Inclusive Teaching
Students at the Commonwealth Campuses have diverse social identities, backgrounds, language competencies, and geographical regions. Teaching inclusively can help your students feel valued and valued while giving them equitable opportunities to learn and demonstrate their knowledge.
Explore this collection of resources to help you integrate inclusive teaching techniques and ideas into your courses.
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Accessible Skills Challenge
Join the Accessible Skills Challenge where you will learn the core skills to make your course accessible!
Can all your students watch and learn? Part 2: Essential Elements of Captions
In Can All Your Students Watch and Learn? Part 1: Video and Audio Accessibility Considerations, we identified three types of pre-recorded time-based media and four alternatives for making them accessi...
Accessibility Checklist
As you work through making your course accessible, you will want to consider the various document and content types that you create. The following checklist has been provided to help you in your proce...
Join Your Peers in a Weekly Accessible Skills Challenge!
In April 2024, the Department of Justice passed a ruling that requires state and local programs to make their web and mobile applications accessible to individuals with disabilities by April 2026. Th...
Can all your students watch and learn? Part 1: Video and Audio Accessibility Considerations
We take our responsibility for inclusive and supportive learning environments very seriously. But when we post pre-recorded videos in Canvas and assign them to students to watch, we may be unintention...
Department of Justice (DoJ) Ruling Overview
Information on the Department of Justice (DoJ) Ruling
Considering the Big Picture When Using Visuals in the Classroom
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What if a learner can not see that picture? How do they understand the idea? What if the visual is a complex graphic or map? How do learners know what...
Creating a Dynamic and Inclusive Learning Environment in Zoom Classes
This training program is designed to transform your Zoom classes into engaging, inclusive, and productive learning spaces. Learn strategies to foster a sense of belonging, improve student interaction...
Tech Strategies For Active Learning and Intercultural Communication
Our session covers the use of technology tools to engage students, promote active learning and collaborate with Penn State partners in education.
Amplifying OAER: Collaborative Approaches for Expanding Open Educational Resources at Penn State
This presentation will highlight the successful initiatives undertaken by two math faculty members to increase the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in their classes and beyond. The presenters w...
Fostering Community and Engagement: Creating Supportive Learning Cultures in Different Classroom Environments
This session explores effective strategies to foster engagement and build community in educational settings. By prioritizing student connection and belonging, educators can create supportive environme...
Designing Your Syllabus to Support Learner Success
Did you know that the majority of disabled learners in your classroom have invisible disabilities that you can not see? The recommended strategies to reach these disabled learners actually benefit ALL...
Top 5 UDL Workshops Receive Provost Endorsement
Campus-wide Accessible Syllabus Competition
The University unveiled an accessibility tool in Canvas called Anthology Ally. Many of you have already spent considerable effort using the tool to create accessible course materials in your Canvas co...
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2024
On August 14th and 15th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Creating STEM Content that All Learners Can Understand
Universal Design Guideline: Multiple Means of Representation, Multiple Means of Engagement STEM content can be especially difficult for learners to comprehend. This includes content such as math and...
Supporting Learner Success in the Humanities Classroom
Universal Design Guideline: Multiple Means of Representation, Multiple Means of Engagement Humanities and social science course content present a variety of challenges when it comes to universal desi...
Creating Universally Designed PDF Documents
Do you have PDF documents in your course that are articles from publishers? Have you ever scanned pages from a book to make sure students did not need to buy the entire book? Do you create content...