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Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in Teaching & Learning

UNC Resources

Inclusive Teaching: Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) at UNC
UNC Digital Accessibility Office
Offers services, tools, and trainings to help improve the accessibility of digital content, including websites, PDFs or Word documents, videos, social media, and more. Their team has a variety of experience in accessibility guidelines, website and course design, user experience, content strategy, and more.
University Libraries IDEA Resources
Includes several course and topic guides, link to a guide for campus resources, and some related resources in our collection.
UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators (AOE) Workshop Recordings
Includes:
Frank C. Wilson Professionalism Lecture
– “Implicit Bias”
Frank C. Wilson Professionalism Workshop
– “Preventing and Responding to Discrimination in Clinical Education”

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Note: UNC Chapel Hill Libraries provides premium access via its institutional subscription. Create a free account on the Chronicle of Higher Education website using your UNC e-mail address; log onto the site with that account for full access from any internet connection.

Go to Chronicle.com and click on the “Log In” link at top right of the page.
On the login page, underneath the "Log In" button, click on "Create an Account"
Enter your name and your UNC e-mail address, fill in required sections of the account setup form, including Institution = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scroll toward the bottom of the page and click on the “Create Free Account” button.
You should receive an email soon. Follow the directions to verify your e-mail and create a password to activate your account.

After you create an account and log in, look for "Premium access provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill" at the top right corner of the Chronicle site, which indicates that you are connected to the UNC subscription.

Below, is a small sampling of articles - focused on the practical - on inclusive teaching and learning from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Virtual Events on Diversity & Inclusion
Upcoming and on-demand
8 Ways to be More Inclusive in Your Zoom Teaching (4/7/20) by Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy (UNC Faculty)
How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive (7/22/19) by Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan (UNC Faculty)
The Secret Weapon of Good Online Teaching - Discussion Forums: 6 ways to lead meaningful class discussions in an asynchronous online forum (8/24/2020) by Flower Darby
Read more about asynchronous online discussion forums, often mentioned as one way to make your classroom more inclusive.
6 Quick Ways to Be More Inclusive in a Virtual Classroom (7/23/20) by Flower Darby
5 Ways to Connect with Online Students (6/26/20) Flower Darby
o “In remote teaching, it’s easy to forget that students are real people. Here’s why connecting early and often with them is vital and how to do it.”
o Read more about connecting with students, often mentioned as one way to make your classroom more inclusive.
The Case for Inclusive Teaching (2/27/28) by Kevin Gannon

Additional Higher Education Resources: A Sampling

The Teaching Professor: resources on diversity & inclusion
See additional relevant topics on Teaching Strategies & Techniques, Classroom Climate, and more.
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The Teaching Professor was founded in 1987 with a goal to create a newsletter that helps college faculty improve their teaching, share best practices, and stay current on the latest pedagogical research. The new Teaching Professor, launched August 2018, is a fully online version.
Inside Higher Education: 5 Principles as Pathways to Inclusive Teaching (2/19/20) Soulaymane Kachani, Catherine Ross and Amanda Irvin (Columbia University)
EdX Open Online Course: Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom
From Columbia University. Explore the principles of inclusive teaching and learn how to apply them in your classroom to support diverse learners.