Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute—Spring 2025!

Columbia and Cornell University Self-Paced Courses GVSU History of Inequality in the U.S. Self-Paced Course

20–Minute Mentor Commons Inclusive Excellence Online Workshops

Inclusive STEM Teaching Project

MINDS THAT MATTER Series 

SPRING 2025 INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE TEACHING INSTITUTE

• Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 10am–3:30pm in JHZ 3062 (Zumberge Hall, Allendale Campus)
• Thursday, May 29, 2025 from 10am–3:30pm in JHZ 3062 (Zumberge Hall, Allendale Campus)
• Monday, June 2, 2025 from 10am–3:30pm in JHZ 3062 (Zumberge Hall, Allendale Campus)

This is a THREE-DAY institute that will meet for three full days in May/June 2025 in-person in JHZ 3062 (Zumberge in Allendale); Thursday, May 15, Thursday, May 29, and Monday, June 2. The Institute will meet from 10AM-3:30PM for each of the dates with a one-hour break for lunch. Registrants are expected to attend all meetings.

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 individual's experiences in those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. Inclusive teaching attends to the range of identities in the classroom and helps all students feel equally valued.

The Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute is specifically designed to provide Affiliate and Tenure-Track faculty at all ranks with a transformative space to learn and strategize about inclusive excellence in teaching and learning. The Institute will encourage an atmosphere of cultural humility through the examination of social identity and bias. Motivational frameworks, barriers to learning for diverse student learners, and proactive strategies will also be introduced. Essential pedagogical approaches that promote an inclusive classroom environment will be modeled and explored. Through pre-assigned readings, access to group Bb site, and facilitated discussions, participants will begin the process of transforming their courses/curriculum, units, and colleges. The Institute will be facilitated by Dr. Sherry Johnson. 

For more information, please contact Dr. Sherry Johnson at [email protected].

Registration is limited to 9 faculty members.  

REGISTER for the Spring 2025 Inclusive Excellence Teaching Institute!

 FREE Self-Paced Course

Inclusive teaching is an issue that has received increased attention on college campuses around the country and around the world. Understanding how course climate impacts students and their learning  is increasingly important to faculty and administrators alike across a wide range of educational contexts. Yet creating equitable learning environments that support all students’ learning can be a challenge, especially when one considers that course climate consists of a variety of factors (e.g., student-student interactions, faculty-student interactions, course content and policies). Despite the fact that ​creating an inclusive teaching environment is beneficial for ​all​ students’ learning, issues around inclusion and disinclusion are rarely discussed in practical terms.

Participants in this course will consider multiple facets of inclusive teaching, including the creation of an equitable course climate, the design and implementation of accessible and inclusive classroom practices and assessments, and the selection and implementation of diverse course content. Participants will engage with key concepts in inclusive teaching and learn from experts in higher education who share their important research on student development, microaggressions, stereotype threat, and Universal Design for Learning. Participants will be equipped with tools to help them develop inclusive courses that support all learners.

This course was developed by the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning, with generous funding from the Provost’s Teaching & Learning MOOC RFP, and support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation.

Learn more and register at the edX Inclusive Teaching webpage

 FREE Self-Paced Course

Through real stories, reflection, and key research, learn how to create and sustain inclusive, student-centered learning environments.

U.S.–based and higher education-centered, this is a five-module, self-paced course that offers an inclusive teaching framework with multiple entry points for reflection and exploration of the research on learning and diversity. Anchored in the lived experiences of students and instructors, including your own, we invite you to explore strategies for inclusive course design, student-centered pedagogical practices, facilitating learning across difference, and change efforts that support student engagement, achievement, and belongingness. Come with a course of your own in mind, and design for inclusion as you make your way through Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom.

You will explore:

• Your formative experiences as a learner, teacher, and member of your discipline
• Strategies and exercises helpful in communicating effectively, facilitating discussion, and modeling inclusivity when unexpected issues arise
• Research, frameworks, and models that help us understand why and how diversity and inclusion matter in teaching and learning

Learn more and register at the edX Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom webpage

The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a National Science Foundation grant-funded program, is designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and the ability of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to cultivate inclusive learning environments for all of their students. This project is a collaboration between Boston University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin – Madison, University of Georgia, Des Moines Area Community College, and University of Utah.

This program is designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and ability of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to cultivate inclusive learning environments for all their students and to develop themselves as reflective, inclusive practitioners.

Drawing on embodied case studies and vignettes, participants will engage in deep reflection and discussions around topics of equity and inclusion in learning environments across a variety of institutional contexts.  Asynchronous online activities will be extended through in-person and virtual face-to-face learning communities on participating campuses.

To learn more, visit www.inclusivestemteaching.org or email [email protected].

The Robert and Mary Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center invites all faculty to consider enrollment in a self-paced online learning opportunity meant to expand knowledge regarding structural inequality in the United States.  This innovative short course comprises faculty-led video presentations, resources and strategies and personal reflection.

Those who enroll and participate in the series will:

• increase their understanding of the history of structural inequality in the U.S.
• gain tools for teaching about inequalities related to topics in the course
• identify interdisciplinary connections to their course content and disciplinary expertise
• gain skills in inclusive teaching practices
• have the opportunity to earn a digital badge

Topics covered in this series include:

• History of Inequality for African Americans in the U.S.
• History of Inequality for Asian Americans in the U.S.
• History of Genocide and Structural Inequality for Native Americans in the U.S.
• History of Inequality for Latino Americans in the U.S.
• History of Inequality for LGTB Identities in the U.S.
• History of Inequality Related to Immigration to the U.S.
• History of Religious Oppression in the U.S.
• History of Inequality for Women in the U.S.
• Identity Based Privilege in the U.S.
• Income Inequality in the U.S.

This series is housed on an Blackboard site.  To enroll in the course and access the online materials, please email the Pew FTLC ([email protected]).

The 20–minute mentor commons are video-based programs designed to answer specific questions related to teaching and learning.  They deliver actionable insights in highly focused 20–minute presentations designed to fit busy schedules.  Below is a list of inclusive-excellence-focused topics that caught our eye.

Please contact the Pew FTLC ([email protected]) to learn how to access this amazing resource.

This course begins on May 16, 2022.

Grand Valley State University is excited to offer our faculty a professional learning opportunity as part of our commitment to instructional excellence and student success. Over the upcoming spring semester, in partnership with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), faculty will have the ability to participate in micro-courses focused on the learning and implementing of research-based teaching practices, each shown to improve student success. Courses will be professionally facilitated and delivered online with a cohort of faculty members, with whom you will share insights and ideas. 

This course offering will provide you with practices proven to more actively engage your students in learning and thinking critically. 

The participants in this mini course can expect to be involved in the following:

• Managing the Impact of Biases
• Reducing Microaggressions in Learning Environments
• Addressing Imposter Phenomenon and Stereotype Threat
• Creating Inclusive Learning Environments
• Designing Equity-Centered Courses

Register for this ACUE Micro Course today!