Online Resources

Inclusive Learning Environments

Tips for Making Learning Environments more Inclusive
from the CIDR Program at University of Washington
Inclusive Teaching means teaching in ways that do not exclude students, accidentally or intentionally, from opportunities to learn. On this web site we have collected resources, examples, insights from faculty, and stories from students in order to help members of the University of Washington teaching community accomplish their goal of teaching more inclusively.
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/inclusive/

Classroom Management Tools
from Arizona State University
These links contain pages which include groundrules that instructors can utilize in their classrooms related to engaging in discussions involving difficult topics, particularly those involving issues of diversity; guidelines for de-escalating conflict and tension that may emerge in a classroom; suggestions for addressing in-class student behavior which may be disruptive to the teaching process; and suggested guidelines for generating constructive dialogue in the classroom and minimizing destructive discussions.
http://www.asu.edu/provost/intergroup/resources/factools.html

Teaching for Inclusion
from the University of North Carolina
With the United States' changing demographics and an ever more inclusive university system, students of diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds are making American education both more exciting and more complex. Inclusion of new groups not traditionally found at the university has led to increased interest in promoting multicultural understanding. Unfortunately, college teachers do not always receive good information on how to address such issues in their classrooms. Many new teachers at UNC must learn how to promote an inclusive classroom by trial and error, rather than by preparing for it before they start to teach. This can lead to unfortunate situations, for both the students and the teachers. This handbook provides college teachers with an easy-to-use source of ideas and teaching techniques to help create an inclusive classroom atmosphere.
http://ctl.unc.edu/tfitoc.html

Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity and Gender
from the Honolulu Community College Teaching Tips Index
The material in this section is intended to help you increase your awareness of matters that some faculty and students have indicated are particularly sensitive for women and students of color. Some of these problems affect all students, but they may be exacerbated by ethnic and gender differences between faculty members and their students. The following ideas, based on the teaching practices of faculty across the country and on current sociological and educational research, are intended to help you work effectively with the broad range of students enrolled in your classes.
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu

On-Campus Diversity Resources
from the Center for Academic Excellence, Portland State University
Portland State University recognizes diversity among its students, faculty, and staff as one of its most precious resources. The diversity that we experience at Portland State contributes importantly to the value of a Portland State education and enriches the life of the institution. At Portland State, we celebrate our diversity and recognize it as an integral part of academic excellence.
The Center for Academic Excellence is an important center of diversity work on our campus. We support the Diversity Action Council, administer diversity programs for President Dan Bernstine’s office, and house the Diversity Action Hiring and Retention Team (DAHRT) program. We also partner with other diversity organizations on campus and provide whatever support we can to other campus diversity advocates.
http://www.pdx.edu/cae/diversity.html