What Inclusive Instructors Do: Book Chapters Discussion √ §
Part of the FDC Diverse Classroom Series!
Location
Online
Date & Time
November 1, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Description
How can you make your courses more inclusive? The authors of the book, What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching (Addy et al., Stylus Publishing, 2021), surveyed hundreds of instructors as part of a national study exploring this question. We invite you to join your colleagues as we discuss some of their key findings. While participants are welcome to explore the book in its entirety, our large group discussion will center on the following chapters:
Participants may access the ebook online at any time through the AOK library in advance of the session using the following step-by-step instructions:
√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate
- Chapter 2 - “What do [instructors] know about being inclusive?,” pp. 24-44,
- Chapter 5 - “How do [instructors] conduct class inclusively?,” pp. 105-136, and
- Chapter 6 - “Using a tool to support inclusive teaching,” pp. 139-149.
Participants may access the ebook online at any time through the AOK library in advance of the session using the following step-by-step instructions:
- Log into myUMBC
- Go to the AOK Library Website
- In the AOK OneSearch box, type the book title (not the chapter title) and press Search
- Locate the ebook, and click on the link to Online Access under the descriptive information
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate
Part of the FDC Diverse Classroom Series
Launched in February 2017!
Sessions in this series are designed to help you capture UMBC’s strengths in diversity to create vibrant learning environments--environments that effectively challenge and support every student. During interactive sessions, faculty and staff colleagues will help you address challenges and explore key questions, for example,
Launched in February 2017!
Sessions in this series are designed to help you capture UMBC’s strengths in diversity to create vibrant learning environments--environments that effectively challenge and support every student. During interactive sessions, faculty and staff colleagues will help you address challenges and explore key questions, for example,
- How can you learn about your classroom audience to better connect with your students and reflect on their learning needs?
- How can you make your classroom more hospitable for all learners?
- How can you handle sensitive discussions in your classroom?
- How can you ensure that students from different academic and social backgrounds and with different physical and cognitive abilities experience classrooms where they are welcomed, challenged, and supported?
- aspire to make their classrooms more inclusive of our diverse student population.