Diversity & Learning
Event description
Our classrooms are filled with diversity. Each student is culturally unique and brings a core set of values, perspectives, concerns and agendas to the learning environment. Understanding the individuality of each student, apart from stereotypes, is important to effective teaching. As teachers it is important for us to recognize that our own assumptions are affected by both our societal values and our experiences, and that these assumptions often influence how we interact with and what we expect from our students. This workshop will explore how to use inclusive teaching strategies that recognize diversity, promote greater participation, and provide a variety of learning experiences.
Event last offered:
October 4, 2005: Culture & Education (3-4pm, LVL Auditorium), Nandini Rajagopalan and Alison Dundes Renteln
- Culture and Teaching, Oct 05 (.pdf), Nandini Rajagopalan
- Diversity, Teaching and Learning, Alison Dundes Renteln, video (Oct 04)
- Diversity in the Classroom (video), Renteln & Rajagopalan (Sept 03)
- Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Classroom* (.pdf), Nandini Rajagopalan (Sept 03)
- Resources on Diversity & Affirmative Action in Higher Education, AAUP
- Tips for Encouraging Students in a Racially Diverse Classroom, Harvard
- Teaching and Learning Series on Diversity, Colorado
- Diversity in the College Classroom, North Carolina
- Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom, UC Berkeley
- Difference and Pedagogy Worksheets and Handouts, Ohio State Women's Studies
- Creating the Interactive, Diverse Classroom, NEA
- Resources for Diversity in the Classroom, Vanderbilt
- Richard Light: The College Experience: A Blueprint for Success, Harvard web video program (some parts require registration)
- Teaching Nuggets: 2.8 Teaching in a Diverse Classroom (.pdf)
Last modified: 5 Oct 05