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Here is a great bibliography of articles related to teaching about oppression in your classes. It was compiled by the History Department of Brown University

https://www.brown.edu/sheridan/sites/sheridan/files/docs/engaging-oppression-in-classrooms-bibliography.pdf

What strategies, ideas, practices, etc. have your tried/implemented to build a more inclusive learning environment? Tell us more in the comments below!

MSU's Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives hosts "Learn at Lunch"!

Held monthly during the academic year, the Learn at Lunch series presents informal seminars on a variety of topics related to inclusion, social justice and equity. Everyone is welcome to bring their lunch and join the conversation.

The Learn at Lunch series is sponsored in collaboration with the Academic Advancement Network, the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, the Graduate School and MSU Libraries. The sessions bring important topics related to inclusive teaching to the campus community, with a focus on presenting best practices and fostering dialogue in an effort to build inclusive communities.

Check-in here for the schedule as more opportunities to Learn at Lunch are scheduled:
https://inclusion.msu.edu/education/learn-at-lunch.html

Research shows that diversity makes us smarter. Designing an inclusive classroom that allows students to share differing opinions in a brave space where people are treated with dignity can result in good learning outcomes for all. Conflict is a natural part of learning, and differences of opinion expressed in appropriate ways allow everyone to grow. An inclusive classroom allows the instructor to manage conflict in a way that harnesses differences so that they serve as learning opportunities for all.

Click the attachment below for some key elements to consider when designing an inclusive classroom.

SOURCE: MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives

Multiple stories and sentiments were generously shared by 4/4 Beyond Buzzwords: Ungrading workshop participants (thank you for your vulnerability and candor) about the varied ways in which students react to, and make assumption / inferences about their instructors, after the employment of ungrading and ungrading-inspired practices.

This article (linked below) "Academe Has a Lot to Learn About How Inclusive Teaching Affects Instructors" By Chavella Pittman and Thomas J. Tobin in The Chronicle of Higher Education on FEBRUARY 7, 2022 will likely be of interest to you. Starting out by recognizing / acknowledging the power held by some identities (core, chosen, and given) but not by others, complicates the idea that all educators have the same "power and authority" to give up/share to increase learners' sense of ownership and agency in the classroom. ""What if you have neither the institutional authority (a full-time or tenure-track job) nor the dominant-culture identity (by virtue of your race, gender, and/or ability) that usually go hand in hand with being treated as a respected, powerful presence in the college classroom?... In urging faculty members to adopt inclusive teaching practices, we need to start asking if they actually can — and at what cost, " say Pittman and Tobin.

Take-aways shared in this piece include:
1. Understand that your classroom choices may unintentionally affect or undercut a colleague
2. Discuss in your department the issue of bias in students' rating of teaching
3. Respect the variability among your colleagues, as well as among your students
4. Find trained help

"Share your stories, experiences, and thought processes as you negotiate your instructor role in the classroom..." iteach.msu.edu is one space where we can continue to help "normalize the conversation about instructor identity and status as a necessary element in the adoption of inclusive design and teaching practices".

https://www.chronicle.com/article/academe-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-how-inclusive-teaching-affects-instructors

Just stumbled across a recent book entitled What Inclusive Instructor Do: Principles and Practices in College teaching (2021) that might be interesting in light of everything. Here is the amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/What-Inclusive-Instructors-Principles-Excellence/dp/1642671932/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Following a conversation I was part of yesterday about what inclusive teaching and learning practices might actually look like in a college classroom, I looked around at various other schools in the Big Ten and put together a list of interesting links attached below. Please have a closer look if you are thinking about how to incorporate inclusive practices into your own teaching. Or if you just want to check that you're on the right track already.

An interesting piece this morning on Faculty Focus on creating an inclusive classroom. Here's the link:

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/equality-inclusion-and-diversity/creating-an-inclusive-classroom-for-a-diverse-student-group/?st=FFdaily%3Bsc%3DFF220504%3Butm_term%3DFF220504