Inclusivity in the Zoom Classroom: A Practical Guide

The Office of Instruction and Assessment is launching the new webinar series Inclusive Teaching Tidbits. Join us this month for a practical guide on inclusive teaching in Zoom. No registration required.

Keeping all Students in Mind: Tidbits for Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment in Zoom

Monday, May 18^th: 1:00-1:45 PM

In this webinar, we will discuss concrete strategies for increasing access to learning for students struggling with the various challenges of online and remote learning. We will offer evidence-based strategies to tackle commonly experienced challenges that instructors face in synchronous Zoom sessions. Small changes in structure and communication can create meaningful opportunities for increased student engagement and comfort.

Recording:

Materials:

“8 Ways to Be More Inclusive in Your Zoom Teaching” by Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 8, 2020)
“Maintaining Equity and Inclusion in Virtual Learning Environments” (San Diego State University, 2020)
“A Reminder of Who is Hurt by Insisting that Students Share Images of their Personal Lives” by Rebecca Barrett-Fox (2020)
“Why We’re Exhausted by Zoom” by Susam Blum (Inside Higher Ed, April 22, 2020)
“Tips & Tricks: Teachers Educating on Zoom” (Zoom, 2020)
“Inclusive Teaching in Zoom” (Stanford, 2020)
“Making Zoom Sessions Inclusive” (Cornell, 2020)
“About Universal Design for Learning” (CAST, 2020)
"Communicating with Students" (Padlet, OIA, March 2020; includes links to student technology access surveys)

Zooming In: Responding to Conflict and Emotionally-Charged Moments in the Zoom Classroom

Wednesday, May 20^th: 1:00-1:45 PM @ Zoom URL: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/93368750727

In this webinar, we will be addressing conflict and challenging moments in the Zoom classroom, using examples such as dealing with microaggressions, insults, or bias in discussions or written posts. We will discuss specific teaching strategies to use in these “hot moments”. Resources and tools will be offered to explore these topics further.

Recording:

Materials:

“Fighting the Shadow Pandemic” by B. Venkat Mani (Inside Higher Ed, May 14, 2020)
“Run Meetings That Are Fair to Introverts, Women, and Remote Workers” by Renee Cullinan (Harvard Business Review, April 29, 2016)
“Teaching in Times of Crisis” (Vanderbilt, 2010)
“Trauma-Informed Pedagogy” (webinar) by Mays Imad with slides
The RAVEN response model: “How to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They Occur” by J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III (Diverse Education, May 5, 2020),
“Addressing Racial Bias and Microaggressions in Online Environments” (webinar) by J. Luke Wood and Frank Harris III.
“Tool: Interrupting Microaggressions” (University of California, Santa Cruz, 2014)

Questions? Please contact Mascha Gemein (mngemein@arizona.edu) or Katie Southard (ksouthard@arizona.edu).