Creating a successful learning experience is at the heart of instructional design and delivery. “In addition to academic instruction, one of a classroom’s teachers most
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. Inclusive practices are critical to the higher education landscape in order to improve
When we consider the multiple life challenges and wellness issues faced by college students, it is safe to assume that the impact of trauma is manifest in every classroom. Trauma, whether experienced as a singular event or as a chronically unsafe environment, shapes how survivors perceive their vulnerability in the world and challenges their ability to cope. When we pursue greater understanding of the effects of trauma on individuals and the systems in which they operate, there is also a growing awareness that trauma is far more prevalent than we might have imagined. In fact, recent studies indicate that exposure to trauma is a widespread experience.
“Who am I to speak about diversity and inclusion? I am a middle-aged white woman from an upper-middle class family. I have been afforded numerous
Students don’t generally learn well, if at all, in stressful situations. Neuroscience tells us that the cortisol released during stress makes learning extremely difficult. Setting
Conversations on diversity and inclusion are not a naturally occurring phenomena in higher education classrooms. Unfortunately, the American obsession with political correctness and the Eurocentric,
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Since the election of President Barack Obama, America has been pushing a false narrative of a post-racial society. The continued killings of black and brown
I suspect the computer science (CS) department at Ball State University is like most CS departments; we have few females, and Black, Indigenous, People of
In 1970, Chester Pierce, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, coined the word “microaggression” to describe relatively slight, subtle, and perhaps even unintentional “offensive
