On October 9th the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) held an event called “Preparing and Inclusive Online Course“. Panelists shared their thoughts and practices for approaching your online teaching with an inclusive mindset, ensuring your course reflects a diverse society and world. You can put the inclusive strategies discussed in this webinar into practice even before the first day of your online course to set the stage for creating a more equitable online learning environment.
Speakers at the event:
- Farrah Ward | Elizabeth City State University
- Kristina Ruiz-Mesa | California State University
- Santiba D. Campbell | Bennett College
- José Antonio Bowen
Resources:
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- Webinar on “Employing Equity Minded and Culturally Affirming Teaching Practices in Virtual Learning Communities” by Drs. J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris
- ACUE post on the topic of “Inclusive Public Speaking.”
- Adding a basic needs statement to a course syllabus by the Hope Center at Temple University
- ACUE worked together with Active Minds to create this “Creating a Culture of Caring” faculty resource. These are practical approaches for college and university faculty to support student wellbeing and mental health
- Inclusive Teaching Practices Toolkit
- Information about accessibility considerations
- Ideas for engaging students in an inclusive small-group introductions activity
- 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course | DO-IT
- UNC’s Dr. Viji Sathy provides some tips for providing mid semester feedback The Sweet Spot of Midsemester Feedback
- Discussion thread on synchronous v. asynchronous in an ACUE forum: https://acue.org/forums/discussions/synchronous-or-asynchronous/
- Study Support template: Study Smarter
- OpenStax blog post written by Carmen Macharaschwili, ACUE academic director: Three strategies to manage any classroom environment this year brings
- Universal Design for Learning The UDL Guidelines: UDL