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Mentioning the Unmentionable: Facilitating Difficult Conversations in the Classroom
October 9, 2024
During this CoLab event, presenters Judith Josiah-Martin (University of Maine, Social Work) and Alison Smith
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Resource Spotlight: Inclusive Pedagogy
Inclusive pedagogy is a student-centered approach to teaching that values the backgrounds, experiences, and abilities of all learners. It is particularly concerned with creating supportive and collaborative learning environments, with a focus on social justice, access, and equity.
Inclusive pedagogy invites us to examine the choices we make as instructors — the content we teach, the assignments we design, the assessments we use — and, whenever possible, to consider how they center students in the practices of teaching and learning..
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Design Forward: Care & Equity
The Care & Equity module of Design Forward (the CoLab’s faculty development platform), provides additional resources and readings for those who want to think more deeply about how the spaces they design for education can best support learners and promote justice and equity..
ACE Framework
Developed in summer 2020, the ACE Framework provides professional development resources focussed on adaptability, connection, and equity.
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Reading List
Alvarez, E. H. (2016). Fostering Open Communication in a Culturally Diverse Classroom. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 63(4).
Bali, M. (2020, April 16). Care Is Not a Fad: Care Beyond COVID-19 | Reflecting Allowed. Reflecting Allowed.
Burtis, M., Cheney, M., DeRosa, R., Hounsell, H., & Smith, N. (2021, June 1). Chronic Illness Is a Real Part of College Life. #ReaclCollege Blog.
Cohn, J., & Plotts, C. (2021, March 22). How to Structure Your Online Class for Inclusion, Part 1 | Faculty Focus. Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.
Davis, J. (2019, May 19). Decolonizing (digital) Pedagogy by Shifting the Seat of Power #HASTAC2019. Jade E. Davis, PhD.
DeRosa, R. (2020). Practitioner Perspectives: OER and a Call for Equity. The New England Journal of Higher Education.
Fry, S. W. (2020). Removing Barriers to Student Success. Hybrid Pedagogy.
Goldrick-Rab, S. (2018, January 14). Opinion | It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry. The New York Times.
Harbin, B., & Roberts, L. M. (2020). Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary in the University Classroom. Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University.
Levin, R. (2018). Why asking students their preferred pronoun is not a good idea (opinion). Inside Higher Ed.
OSU DPD Program. (n.d.). Difference, Power, and Discrimination Resources.
OSU DPD Program. (2019, May 7). Teaching to Everyone: Pedagogical resources. Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program.
Sathy, V., & Hogan, K. (2019, July 22). How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Sathy, V., Hogan, K., & Sims, C. (2020, July 1). A Dozen-Plus Ways You Can Foster Educational Equity [Blog]. Inside Higher Ed Advice Blog.
Stommel, J. (2020, September 14). Care Is a Practice; Care Is Pedagogical. AAUP.
Students, C. by, University, F. and S. at O., College, M., University, B., University, T., University, N., Windsor, U. of, & Toronto-Mississauga, U. of. (2022). Learning to be Human Together. OCAD University, Learning to be Human Together Team.
Thompson, J. (2019, July 18). Being the Teacher I Needed. Identity, Education and Power.
Pedagogies of Care: Open Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2021.
Inclusive Design Research Centre. (n.d.). Retrieved August 26, 2021.
The Case for Inclusive Teaching. (2018, February 27). The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Equity-Focused Teaching Strategies Reflection (5 elements) — crlt.umich.edu. (n.d.). Google Docs. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
Building Inclusion Into Your Courses | Center for Teaching Innovation. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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