Getting Started with Inclusive Teaching
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) (PART 1): DEFINITION AND EXPLANATION
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (PART 2): UDL GUIDELINES
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (PART 3): ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (PART 4): REPRESENTATION STRATEGIES
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (PART 5): ACTION AND EXPRESSION STRATEGIES
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (PART 6): CULTURALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS
Inclusive Teaching Tips and Strategies
Inclusive teaching involves a deliberate effort by faculty to create a learning environment that attends to and supports the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning interests, and abilities. Inclusive pedagogical strategies shape the dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect an individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. Inclusive teaching attends the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued.
As you think ahead to next semester, here are a few questions to consider:
- Does your syllabus portray an inclusive and welcoming learning environment?
- Do you have a plan for getting to know students and fostering student-student interaction?
- Do your instructional strategies include basic Universal Design for Learning (UDL) concepts?
- Do you have a plan for disseminating content in multiple ways such as printed text, images, audio and video vs just lecturing from slides?
- Will you provide students with multiple ways to express their comprehension and mastery of topics vs just assigning lengthy exams and papers?
- How do you plan to tap into students' interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn?
ONE INCLUSIVE THING:
Responding to Cultural Diversity in the Classroom at GVSU
2019, Issue 3
Click the image above to download the PDF version