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Inclusive Syllabi &/or Assignment Workshop

Welcome, scientists!

Please sit/park at the place with your lunch.

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Community Building Prompt:

Once your group has settled, please share your name/department and describe a meaningful childhood teacher and why that person made an impact on you.

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Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Small Group Workshop (~45 minutes—15 minutes per person)
  • Large Group Report out (~15 minutes at end)
  • Feedback Form

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Syllabus

  • Diversity Statement
  • Wellness Statement
  • Growth Mindset Emphasis
  • How to Be Successful in Course
  • Visuals
  • Learner-centered (e.g., use of you/we)

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Excerpts from Mario Belloni’s Syllabus

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Excerpts from Mario Belloni’s Syllabus

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Excerpts from Mario Belloni’s Syllabus

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Excerpt from Lauren Stutts’ Syllabus

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Excerpt from Lauren Stutts’ Syllabus

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Inclusive Assignments

  • Self-reflection
  • Community-Based Project
  • Relate to a social justice topic/higher level of meaning
  • Relate to current climate

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Inclusive Assignments

Have I included……

  • A written description of it?
  • Purpose of it?
  • Clear intended audience?
  • Precise and unambiguous language?
  • Clear appropriate format and presentation (e.g., page length, typed)?
  • Any special instructions (e.g., citation style)?
  • Due date and consequences for missing it?
  • Specific performance criteria?
  • Assignment’s point value/percentage of course grade?
  • Models or samples?

From Barbara Lom from a material at a teaching conference

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Small Group Feedback