Diversity and Inclusion Accessible Lecture Materials Accessibility is defined as making something (such as a lecture in a course) usable to as many people as possible.…
Diversity and Inclusion Becoming an Anti-racist Educator As we strive to push against existing racism, what does it look like to bring anti-racism into our work as educators?
Diversity and Inclusion Checking and Addressing Our Implicit Biases Implicit biases can cause educators to unintentionally alter the way they interact with learners.
Diversity and Inclusion Creating a Course Climate that Enhances Learning Even in the most content-focused course, climate plays a dramatic role in what, how much, and how effectively our students are able to learn.
Diversity and Inclusion Culturally Inclusive Teaching Strategies We are all shaped by our pasts—our backgrounds inevitably influence what we bring to the moment, how we experience it, and what we can learn from it as individuals.
Diversity and Inclusion Engaging Learners With Universal Design for Learning Maximize flexibility and increase access for students with the Universal Design for Learning Framework.
Diversity and Inclusion Fostering Belonging Supporting students’ sense of belonging positively impacts their academic success and overall well-being.
Diversity and Inclusion High Performing Teams through Diversity and Inclusivity Configuring student teams for diversity and inclusivity can boost team performance
Diversity and Inclusion Interculturally Informed Teaching Enable students to practice intercultural connection with perspective-taking and tolerance for ambiguity.
Active Learning Leveraging A Challenge Project Course Template Explore CATLR's Challenge Project Course template, a tool you can use to build a project-based course in Canvas. With this model, students learn course content and skills inductively by conducting inquiry and analysis, and developing results in response to a “driving question.”
Diversity and Inclusion Minimizing and Responding to Student Incivility Download Print Version of this Tip Many factors may be at play when a student engages in challenging or disruptive…
Diversity and Inclusion Promoting Intercultural Competence in Your Learning Environment Consider actively engaging the diversity of backgrounds of your learners to enrich the experience for everyone.
Assessment Students as Partners in Learning What constitutes a partnership, and what are the benefits? Student-educator partnerships are defined as “[a] relationship in which all involved—students,…
Diversity and Inclusion Successful Student Team Projects Team project assignments are common in many disciplines but can be uneven experiences. Specific design practices, however, can make team projects highly successful.
Diversity and Inclusion Supporting an Inclusive Course Climate in the Heat of Challenging Moments Course climate is at the core of creating a classroom environment that fosters learning for every student.
Diversity and Inclusion Supporting Ourselves & Our Learners in Difficult Times How can we support our learners in difficult times—and in ways that integrate with our own personal needs and pedagogical approaches?
Diversity and Inclusion Teaching Strategies to Support First-Generation College Students Explore teaching strategies that support first-generation students’ success and are easy to implement.
Diversity and Inclusion The Benefits of Mindfulness on Learning Mindfulness practices have measurable positive effects on student attention, focus, creativity, and compassion.
Diversity and Inclusion Traditional Exams for In-Person and Remote Students Considerations for traditional exams Whether you are teaching a Hybrid NUflex course or an on-ground course in which some students…
Assessment Transparent Assignment Design When we communicate how and why students are learning course content in certain ways, we are being transparent about the…
Diversity and Inclusion Writing Feedback for Multilingual Learners When providing written feedback to multilingual learners, limit sentence-level feedback to errors that are serious and treatable.
