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TLPDC,Room153 TLPDC,Room153  We strive to create an
environment in which
students can learn and to
create an academic
community that nurtures
growth, yet often fall
short.
 Explore our own
individual narratives of
inclusion and exclusion,
 Understand how others
experience things that
may seem trivial or even
completely invisible to
us, and
 See how we as
individuals can help
disrupt the dominant
narrative and make our
classes and campuses
more inclusive for all.
 Explores the diversityrelated dimensions of
excellence in teaching
and pedagogical
strategies that promote
learning and success for
all students.  “Diversity,” in this
context, includes what
we bring to the
classroom as instructors,
understanding who are
our students,
pedagogical strategies,
and our content related
learning goals.  Consider a number of
practical strategies and
exercises that are proven
to help establish and
sustain an inclusive
classroom and that can
be implemented
immediately.  In evaluations collected
from the Fall, 2015, a
common theme from cohort
members of the Inclusive
Excellence Institute
suggested that you would
like to the opportunity to
hear from faculty members
with experience and
problems/strategies
regarding diversity in the
classroom. One phrase from
the evaluation said, “I’d like
to help students from here
think like students who
aren’t from here.”
 Dr. Aliza Wong (Associate
Dean, Honors College,
Associate Professor,
History, and Director,
European Studies) will lead
our session and facilitate the
first hour of Module Three.
 In the second hour, Dr.
Mark Webb (Professor
and Department Chair,
Philosophy) will lead a
conversation about how
we can guide inclusive
conversations about
tolerance, world religions,
and openness to different
perspectives.
 Guided discussion
with Dr. Andy Gibb
(Theatre) and Dr.
Cynthia D’Sauza
(Marriage & Family
Therapy)
 Discuss how to move
forward and apply the
information from the
first two modules.
 Join us for Module
Four in the IIE as
past participants
come back to the
table and we use a
small group
discussion format to
think about best
practices in inclusive
pedagogy,
opportunities to
serve as diversity
advocates, leadership
possibilities, and
more.  This session will
tackle how to
prepare for
controversial
discussions in your
class that can lead to
great learning
opportunities.  Although
controversial topic
discussions can get
out of hand, we will
give clear steps on
how to identify,
address, and move
controversial topics
into learning
opportunities. We
will demonstrate
how the strategies
will help you not
“shy away” from
topics that students
want to discuss and
how to make sure
that class material is
at the forefront of
these discussions.