FACT2 Inclusive Teaching Task Group

Co-Chairs:

Dr. Carlos Jones, Buffalo State University

Dr. Audeliz (Audi) Matias, Empire State University

Current Members

Faculty Members

Instructional Designers

Chief Diversity Officers

Academic Administrators

SUNY System Members

Goals*

• Foster collaboration across SUNY campuses to grow the practice of inclusive teaching.
• Identify pedagogical and instructional design strategies to create inclusive learning environments in different instruction modalities (e.g., face-to-face, blended, online).
• Review current research on inclusive teaching in different teaching modalities and disciplines.
• Identify elements/features/functionality of online tools that promote/enable inclusive teaching and that represent barriers to inclusive teaching.
• Identify relevant digital courseware/content/materials, including OERs, that could be brought to bear to support.
• Identify implementation strategies at campus- and course levels.
• Provide strategies and recommendations for policies, procedures, and practices regarding the adoption of effective inclusive teaching practices.
• Examine available rubrics/scorecards for equity and inclusion in the classroom, and provide recommendations that could serve as a framework for a SUNY Inclusive Teaching Rubric.

* TG focus for 2022-23 shown in blue.

Expected Outcomes & Deliverables*

• Document and disseminate information on current, well-researched pedagogies for inclusive teaching in different instructional modalities (e.g., face-to-face, blended, online) from SUNY and beyond.
• Develop a bibliography on inclusive teaching.
• Develop a glossary of common DEI-related terms.
• Develop a set of criteria for us in selecting online and in classroom tools for teaching and learning to promote/support inclusive teaching.
• Develop a directory of digital content/courserware/materials supporting inclusive teaching.
• Create a way to collect best practices and examples (e.g., written, visual, experiential, social media, etc.) in a repository that everyone in SUNY and beyond can contribute to.

* TG focus for Spring 2023 shown in blue.

Expected Outcomes & Deliverables* – Cont.

• Document examples of successful policies and practices related to the development and implementation of curriculum that incorporates DEI-principles.
• Summarize available rubrics/scorecards for equity and inclusion in the classroom, such as the Equity Scorecard by the USC Center for Urban Education, which could be used as tools for the future development of a rubric for SUNY campuses.
• Review the SUNY OSCQR from an inclusive teaching lens and make recommendations, as needed.
• Build awareness and communicate the results of this Task Group: list of topics/themes and share with SUNY CPD for possible professional development sessions, lead a FACT2 Webinar series on Inclusive Teaching, present findings at SUNY CIT and to stakeholders.

* TG focus for Spring 2023 shown in blue.

Inclusive teaching is important because …

All students have a right to learn in an environment that:

• is safe
• is respectful
• follows ethical and legal standards
• they view themselves as people who belong to a community of learners (classroom and institution).

2022-2023

• April 6, 13, 20, 27 (1-2 pm)
• Recordings available at SUNY CPD’s YouTube channel (scan QR Code).

Ongoing collection of examples from SUNY faculty:

https://tinyurl.com/InclusiveTGSurvey

Cultivating an Equitable and Inclusive Learning Environment: CIT 2023 Pre-Conference Workshop

This workshop examines multiple facets of equitable and inclusive teaching to show participants how they can transform their classrooms. We will identify evidence-based strategies to create inclusive learning environments and resources to continually improve inclusive teaching practices. Participants are highly encouraged to bring examples of how they incorporate inclusive practices in their teaching and/or situations where they would like feedback/ideas.

Part I: Our Identity

Part II: Effective Practices for Creating a Welcoming and Inclusive Environment

Challenges

Task Group:

• Availability and fluctuation of members.
• Access to resources.
• Getting the message out to identify and engage those who want to learn and/or need support.
• The amount of information and topics needed to create a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for all students.

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Inclusive Teaching and Learning:

• Being intentional takes time and requires reflection.
• You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable.
• Access to resources, including dedicated personnel.
• We don’t always know our students.
• We don’t always take the time to think about how our identities influence the way we serve students.

Opportunities

• Continue to build a repository for resources and examples from across SUNY.
• Workshops for faculty on the role of intersectionality from the students and instructors’ perspectives.
• Awards that recognize faculty work in creating welcoming environments that increase student success (campus and SUNY-level).

FACT² -Inclusive Teaching Task Group

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Co-chairs: Audeliz Matías and Carlos R. A. Jones

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Carol Hernandez, John Kane, Christine Miller, Alexandra Prickett, Chris Price, Nicole Simon, Hope Windle, David Wolf

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Michaela Rehm

Lynn Ann Hinds McCoy

Nancy Motondo

Lisa Raposo, Director

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Judith Littlejohn, Chair

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Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik - Provost in Charge

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Kim Scalzo - Interim Sr. Associate Provost - Digital innovations and Academic Services