4404 - Inclusive Pedagogy

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

Description

Sociologists have long been champions of justice and equity in the classroom and we are well aware of how stratification is perpetuated in the academic setting and the role that faculty play in breaking down barriers. The challenge before us is knowing if it is working or not, and how can we do more without exhausting ourselves in the process. This session will present scholarship that explores a range approaches strategies for creating our most inclusive classrooms. Possible topics include: barriers in our classrooms, effective syllabus audits, choosing resources, discussing difficult topics, implicit biases in grading and assessment practices, universal design in learning, confronting our professorial privilege, inclusivity in large classes, and more.

Sub Unit

• Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology / Inclusive Pedagogy

Session Organizer

• Melinda Jo Messineo, Ball State University

Presider

• Melinda Jo Messineo, Ball State University

Individual Presentations

• Asynchronous Discussion Board Participation and Learning Outcomes: Class Level Predictors in an Online Criminology Course - Steven Stack, Wayne State University

• Commute Of Power and Oppression: Teaching Intersectionality Across the Curriculum - Simone Alexandra Kolysh, The CUNY Graduate Center

• Student Storytelling as a Strategy for Increasing Faculty Cultural Competence: The Case of ‘Failure.’ - Amanda Jayne Miller, University of Indianapolis; Alyson O'Daniel, University of Indianapolis

• Why Sociologists Should Oppose Using Student Evaluations of Teaching in Personnel Decisions - Sebastián G. Guzmán, Purchase College, SUNY