Inclusivity
Creating an inclusive classroom means designing spaces, practices, and content that meet the diverse needs of all students—both visible and invisible. As and Kelly Hogan highlight in "," inclusive teaching involves designing courses that engage all students, remove barriers, and foster belonging, especially for those traditionally underserved.
Key elements of inclusive teaching:
- Fostering belonging: Creating a welcoming environment where all students feel valued.
- Providing equitable access: Ensuring materials and resources are accessible to everyone.
- Removing barriers: Identifying and eliminating obstacles to student success.
A Call to Action
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and magnified systemic inequities, showing that education cannot return to "." Instead, we need a new standard where equity and inclusion are integral to teaching. This requires:
- Acknowledging racism: Recognizing its presence within institutions and its impact on students.
- Taking responsibility: Higher education leaders must commit to change and action.
- Shared efforts: Anti-racism must be a collective responsibility, not one borne solely by people of color.
Together, we can create classrooms that reflect equity, inclusion, and a commitment to improving the student experience.
Actions You Can Take to Create an Inclusive Classroom:
- Include underrepresented scholars in course materials.
- Design activities that reflect multiple perspectives.
- Treat your classroom as a global learning community with interconnected experiences.
- Regularly seek student input about their classroom experience rather than waiting for end-of-term feedback.
Explore the Creating an Inclusive Classroom (PDF) resource, developed with ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï faculty, to examine your course structure and make meaningful improvements. Learn more about trauma-sensitive teaching, Black Lives Matter, microaggressions, and stereotype threat in this section.
Take Action:
CTL micro-credentials offer ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï instructors opportunities to engage in sustained inquiry and skill-building around a teaching topic. Please view our new programs highlighted below.
hosted by the Center for Teaching & Learning provides a meeting space and inclusivity network email list to share collective wisdom and create new knowledge on topics related to diversity, inclusion, equity, social justice, and human interaction. Anyone is welcome to attend!
Listen to our Inclusive Educators Podcast on Apple or SpotifyÌýas we explore one of the most critical questions college instructors are asking today: how do we become more inclusive instructors?Ìý
which offer highlights about national and local leadership in equity and inclusion, information about theÌýInclusive Community of PracticeÌýmeeting and upcoming campus events.