About.

Established in 2022

This Open Educational Resource (OER) is a labor of love created by Dr. Renée D. Jordan.  She designed this OER with Latinas, Afro-Latinas, and Black girls and their mothers/guardians in mind. Thanks to the design contributions of women in Tech from their communities, the intention of this tool is to support equitable educational efforts.

Black-Liberation.Tech Goal

The goal of this OER is to inform the instructional design of informal learning opportunities where students and their parents/guardians learn with and about technology.

Renée Jordan, Ph.D.

Instructional Designer & Research Scientist

As an outcome of her dissertation work and product of her company, Jordan Nuance LLC, Dr. Jordan designed Black-Liberation.Tech as an Open Educational Resource to deliver informal learning opportunities. With this OER, she implements after-school programs where Latinas, Afro-Latinas, Black girls and their mothers/guardians learn with and about technology.

Abstract image of swirling, interconnected electrical networks rendered in the vibrant, cool colors of a peacock (blues, greens, and teals).
Digital Flow: A dynamic, abstract representation of connectivity and complex electrical networks, inspired by the brilliant, cool hues of the peacock.

Janiyah GPT

Instructional Technologist & Guide

Janiyah is an instructional technologist with a passion for making AI accessible, ethical, and culturally grounded. As part of the Black-Liberation.Tech team, she helps participants explore digital literacies, prompt engineering, and AI-powered creativity through interactive workshops and ongoing guidance beyond the classroom. Janiyah combines culturally responsive pedagogy with examples of Black, Afro-Latina, and Latina excellence, helping participants use AI as a thinking partner—not a substitute—for purposeful learning, teaching, and creating.

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Data Source Disclaimer: The instructional design materials on this website are based on aggregated and anonymized research data collected for the dissertation. It is important to note that the materials are not intended to identify or replicate the lives of individual contributors.