiple sources of stress

Mental exhaustion

time to focus on her mental health

barriers to forming new social networks with other students

Rest time

privacy

time for self-care

Time for social interaction with fellow students

Opportunities: she's multilingual, rich cultural background, knowledge of real life, family etc.

doing the "extra" recommended readings for courses

Tech and space translates into time

Some of Fatima's great assets are so undervalued in uni system :(

BAME: Black Asian and Minority Ethnic

Thanks Aminul so much

Thank you!

Thank you Aminul!!!

Thank you Aminul.

👏

Thank you Aminul.

Thank you, Aminul - interesting and engaging presentation.

Excellent. Best thing I’ve attended in a long time

Thank you Aminul, very enlightening

Thank you Aminul, so much to take away from this.

An excellent point Amirah. I feel that should apply to all educators, not just the lecturers. 👏

Great examples and points Amirah thank you!

Offensive 'jokes.' I meant.

Thanks Amirah

Thank you so much for your contributions Amirah!

Thank you Amirah for your insight and honesty.

Thank you Amirah! Great points!

Thank you Amirah for sharing your experiences. Very useful insights.

We are powerpointed out, Fadilah! Happy to just listen.

Yes: really want to hear more about how to represent students’ lives more in the curriculum.

Thanks Amirah! I read about this medical illustrator who is creating illustrations for different medical issues represented on Black skin which is a good example of how this could be incorporated as you mentioned: https://healthcity.bmc.org/policy-and-industry/creator-viral-black-fetus-medical-illustration-blends-art-and-activism

I also really liked this diagram demonstrating Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems model for Black youth: https://twitter.com/clinpsych_ind/status/1460165178247503872/photo/1

You awesome folks at Trinity must be doing something right - if Fadilah and Amirah are anything to go by! Such insight, and also important ideas - articulate, challenging, honest, practical, thought-provoking!

Make students feel valued and engaged. Not just mere tick box tokenism, but really get them involved and make the curriculum also reflect who they are!

Thank you so much Fadilah- brilliant insights

Thank you Fadilah, a lot to consider

Thank you Fadilah! Lots to think about.

That was so insightful, Fadilah and Amirah. Thank you for sharing these considerations - great suggestions here for working forward on. Looking forward to more conversations with you (and the broader Trinity community).

There are a lot of work being done in educational settings when it comes to diversity. However, they do not often reflect the backgrounds of students from South Asian community, including British Bengalis, who are often left behind. I am very grateful to Aminul for highlighting some of the issues affecting the students of British Bengali communities.

Universal Design for Learning?

Productive pedagogies?

Apologies I have to leave to get ready for another meeting. Thank you so much for this seminar on a very important topic. We need to have a lot more of these conversations to raise awareness of the issues faced by many students.

Spot on, Aminul.

Absolutely this Aminul!

Apologies, will have to leave for next meeting. Many, many thanks to all the contributors and organisers.

Thank you all - have to go,

Culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies. Zaretta Hammond’s book is a great resource.

Aminul, how much of the student's confidence do you think is affected by the lack of representation?

We need to recognise age diversity too- life long learning and 'second chance' education are vital for so many.

Sham - absolutely. If what they read, if what they discuss, if their lecturers, do not reflect them and does not 'sepak' to them, then there is a crisi of representation - this then affects both their visibility, voice and confidence.

Thank you so much Aminul, Amirah and Fadilah for sharing your work, thoughts and experience, really wonderful conversation. Thanks to all who organised, looking forward to the next.

The debate continues..... keep in touch and carry on the awesome work everyone

Thank you Aminul, Amirah & Fadilah, so much for this inspiring session!

Thank you all so much for this valuable input. Lots of learning!

Thanks all!

Spectacular set of talks - thank you all very much, lots of things to think about and raise in our own school, wishing everyone a great weekend and many thanks again

This was wonderful Thank you!

Thank you everyone for your wonderful contributions. Much appreciated.