Inclusive instructional practices

Teaching tips/resources: Inclusive instructional practices

Description: The Centre for Teaching Excellence offers a range of concise teaching tips to help translate various teaching concepts into the classroom. The series of inclusive instructional practices, in particular, offers tips on accessible teaching practices, universal design, and classroom environment to ensure that all our learners can engage in the learning process.

Keywords: reflective practice, classroom tips, classroom resources, instructional design support

Authors: Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo

Capacity to connect: Supporting students' mental health and wellness

Description from resource: Workshop materials and content designed to begin a “conversation about mental health to increase understanding and reduce negative stigma surrounding mental illness”

Keywords: mental health, wellness, mentorship, support

Authors: BCcampus, Vancouver Island University, British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training

Published: 2021

Intercultural awareness and competence

Description from resource: "The purpose of this course is to provide you with a starting point to learn about intercultural communication, awareness, and diversity in educational settings. By the end of this course, you will know some key concepts related to culture (definitions, understanding of how cultures differ, the relation between culture and identity, and stereotypes). You will get an opportunity to reflect on what intercultural competence is and how it can be developed; and you will learn some strategies to overcome barriers to cross-cultural communication, and also become aware of how to deal with intercultural situations.” 

Keywords: intercultural, identity, stereotypes, cross-cultural communication, overcoming barriers  

Author: Trecia McLennon, Brock University  

Institutional Affiliation: Brock University 

Advancing intercultural competence for global learners

Description from resource: This program is divided into three interconnected modules:  

• Module 1: "Creating Intercultural Awareness and Understanding Attitudes Where you learn about what influences people’s judgments and identify strategies to suspend judgment while appreciating other perspectives." 

• Module 2: "Expanding Your Intercultural Knowledge Where you explore and develop a greater understanding of values, the role of non-verbal communication in interactions, and the importance of expanding your knowledge of global issues." 

• Module 3: "Developing Your Intercultural Skills Where you identify ways to develop and enhance your intercultural skills, including reflection, communication, critical thinking, and ways to approach interactions." 

Keywords: intercultural, stereotypes, cross-cultural communication, reflective practice 

Authors: Christine McWebb, Sandra Lopez-Rocha, Elisabeth Arévalo-Guerrero  

Institutional affiliation: University of Waterloo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 

The Western guide to mentoring students across cultures

Description from resource: “The Western Guide to Mentoring Graduate Students Across Cultures is a handbook for graduate supervisors who work with students from cultures around the world. The guide addresses the most frequently occurring challenges in supervision across cultures and includes concrete mentoring strategies and case studies to help supervisors promote independence and initiative in their mentees, bridge power differences in the relationship, set boundaries, communicate effectively and support their students in the transition to Canadian academia.”  

Keywords: mentorship, cross-cultural communication, power dynamics  

Author: Nanda Dimitrov  

Institutional affiliation: Western University

Published: 2009

 

Indigenous e-learning assessment strategies

Description from resource: “This course explores assessments in post-secondary online studies using a decolonizing approach to education and student success. In this five-module course, participants will critically engage with and adapt e-learning assessment strategies for use in their classrooms. Each module contributes to a cumulative understanding of how Indigenous pedagogies are operationalized and employed to effectively assess students, encourage intellectual self-determination, and support learner flourishing.” 

Keywords: indigenization, indigenous education, assessment, online learning 

Author: Stevie Jonathan  

Institutional affiliation: Six Nations Polytechnic and The Indigenous Institutes Consortium 

Published: 2022

 

Reconciliation through indigenous education

Description from resource: "This course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful. In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples." 

Keywords: indigenization, indigenous education, reconciliation, cultural responsiveness, empathy 

Author: Dr. Jane Hare 

Institutional Affiliation: University of British Columbia  

Type: Massive Open Online Course 

The Norton guide to equity minded teaching

Description from resource: “Written by faculty development experts, this peer-to-peer teaching guide offers concrete steps to help any instructor striving to ensure all students—and, in particular, historically underserved students—have an equal chance for success. Distilling key principles of equity-minded pedagogy into manageable units, the Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching equips faculty with actionable tips to make improvements large and small to their teaching, whether in face-to-face, hybrid, or online courses.”  

Keywords: equity, pedagogy, classroom tips, classroom resources, instructional design support 

Authors: Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury, Mays Imad  

Institutional affiliation: W.W. Norton & Company 

Published: 2002

Anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and positionality in teaching and learning

Description from resource: “This online module addresses the history of racism, anti-racist pedagogy and strategies for anti-racist education. Participants in this learning module will increase their knowledge of racism, learn how to identify implicit biases and implement anti-racism strategies in the classroom.”  

Keywords: anti-racism, equity, diversity, inclusion, positionality  

Author: Fouzia Usman 

Developed and designed by: Jessica Snow, Alix Redmond, Alicia Revington 

Institutional affiliation: University of Calgary 

Published: 2023

 Anti-racism education road map

Description from resource: Curated by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion  and Anti-Racism at the University of Waterloo, this resource will "guide you in your learning journey on the topic of anti-racism." This resource intends to provide the resources and tools needed to actively practice anti-racism. 

Keywords: Anti-racism  

Author: Office of Equity Diversity Inclusion and Anti-Racism 

Institutional Affiliation: University of Waterloo 

Confronting anti-black racism e-learning course

Description from resource: “This self-directed course will explore the historical roots of anti-Black racism and white supremacy in the Americas. Particular emphasis will be placed on Canada’s settler colonial status; however, we will be pulling content from across the Black Atlantic. Following this historical grounding, the course will provide ‘real-world’ strategies on how to combat white supremacy and anti-Black racism that is embedded deep within our society.” (Christopher Taylor)  

Keywords: Anti-racism, Anti-Black Racism, History of Anti-Black Racism  

Author: Dr. Christopher Taylor  

Institutional affiliation: University of Waterloo 

Published: 2020