Develop a more inclusive and equitable organization with this self-guided, online coursework!
Spark conversation about diversity, equity, access and inclusion with this tool designed for museums. It is perfect for leadership teams, within and across departments, or for any team interested in diversity and equity work. The team-centered coursework will help your organization align, prioritize and identify action steps toward more inclusive and equitable practice.
11 streaming courses, including an introductory course and downloadable supporting resources
Whom is this program for?
- Senior leadership teams
- Cross-departmental DEAI committees
- Mid-level managers
- Executive directors
- Board/Staff committees
- New staff members
Course Flow
Each course leads your team through these areas:
- Get Started
- Understand Adobe Learning Manager
- Explore the Course Outline and Definitions
- Conduct Organizational Self-Assessment
- Gather Information
- Take Action
- Set Goals
Courses available now:
- Introduction
- Vision/Values
- Community Engagement
- Services and Products: Exhibits and Collections
- Services and Products: Programs and Events
- People and Operations: Recruitment, Hiring, and Onboarding
- People and Operations: Internal Culture
- Leadership
- Governance
- Data Collection and Evaluation
Benefits of Coursework
- Self-guided, convenient, flexible
- Team format offers cross-department engagement and team-building
- Broadly accessible coursework fits any size and type of museum
- Framework and process for getting started eliminates guesswork and intimidation
- Self-assessment tool designed by museums for museums provides informed industry experience
Focusing on inclusion and equity in museums requires shifting organizational practices, both internally and externally. Understanding and taking action in nine different organizational areas will advance your museum’s diversity, equity, access and inclusion goals, and the museum fields’ equity and social justice work.
You’ll learn to:
- Engage in honest conversation about where your museum is in its diversity, equity, access, and inclusion journey
- Set the direction for your museum’s equity path
- Assess next steps in responding to changing demographics
- Launch a conversation about making equitable change in your museum and the community
- Assist your organization in becoming a more equitable and inclusive employer
Watch the ASTC Webinar to learn more.
Who created these tools?
Actionable Insights courses were developed by museums, for museums, with people, experiences, challenges, and solutions all part of the mix. This guided learning system is built on the concepts, ideas, and resources included in the original, year-long CCLI (Cultural Competence Learning Institute) program that launched in 2013. It is informed by the more than 200 individuals and 50+ museums of different types and sizes that participated in CCLI over the past 11 years. The course focus areas emerged from the CCLI National Landscape Study: The State of DEAI Practices in Museums (Garibay and Olson, 2020), which provided a snapshot of museum DEAI practices in 2019.
Now this coursework is available to many more museums online through Actionable Insights.
CCLI is a professional development model that helps museums catalyze equity and inclusion efforts within their institutions. It is a partnership between Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, Association of Children’s Museums, Association of Science and Technology Centers, and Garibay Group.
CCLI is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
