Inclusive Teaching
The Reinert Center considers inclusive teaching to be the intentional use of course design and teaching methods to create equitable learning environments where all learners can be successful, regardless of differences in identity, background, and ability. It involves an explicit commitment to recognizing and minimizing the potential for exclusion, in everything from syllabus design to assessment methods, from instructional strategies to classroom layout.
We believe the commitment to inclusive teaching is continuously enacted, in small and large ways. The resources linked below offer starting points - not exhaustive treatments - of specific practices that can promote equitable learning environments for all.
- Practices for Inclusive Teaching in Asynchronous Distance Courses
- Practices for Inclusive Teaching in Synchronous Distance Courses
- Overcoming Common Instructor Concerns about Culturally Responsive Teaching
- How to Encourage Cross-Cultural Engagement: A Brief Primer
- How to Get to Know Your Students
- Fostering Cross-Cultural Relationships with International Students
- Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
- Bibliography of Inclusive Teaching resources in the Reinert Center
- Seeing the Diversity in Your Classroom
- Inclusive Online Teaching
- Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
- Student Identity Development Theory
- Teaching with Accommodations in the Classroom
- Using Ground Rules to Support a Diverse Learning Environment