The purpose of the Inclusive Teaching and Learning Certificate Program is to help faculty and others involved in teaching and learning in higher education develop new mindsets and strategies for more inclusive and equitable practices in classrooms and other learning environments.
The certificate provides evidence that the participants have attained a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching a diverse student population.
Complete the entire program in 2025 with these courses (or just take one):
Essential Communication Skills for Inclusive Teaching
August 5 – September 8
- Align teaching philosophy with effective ways to facilitate class conversations and inspire students to be active course participants.
- Identify and employ both verbal and non-verbal culturally competent immediacy skills
- Utilize inclusive and diverse questioning techniques
- Employ diverse strategies to build community in your classroom
- Demonstrate uses of out-of-class communication that supports classroom learning
Critically Reflecting on Diversity in Higher Education
September 9 – October 13
- Articulate ones intersectionality and positionality, while demonstrating knowledge of power, privilege, and opportunity, while recognizing the oppression of others (self-reflection)
- Distinguish among the concepts of racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and/or other discriminatory challenges with the United States (isms/phobias within the U.S.)
- Demonstrate an understanding of effective strategies for working with and advocating for diverse populations, and opportunities for addressing biases, prejudices, processes of intentional and unintentional oppression, and discrimination at the organizational level(organization/culture)
- Exhibit knowledge and understanding of human diversity and how to apply this knowledge to ensure comprehensive development and responsiveness to all students, faculty, and staff (change agency).
Design and Deliver Inclusive Courses
October 14 – November 17
- Make connections between inclusion in course design and teaching practiceAnalyze and make sense of the cultural context of your institution (campus, department, discipline, etc.) and the populations within it
- Establish a community where students are known, acknowledged, accepted, and feel able and comfortable contributing
- Assess equity and inclusion at the course level
- Conduct proactive interventions
- Create or adopt inclusive strategies that are discipline-specific
Reach out to your Campus Center for Professional Development (CPD) Points contact to use campus points to pay for this program.
Questions? Email the SUNY CPD at: cpdinfo@suny.edu.
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