Inclusive Teaching

What is Inclusive Teaching?

Inclusive teaching comprises a broad set of frameworks, principles and practices that intentionally create a learning environment where all students, regardless of their background and abilities, have equal opportunities to succeed and feel valued. It recognizes and addresses systemic inequities that can hinder student learning and participation, and promoting a sense of belonging for all -- particularly those who identify as people color, LGBTQIA+, first-generation, differently-abled, neurodiverse, or as members of any marginalized or minoritized groups. Inclusive Teaching is an all-encompassing approach to being more inclusive of ALL students. In other modules we will enumerate more defined practices to level the playing field for specific marginalized groups. For example, we will discuss Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy which outlines practices for embracing aspects of students' cultural identity to increase engagement and learning outcomes. And when we talk about Universal Design for Learning for Equity we will address making the learning environment more accessible for ALL students including those who are neurodiverse or who have physical or learning disabilities.

Explore Inclusive Teaching
We invite you to explore the wide variety of materials below, but there is no expectation that you will read them all.

Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom* is a M.O.O.C (massive online open course) offered by EdX and Columbia Unviersity covering topics like Inclusive Course Climate, Microaggressions, Setting Explicit Expectations, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion Through Course Content, Designing All Course Elements for Accessibility, and Cultivating Critical Self-Reflection. This course was is an excellect way to get an overview of the most important aspects of Inclusive Teaching. It is free, you can take it at your own pace and participate as much or as little as you want. The videos feature leading scholars in Inclusive Teaching such as:

Amanda M. Jungels, PhD
Chandani Patel, PhD
Michele DiPietro, PhD
Derald Wing Sue, PhD
Frank Tuitt, PhD
Zaretta Hammond, MA
Bryan Dewsbury, PhD

Activity - Take an Implicit Bias Test at Project Implicit (Harvard)

Meditation - Being Inclusive: A Visual Meditation (5:15)

Video - Inclusive Teaching: Reaching More Students Jose Antonio Bowen

This is one of four videos in a Series called Higher Learning On Demand sponsored by Top Hat (Please let me know if you have trouble accessing this video.)

Rubric - Advancing Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the College Classroom: A rubric and resource guide for instructors

This rubric offers some concrete steps is a variety of areas that instructors can take to make their courses more inclusive. These might offer you ideas for your Connect Journal as well as ideas you can implement in the Apply Assignment.

syllabus,
positionality,
assessment,
learning environment,
norms and expectations,
student feedback,
curricular material (in three parts) and
indigenous perspectives