Building an inclusive learning community to deliver a race equality curriculum
Ricardo Barker and Syra Shakir reflect on how to set up a curriculum that engages everybody in conversations about race equality
Inclusive pedagogy: using multimedia as a tool to enhance and transform assessment
Rachel Challen outlines key steps to enhancing the design, direction and delivery of assessment using digital tools
Say my name: the importance of correct terms, titles and pronunciation
Jane Bryan shares lessons in handling people’s names with respect and sensitivity, ensuring correct use and pronunciation to boost feelings of belonging within institutions
Teaching visually impaired students – and making class materials more accessible for everyone …
Hannah Thompson, a partially blind academic, offers six tips for ensuring an inclusive learning environment
The educator’s imperative: creating intentional inclusivity in the digital classroom
Building an inclusive online learning environment requires more than just having the right technology – it’s about welcoming your students into the classroom, says Willie…
Challenging Islamophobia across higher education
Ibtihal Ramadan explains why Islamophobia remains absent from many universities’ efforts to tackle racism and what steps can be taken to address the problem at an …
There’s no room for complacency: act now to improve digital inclusion
Sue Bennett outlines a call to action for academics and institutions to recognise inequalities in access to, and proficiency with, technology among students and to help…
Equitable teaching that creates pathways to success for all students
Andrew Estrada Phuong and co-authors present a framework for an adaptive equity-oriented pedagogy that helps diverse students achieve better results
Overcoming barriers to accessible and inclusive digital learning
Tim Coughlan offers three key strategies that help to make digital learning more accessible and inclusive, each relating to technology, study support and pedagogy
Designing online learning to fuel a more diverse workplace
Anthony Tattersall outlines online course design strategies that support greater diversity of learners and fuel a more varied workplace
Promoting community and inclusiveness to diverse and dispersed students
Three psychology lecturers share insight into how to create inclusive learning communities and courses that work for dispersed and diverse students
THE podcast: making teaching more inclusive and equitable
How can academics ensure their teaching strategies meet the needs of diverse students and create inclusive, equitable classrooms
Using tech to connect refugees with pathways to higher education: an emerging case study
Kate Symons and Georgia Cole share key lessons from a pilot project aiming to support refugees and learners from disadvantaged communities in Uganda into higher education
Five steps to making your digital course content more accessible for all
Drew McConnell describes some straightforward techniques to make your digital course content more accessible and improve the overall user experience for…
May the force be with you: driving diversity in online teaching
Pardis Mahdavi explains how academics can ensure they support and enhance diversity work in their online teaching through her Jedi – justice, equity, diversity and …
Making online learning accessible for students with disabilities
Online learning offers opportunities to widen accessibility for disabled students through careful course design and delivery. Clare Mullaney shares three…
Online alone is not the answer – how to design remote courses with accessibility and …
Digital accessibility is crucial in online teaching, says Amy Low. Here, she outlines what universities need to consider when designing inclusive online courses
How to reach remote students with limited access to technology
Angela Owusu-Ansah of Ashesi University in Ghana explains how her institution has tackled this problem to ensure all students can access teaching online
Creating a welcoming and inclusive online learning community
Creating a sense of community among students is vital for effective online teaching. Here, Miral Gibson explains how fostering this welcoming online learning…
Bridging the digital divide: online courses with equity at their core
Otito Iwuchukwu talks about how to take an equity-first approach to delivering online courses to ensure all students can access the resources they need and have their voices…
Expert Q&A: Equity-first instruction
Otito Frances Iwuchukwu, assistant professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, answers questions on how to take an equity-first approach to online teaching
Making online classes work for students with ADHD
Online learning can be particularly challenging for students with learning difficulties such as ADHD. Kate Lister offers some simple steps every instructor can take to…
Diversity statements: what to avoid and what to include
Diversity statements are increasingly important for faculty, both when teaching online and applying for jobs. Pardis Mahdavi and Scott Brooks outline what to avoid…
Anti-racist practice for digital and online learning
Jessica Rowland Williams, director of Every Learner Everywhere, looks at how institutions can harness technology to address systemic inequities through…
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