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Educational Technology Diversity Statement

We believe that attention to diversity begins with individual responsibility. Faculty, staff, and students in the Educational Technology program are required to not only review the professional code of ethics (see Appendix A) but put it into practice, particularly with regard to diversity.

The Educational Technology program actively promotes an awareness of and sensitivity towards differences of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, culture, sexual orientation, religion, age, and disabilities among students, faculty,
administrators, and staff. Strategies for addressing adversity include: 1) curricular content focused on diversity, 2) course delivery format, and 3) faculty and student minority representation.

Courses such as ET 502, ET 602, ET 533 and ET 535 cover media selection and design processes and procedures for diverse contexts and populations. Learner and context analysis are covered in depth in ET 502 and ET 602 and likewise ET 535 specifically addresses selecting media and reading materials from different cultures.

Accessibility to an Educational Technology degree is high for students in diverse locations and from diverse backgrounds. Distance learning and off campus Educational Technology degree programs are offered all over the state, including the inner city urban areas as well as small rural locations. A complete online program started in the Fall of 2004 reaches students all over the state of Colorado.

Faculty and students represent a number of diverse nationalities and backgrounds. Faculty representation at this time includes one Asian, one female Hispanic, and four Caucasians (of which one is female). International students in the program are from Bolivia, China, India, Korea, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan. The faculty follows Affirmative Action guidelines when filling open positions. The guidelines allow us to target minority applicants through advertisement of the position in a number of
minority accessible publications. Additionally, the campus Affirmative Action
department flags minority applicant files for review.

Appendix A

AECT code of ethics.

Section 1 - Commitment to the Individual
In fulfilling obligations to the individual, the members:
1. Shall encourage independent action in an individual's pursuit of learning and
shall provide open access to knowledge regardless of delivery medium or varying
points of view of the knowledge.
2. Shall protect the individual rights of access to materials of varying points
of view.
3. Shall guarantee to each individual the opportunity to participate in any
appropriate program.
4. Shall conmaintain
the personal integrity of the individual.
5. Shall follow sound professional procedures for evaluation and selection of
materials, equipment, and furniture/carts used to create educational work areas.
6. Shall make reasonable efforts to protect the individual from conditions
harmful to health and safety, including harmful conditions caused by technology
itself.
7. Shall promote current and sound professional practices in the appropriate use
of technology in education.
8. Shall in the design and selection of any educational program or media seek to
avoid content that reinforces or promotes gender, ethnic, racial, or religious
stereotypes. Shall seek to encourage the development of programs and media that
emphasize the diversity of our society as a multi-cultural community.
9. Shall refrain from any behavior that would be judged to be discriminatory,
harassing, insensitive, or offensive and, thus, is in conflict with valuing and
promoting each individual's integrity, rights, and opportunity within a diverse profession and society.

Section 2 - Commitment to Society

In fulfilling obligations to society, the member:
1. Shall honestly represent the institution or organization with which that
person is affiliated, and shall take adequate precautions to distinguish between
personal and institutional or organizational views.
2. Shall represent accurately and truthfully the facts concerning educational
matters in direct and indirect public expressions.
3. Shall not use institutional or Associational privileges for private gain.
4. Shall accept no gratuities, gifts, or favors that might impair or appear to
impair professional judgment, or offer any favor, service, or thing of value to
obtain special advantage.
5. Shall engage in fair and equitable practices with those rendering service to
the profession.
6. Shall promote positive and minimize negative environmental impacts of
educational technologies.

Section 3 - Commitment to the Profession

In fulfilling obligations to the profession, the member:
1. Shall accord just and equitable treatment to all members of the profession in
terms of professional rights and responsibilities, including being actively
committed to providing opportunities for culturally and intellectually diverse
points of view in publications and conferences.
2. Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment in order to
influence professional decisions or colleagues.
3. Shall avoid commercial exploitation of that person's membership in the
Association.
4. Shall strive continually to improve professional knowledge and skill and to
make available to patrons and colleagues the benefit of that person's
professional attainments.
5. Shall present honestly personal professional qualifications and the
professional qualifications and evaluations of colleagues, including giving
accurate credit to those whose work and ideas are associated with publishing in
any form.
6. Shall conduct professional business through proper channels.
7. Shall delegate assigned tasks to qualified personnel. Qualified personnel are
those who have appropriate training or credentials and/or who can demonstrate
competency in performing the task.
8. Shall inform users of the stipulations and interpretations of the copyright
law and other laws affecting the profession and encourage compliance.
9. Shall observe all laws relating to or affecting the profession; shall report,
without hesitation, illegal or unethical conduct of fellow members of the
profession to the AECT Professional Ethics Committee; shall participate in
professional inquiry when requested by the A ssociation.
10. Shall conduct research and practice using professionally accepted and
institutional review board guidelines and procedures, especially as they apply
to protecting human participants and other animals from harm. Humans and other
animals shall not be used in any procedure that is physically invasive to them.