{"id":7953,"date":"2022-08-18T17:02:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/?page_id=7953"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:52:50","slug":"inclusivity-and-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/inclusivity-and-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusivity and Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3>Principle 3: Inclusivity and Diversity<\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Develop and teach courses through inclusion of content from multiple perspectives, considering diversity in all its forms, as understanding differing experiences is critical for all students\u2019 deep learning. Therefore instructors are encouraged to select content to support, facilitate, and interrogate barriers to inclusion. Knowledge experts from across disciplines have discovered critical gaps in their disciplines\u2019 advancement and understanding based on conscious or unconscious exclusion of diverse experiences and perspectives, and therefore in both research and teaching it is incumbent upon instructors to actively counter disciplinary and other habits of bias through systematic evaluation of course content and pedagogy for diversity: in viewpoints, population focus, as well as author identity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Strategies Shortlist<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li>Embrace and make visible inclusive course design as a valuable opportunity to interrogate historical consciousness and our assumptions about various peoples and ideologies.<\/li>\n<li>In introducing content, acknowledge systemic inequities&#8211;and the power and privilege that attend them in our disciplines, workforce, and global society&#8211;and use intentional course design to make visible and address these inequities.<\/li>\n<li>Practice culturally responsive teaching (CRT) to cultivate awareness of the identities and dynamics that shape educational experiences and impact learning, provide efficacious and responsive accommodations for equitable and optimal learning and assessment, and effectively leverage diversity in the course environment.<\/li>\n<li>Audit course content for 1) diversity and inclusion of authors and creators, noting gaps and areas of concentration and 2) diversity and inclusiveness of topics, examples, and experiences selected. Remain open to changing texts and voices highlighted.<\/li>\n<li>Critically evaluate texts for assumptions, stereotyping, and missing perspectives and bring these elements to students\u2019 attention. Highlight contributions made by diverse voices made to the field to further facilitate inclusion. Avoid marginalizing non-dominant voices by highlighting and discussing homogeneity when it occurs.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate how understanding diverse voices is essential for creating high quality, rigorous, and competitive academic programs that serve student needs and continue to elevate the institution\u2019s reputation.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid assuming familiarity with cultural references (for example, WASP or Lassie), understanding that few cultural references are widely shared, and assuming shared references undermines the confidence of those for whom the reference is unknown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer open\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Resources for Faculty<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/ctai-teaching-resources-inclusivity-and-diversity\/\">CTAI Teaching Resources: Inclusivity and Diversity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Last Modified: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 3:52 pm<\/em><\/p>vs<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Resources and References<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p>Ambrose, S.A., Bridges, M.W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M.C., &amp; Norman, M.K.(2010). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. John Wiley &amp; Sons.<\/p>\n<p>Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. <em>American Educational Research Journal<\/em>, 32(3), 465\u2013491. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/1163320\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/1163320<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Davis, B.G. (2009). Tools for Teaching. Second Edition. John Wiley &amp; Sons.<\/p>\n<p>Eddy, S.L., &amp; Hogan, K.A. (2014). Getting Under the Hood: How and for Whom Does Increasing Course Structure Work? <em>CBE\u2013Life Sciences Education<\/em>, 13, 453-468. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1187\/cbe.14-03-0050\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1187\/cbe.14-03-0050<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hockings, C.(2010). Inclusive Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: A Synthesis of Research. Higher Education Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Landrum, R.E., &amp; McCarthy, M.A. (Eds.). (2012). Teaching Ethically: Challenges and Opportunities. American Psychological Association.<\/p>\n<p>Lee, A., Poch, R., Shaw, M., &amp; Williams, R. Engaging Diversity in Undergraduate Classrooms: A Pedagogy for Developing Intercultural Competence. ASHE Higher Education Report 38, no. 2. John Wiley &amp; Sons, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnline Equity Rubric.\u201d Peralta Community College District Distance Education. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent00.net\/hubfs\/6398505\/Peralta-Online-Equity-Rubric-3.0-Oct-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent00.net\/hubfs\/6398505\/Peralta-Online-Equity-Rubric-3.0-Oct-2020.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sellers, S. et al. Reaching All Students: A Resource for Teaching in STEM. Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), last modified 2007, accessed July 19, 2017. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/career.ucsf.edu\/sites\/career.ucsf.edu\/files\/PDF\/Researchersreachingallstudents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/career.ucsf.edu\/sites\/career.ucsf.edu\/files\/PDF\/Researchersreachingallstudents.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tobin,T.J., &amp; Behling, K.T. (2018). Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. West Virginia University Press.<\/p>\n<p>Yancy, G. and Davidson, M.D.(2014). Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect. Routledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>For more information or help, please <a href=\"mailto:faculty@montclair.edu\">email<\/a> the Office for Faculty Excellence or <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair-faculty-excellence.libcal.com\/appointments\/\">make an appointment<\/a> with a consultant.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2022\/08\/CC.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" width=\"80\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTeaching Resources by <a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/faculty-excellence\/\">Montclair State University Office for Faculty Excellence<\/a> is licensed under a <a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third-party content is not covered under the Creative Commons license and may be subject to additional intellectual property notices, information, or restrictions. You are solely responsible for obtaining permission to use third party content or determining whether your use is fair use and for responding to any claims that may arise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons CC BY-NC-4.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principle 3: Inclusivity and Diversity Develop and teach courses through inclusion of content from multiple perspectives, considering diversity in all its forms, as understanding differing experiences is critical for all students\u2019 deep learning. Therefore instructors are encouraged to select content to support, facilitate, and interrogate barriers to inclusion. 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