The following resource is an excerpt from Inclusive education and UDL: A comprehensive guide adapted to include some of the resources available at IU’s campus. Open Course Materials Expanding course materials to reflect diversity in source and opinion prepares students for their personal and professional lives by mirroring our global community. Course materials prove to be one… Read more »
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Article: Humanizing STEM Education; OER Follow-Up
One of the three pillars of the 2030 strategic plan is Student Success and Opportunity. Goal 1 of this Pillar for Bloomington’s campus focuses on Undergraduate Academic Experience and Career Preparation, with one of the objectives calling for us to consider evidence-based pedagogy, with the goal of enhancing evidence-based pedagogy and inclusive teaching practices to improve student outcomes in… Read more »
Evidence Based Frameworks for Course Design | Upcoming Conferences | Report
If you are considering redesigning your course over the summer (or working on the design of a new course), the following are a few evidence based frameworks for course design. Note: Many of these frameworks work in tandem with each other. Backward Design / Understanding by Design Backward design outlines a course planning approach that starts… Read more »
Resource: EDUCAUSE 2023 Horizon Report focusing on Teaching and Learning
EDUCAUSE has released its 2023 Horizon Report focusing on Teaching and Learning: https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2023/4/2023hrteachinglearning.pdf. This report aims to: Identify the trends, and key technologies and practices shaping and significantly impacting postsecondary teaching and learning today. To that end, they provide a focused look at: AI-enabled applications for predictive, personal learning. Generative AI The blurring boundaries between teaching modalities… Read more »
Quick Tips and Resource: Inclusive Language/Communications
The Guidelines for Inclusive Language, published by the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), define inclusive language as language that “acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities.” How language is used, especially by institutions such as educational systems, can deeply impact how communities within those systems view race, gender, ability, and… Read more »
Discussing Difficult Topics
Recently, I worked with a faculty member that was trying to identify a new database to analyze in a R exercise. The dataset they usually use in their course has become politically charged in the past few months. However, the dataset is used to illustrate some of the key learning objectives of the class. Instead… Read more »
Quick Tips on promoting inclusion in CS and Workshop Reminder
The following is an excerpt of tips compiled by Cynthia Lee. Dr. Lee is a Lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Stanford. See https://bit.ly/inclusivecs for the complete list. Mid-Term: Email top performers on a recent homework or exam to congratulate them; be sure to include a diverse group. (Message students from Canvas based on their grade: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-send-a-message-to-students-from-the-Gradebook/ta-p/741)… Read more »
Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion into more quantitative based courses.
In a recent presentation by Timothy R. Bussey (they/them), the Associate Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, they made the case for incorporating curriculum changes that highlight diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. Doing so encourages students from underrepresented backgrounds to continue their STEM education and… Read more »
Scaffolding Student Learning with Equity in Mind
In a presentation by Amy B. Mulnix, Director, Franklin and Marshall College, she described one quality of good teaching as having “equity mindedness” or approaching classroom interactions with the goal of closing achievement gaps that exist within your class. “I want to move us away from always thinking about equity-mindedness in terms of what we… Read more »
Creating an Equitable Classroom through Embedded Learning Strategies
This summer I will send tips aimed to help you as you update (or create) your syllabus and course for the Fall. Also, if you would like to meet about your course this summer, just respond to this email to schedule a consultation (face-to-face or Zoom). Many of the tips I will write about are… Read more »