Previous Events - Inclusive Excellence | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success

Mar 10

Writing Faculty Workshop: "Bravely Challenging Our White Language Supremacy in Our Assessments of Student Writing"

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm

This workshop will challenge participants to bravely investigate their own classroom assessment practices, particularly their orientations toward student writing as embodied in their feedback to that writing. The workshop will consider habits of White language that inform assessment practices in our own classrooms as well as several “fast thinking" mind heuristics. We'll pause to reflect upon sample feedback on a student paper that participants bring from a past course of theirs.

Mar 10

Dr. Asao Inoue: "What Does It Mean to Do Antiracist Writing Assessment?"

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

This talk engages with the question of what it means to assess and grade college student writing for a more antiracist classroom. It focuses not on people behaving badly or racist, but rather on the historical and structural ways that most academics judge and read language; teachers' ways of assessing language; disciplines' logics and ways with words; and most professions' expectations of language use. It pays particular attention to the historical practice of grading in universities.

Feb 19

Reflection and Inclusive Teaching, Why You Matter

Friday, February 19, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:15pm
Online in Zoom

Inclusive teaching methods and technologies are within easy reach as we try to make sure all students have equitable educational experiences in our classrooms; faculty are trying to “get it right”. In our push to implement teaching styles, tools, and inclusive language, it is easy to forget that teaching begins with you and all that you bring to your students and colleagues.

Jan 15

Inclusive and Effective Online Lecturing

Friday, January 15, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Online

There's no worse feeling than staring out at a sea of black boxes, wondering whether anything you're saying matters at all. In this workshop, we'll discuss aspects of synchronous online lectures that invite or exclude students with a variety of backgrounds and identities from engaging with our online teaching. Using a video of the "Worst Lecture Ever," we'll work together to determine which lecture choices are particularly exclusionary--might you be unintentionally committing some of these teaching errors?

Jan 13

Inclusive Syllabus Design Framework

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Online in Zoom

In this workshop, we will introduce you to key components of an inclusive syllabus and provide examples that illustrate how these components can be applied to the design or re-design of your syllabus. We will also analyze syllabi to incorporate principles of diversity, inclusion, and equity and review a current syllabus using inclusive syllabus guidelines. Registration Link

Dec 15

Annual Diversity and Inclusion Institute

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 8:45am to 4:00pm
Online

Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Willie Fleming would like to extend an invitation to all faculty, staff, and administrators to attend the Annual Inclusion Infusion Diversity Institute. This year’s Institute is designed to encourage inclusionary practices and relationships that support a state of being valued, respected, and supported. Registration Link Facilitator: Dr. Timothy Forde, Kentucky State University

Nov 13

Inclusive Language and Gender Pronouns

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 1:00pm
Online in Zoom

As campus works to become more inclusive, one of the most important elements is the language that we use. Often heard is a reference to "pronouns", but what are they and why do they matter? During this engaging and interactive session, participants will learn about inclusive language, what pronouns are and how to appropriately ask for and use them, and better understand the importance of this small but powerful statement. Click here for more information.

Nov 5

Situational Factors in the Learning Environment

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 1:15pm
Online in Zoom

Video Module

Oct 23

Inclusive Leadership Retreat

Friday, October 23, 2020 - 8:00am to Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 5:00pm
137 Grandfather Mountain Ballroom

Registration information coming soon.

Oct 14

Developing an Inclusive Syllabus

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 10:00am
Online in Zoom

Developing an inclusive syllabus is a key first step towards creating an inclusive classroom and communicating to students your intent to cultivate an inclusive and supportive learning environment. In this workshop, we will introduce you to key components of an inclusive syllabus and provide examples that illustrate how these components can be applied to the design or re-design of your syllabus. We will also analyze syllabi to incorporate principles of diversity, inclusion, and equity and review a current syllabus using inclusive syllabus guidelines.