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Inclusive and Equity-minded Pedagogy
Association of American Colleges & Universities
Making Excellence Inclusive is AAC&U's guiding principle for access, student success, and high-quality learning. It is designed to help colleges and universities integrate diversity, equity, and educational quality efforts into their missions and institutional operations.
The initiative includes a series of papers specifically commissioned by AACU that are beneficial to faculty and staff:
- Toward a Model of Inclusive Excellence and Change in Postsecondary Institutions
- Achieving Equitable Educational Outcomes with All Students: The Institution's Role and Responsibilities
University of Wisconsin-Madison Communications
A Guide to Bias-Free Communications
This guide is meant to help faculty and staff find more encompassing word of phrase when you need it and to be more attuned to language that, whether intended or not, may offend others. As cultural trends and awareness of gaps in inclusivity emerge, this guide will be updated with the newest language.
American Philosophical Association
Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language
This article from the APA gives reasoning and examples for usage of gender-neutral language in the field. Many examples are provided that relate to academic writing style and can inform the work of you, your peers, and students.
University of Michigan, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Creating Inclusive College Classrooms
This guide discusses common yet problematic assumptions instructors may make about students, the impact of assumptions on student learning, and how instructors can examine motivations behind assumptions. Also included here are useful strategies for making course content and classroom environments more accessible and inclusive.
Yale University, Center for Teaching and Learning
This resource explores ways that instructors may structure course content, classroom participation, and learning assessments to be responsive to the needs of non-dominant cultures and student backgrounds. Extensive references and additional resources make this a good starting point for building culturally-responsiveness into the classroom.
Columbia University, Center for Teaching and Learning
This guide organizes inclusive pedagogical practices into five principles that guide instructors in crafting classroom environments, facilitating peer interactions, and reflecting on personal practices. This is an abridged version of the full guide, which is also available for download at the above link and is suitable for instructors of all experience levels.
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Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
- Article from The Chronicle, "What Does Trauma-Informed Teaching Look Like?"
- Mays Imad's presentation on YouTube, "Trauma Informed Teaching & Learning"
- Karen Costa's OLC Ideate conference presentation slidedeck, "Trauma-Aware Online Teaching"
- Article from Faculty Focus, "Trauma-Informed Teaching: How to Be More Intentional with Course Policies, LMS, and Scaffolding Feedback"
The Institute for Faculty Excellence library is open for all faculty to browse and borrow books for professional development. We keep multiple copies of most books in the library. Please note that the numbers are not always up to date.
MomentumU@USG
MomentumU@USG is a virtual professional development space for USG faculty and staff supporting the Momentum Approach to student success. Content and events are developed and maintained by the USG Office of Faculty Development in partnership with USG faculty, institutional centers for teaching excellence, and other academic partners across the system.
Online Instruction Time Calculator
Use this web-based calculator to determine the total number of minutes of online instruction and supporting activities that are necessary for an online course based upon credit hours and percentage online.
- Georgia Southern University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Conference
- Gordon State College Teaching Matters Conference
- University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference
- University of West Georgia Innovations in Pedagogy Conference
The following items are teaching and classroom supplies usually available in the IFE office. Please note that the list does not indicate we have everything available.
- Dry erase markers (black, red, blue, green)
- White board erasers
- Post-it Easel notepads
- Notepad markers
- USB webcams
- USB microphones
- USB headsets
- Notecards