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Diversity in Teaching & Learning

 

Teaching and learning are cultural experiences. Classroom behaviors and practices are strongly influenced by an instructor's own cultural background, and each of us must work hard not to privilege students of one background and disadvantage others whose language experience, abilities, or learning styles differ from our own.


When a student hails from another country, differences in language, dress, and appearance can be apparent. First-day introductions might politely bring to light these differences and satisfy couriosity about the variety of places that each student calls home.Underscoring the value of these differences will set a positive tone for future classroom interactions.

 

Publications & Online Resources


Teaching Inter-Culturally
http://centeach.uiowa.edu/TeachingInterculturally.shtml
UI Center for Teaching


College Composition and Communication CCCC Blog
http://cccc-blog.blogspot.com


Chemistry, Society and Civic Engagement (Part 1):
The SPENCER Project
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/ed083p1301


Chemistry, Society and Civic Engagement (Part 2):
Uranium and American Indians
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/ed083p1308


A Dozen Teaching Tips for Diverse Classrooms
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Dozen-Teaching-Tips-for/1857
The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 26, 2007
by Piper Fogg


Diversity Web
http://www.diversityweb.org/DiversityDemocracy
Association of American Colleges and Universities


 

Faculty Identity and Diversity
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