Inclusive Education Practices at Monash University

Overview

This module is designed to assist educators in applying principles of diversity and inclusion into their teaching. Through several case studies of inclusive teaching practice across the university, this module examines some of the ways educators can modify learning activities, set up the learning environment, and improve communication with students to embed the principles and practice of inclusive teaching.

The module provides an opportunity for educators to reflect on their own practice and offers a range of effective and inclusive teaching strategies that could be adapted to embed diversity and inclusion into their units

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Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

1. Understand the importance and value of diversity and inclusion to student learning
2. Identify inclusive practices within authentic case studies of higher education teaching practice
3. Examine a range of inclusive teaching strategies that could be applied in various classroom contexts
4. Apply principles of diversity and inclusion within your own teaching practice.

Assessment

Participants will complete two of the three available assessment activities. There is one activity for each section of the module.

1. Designing inclusive online education: Reflect on a challenge from online education and consider how you might incorporate principles of Universal Design for Learning to provide a more inclusive educational experience.
2. Differentiated instruction: Explore how you could differentiate instruction in a unit you currently teach or coordinate to suit diverse student needs.
3. LGBTIQA+ inclusive classrooms: Use the LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Teaching Practice model and redesign one week (or one topic) in a unit you teach.

Module details

• Online mode of delivery