Enhance visibility; highlight strengths. The Syllabus Challenge provides critically reflective questions and practical ideas for inclusive teaching in action. Check out Tips 1-3 here. In this issue, we shift our focus to what reading materials we require students to read over the course term. When we choose a text or reading, we are sending cues about what is valuable, worthy of …
Show students you are a real human. The Syllabus Challenge provides critically reflective questions and practical ideas for inclusive teaching in action. Tip #1 covered updating terminology and Tip #2 focused on inclusive learning goals. Check out Tip 1 and 2 here. In this issue, we are going to challenge ourselves to let some of our academic walls down, …
Rewrite your learning goals. The Syllabus Challenge provides critically reflective questions and practical ideas for inclusive teaching in action. As I mentioned in the Tip #1 issue, no matter the discipline, this one could apply to you. Tip #1 focused on updating our terminology and phrasing throughout the syllabus. For tip #2, I want to move into the …
Update your terminology and phrasing. Some of you may be familiar with a pedagogical tool I began developing back in 2017. This living document continues to evolve four years later and will continue to evolve. In fact, I edited it this morning. The Syllabus Challenge provides critically reflective questions and practical ideas for inclusive teaching in action. …
