In this multi-session institute (formerly the Preparing Faculty to be Inclusive Teachers Institute), participants will have the opportunity to develop skills for intentionally designing and implementing instructional strategies to support inclusive learning environments for a diverse student body.

The concepts, tools, research, insights, and materials gained through the institute will help participants integrate justice, inclusion, diversity, equity, and access practices into the learning environments they create. This institute will suggest ways to welcome and leverage differences for the benefit of all learners.

Participants will experience and consider a range of learning activities, including exploring personal identity, unpacking privilege, and creating accessible materials and activities for class. By the end of the institute, participants will gain foundational knowledge to continue to cultivate a community committed to inclusive practices.

The group will meet online through Zoom, Wednesdays: 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8 from 2:30-4:00pm

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Submission Deadline: Monday, January 30 at 5pm

Facilitated by:

• Daisy Breneman, College of Arts & Letters, and CFI
• Kayla Yurco, College of Integrated Science & Engineering, and CFI

We want this program to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. Please reach out to CFI (cfi@jmu.edu, 568-4846) with any considerations (e.g., disability, wellness, cultural, etc.) you want us to know about.

• Describing key concepts related to inclusive pedagogy
• Identifying personal and institutional biases, assumptions, stereotypes, and misconceptions
• Evaluating how power, difference, privilege, and oppression affect learning
• Creating course materials and processes that are committed to inclusive and equitable practices for teaching a diverse student body

• Appreciating pedagogy—the art and science of teaching and learning—as a significant higher education endeavor
• Identifying factors that influence pedagogical choices
• Creating assignments and/or courses that support higher-level learning (deep learning)
• Designing and offering courses or curricula that align learning objectives, assessment, and learning activities
• Articulating how current pedagogical choices reflect disciplinary norms
• Practicing the integration of scholarship and teaching
• Integrating knowledge of student development models in teaching philosophies and practice