Inclusivity Begins with Overcoming Bias — from scholarlyteacher.com by Spencer Benson
Excerpt:
On an individual level, we need to be mindful that small things that may seem inconsequential to us may have detrimental impacts on others. Numerous articles and resources are readily available detailing best practices for creating more inclusive environments for students. Small things that can help to foster a sense of belonging and inclusiveness include the following:
- being intentional in selecting course content that reflects diverse people and voices,
- ensuring that resources and materials reflect individuals from underrepresented groups,
- sharing gender pronouns,
- learning preferred names and asking students to correct mispronunciation,
- having students do a short online biographic sketch,
- using small group learning,
- giving students agency in assessments and grading, and
- using mid-term and end-of-term student surveys.