Inclusive Teaching: An Elusive but Worthy Goal

In this epidose, Jeff, Kristin, Tina, and Stuart grapple with how to make the learning environment more inclusive.  In recent years, there's been lots of attention devoted to inclusive teaching with the goal of addressing the needs of an increasingly diverse student body.  Should we be catering to different learning styles?  Supporting students who are less well prepared for college?  Inviting students to share their self-stories?  Making greater efforts to create a community of learners?  The answers might be yes, yes, yes, and yes ... but are faculty today prepared (and have the bandwidth) to do all of those things?  Does our vision of what it takes to be a great college teacher need to be updated?   Get the Transcript!  Pharmacy Fika - Epidose 11 - Inclusive Teaching Introductions and Fika Sharing from 0:00 to 3:09 Our conversation about Inclusive Teaching starts at 3:09 ______________________________ Resources Hogan KA, Sathy V. Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom.  West Virginia University Press; Morgantown, 2022. Sathy V, Hogan KA.  How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive: Advice Guide.  The Chronicles of Higher Education, 2022. Dewsbury BM, Swanson JH, Moseman-Valtierra S, Caulkins J.  Inclusive and active pedagogies reduce academic outcome gaps and improve long-term performance.  PLoS One 2022; 17 (6): e0268620. New York Times.  At N.Y.U., Students Were Failing Organic Chemistry, Who Was to Blame? October 3, 2022. Bernsten L. How Not to Handle Student Failure.  The firing of an NYU professor prompts one of his former students to reflect on her own teaching.  The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct 13, 2022. _______________________ Not sure what fika is all about?  Watch this brief video:  How a Swedish coffee break can boost your wellbeing and performance. Follow us on Twitter @PharmacyFika Got a great idea for a discussion topic?  Drop us a line ([email protected]) or leave us a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/PharmacyFika