Why and How Inclusive Teaching is Important
Romi Jain, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Management
romi.jain@ubc.ca
Peter Newbury, Ph.D.
Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Senior Advisor for Learning Initiatives, Office of the Provost
peter.newbury@ubc.ca
Inclusive teaching is an approach that “honors individual differences and ensures that learning is meaningful and accessible to all.” [1] It’s important because teaching inclusively enriches the learning environment with multiple perspectives, provides equal opportunity for all students to contribute, and boosts students’ self-esteem and confidence.
Strategies to make your teaching more inclusive:
- establish trust with students which begins with correctly pronouncing their names
- help students transition to an interactive classroom. For example,
- explain how and why you want students to engage
- after class, ask quieter students what they think about a topic
- design your syllabus so it has room for students to choose their own topics to study
- use questions in pre-reading tasks, class discussions, and assignments that help students prepare and express themselves, like,
- What surprised you?
- Did you hear of this concept before? If yes, does it match your original understanding of the concept?
- How would you connect this concept with your personal experiences?
- be conscious of your body language and watch students’ body language for signs that they have something to say
- encourage and model respectful dialogue between students
- assign reflection papers using a comparative perspective where students have an opportunity to harness their own experiences
To learn more about inclusive teaching:
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Student Access to 2019W1 Courses
Students can access 2019W1 course content starting September 3, provided you have published your course. Contact the CTL at ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca if you require assistance with publishing or if you have any questions.
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Writing Matters: What Our Students Know and Need to Know to Write Effectively in Their Programs, Across the Curriculum, and Beyond
Date: Friday, September 20, 2019
Time: 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: LIB 306
This lecture and workshop by internationally renowned composition expert Terry Myers Zawacki will address the principles and practices of writing across the curriculum. Dr. Zawacki’s interactive discussion will involve the kinds of evidence disciplines/fields gather, the genres in which they report their findings, and the audiences for whom they write. She will also discuss interdisciplinary skills transfer and what we know/ need to know about that process. Participants will engage in designing effective assignments and responding effectively and efficiently to student writing.
Presented by the Department of English and Cultural Studies and the Centre for Teaching and Learning, UBC Okanagan, and Okanagan College. This event is supported by UBC Okanagan’s Invited International Distinguished Visitor Fund.
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Showing and Hiding Grades in the New Gradebook
The “mute” option in the Canvas gradebook has been replaced with the “hide” feature. This functions differently from what you may be familiar with.
Your course has a Grade Posting Policy, which we recommend changing to manual. This will ensure that grades for all assignments will be hidden until you decide to post them.
The “Hide Grades” function is for cases where you need to revise grades for an individual assignment which has already been posted, and you want to remove visibility while you do so.
Learn more about the new gradebook features.
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Using Canvas in Various Browsers
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Canvas doesn't work in Internet Explorer anymore. You can use Firefox or Safari, however, we recommend using Chrome or Edge for best performance.
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Workshop:
September 17
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: SCI 126
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September 26
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: SCI 126
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Using Quizzes in Canvas
This workshop will introduce you to online quizzes in Canvas. You will learn how to create a quiz, add questions and question banks, choose the right quiz setup for your purposes, and moderate a quiz in progress. We will explore how to handle problem questions, scheduling, quiz duration, and technical incidents. We will also look at ways to prevent cheating, from shuffling questions to locking down browsers as well as invigilation software.
Prepare yourself for this workshop by thinking about how you will use quiz assessments in your course. You will need a current Canvas course, or you can request a Canvas sandbox for the workshop by emailing brian.powell@ubc.ca along with the name and date of the workshop you will be attending.
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Workshop:
September 19
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: SCI 126
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September 23
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: ART 215
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Managing Groups in Canvas
This workshop will introduce you to the “People and Groups” tool in Canvas. You will learn how to organize your class into groups manually or by self-enrollment for online assignments and other purposes.
Prepare yourself for this workshop by thinking about how you might use group activities in your course. You will need a current Canvas course with students enrolled. If not, you can request a Canvas sandbox for the workshop by emailing brian.powell@ubc.ca along with the name and date of the workshop you will be attending.
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Workshop:
September 24
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: SCI 126
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Adding Audio and Video to Canvas
This workshop will introduce you to the audio and video tools in Canvas. Audio and video can be added anywhere in Canvas that you see the “Rich Content Menu”. You will learn:
- how to record audio and video in Canvas by using tools such as Kaltura
- embed video from external sites such as CLAS, YouTube, Vimeo or Mediasite
- upload videos you create in Camtasia and other tools.
Prepare yourself for this workshop by thinking about how you or your students might use audio and video in your course. You will need your laptop and a current Canvas course, or you can request a Canvas sandbox for the workshop by emailing brian.powell@ubc.ca along with the name and date of the workshop you will be attending.
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Canvas Support for Students
The telephone number for student support has changed to 604-822-2008.
If you would like to provide information for your students about the various support options available to them, you can download this PowerPoint slide.
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