Creating an Inclusive Syllabus
August 16, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
TEB 201 or online on Zoom
Calendar
Download iCal FileAre you updating a syllabus for your Fall semester course? The syllabus is often the first point of contact with new students and offers an opportunity to set an inclusive tone for your course. Join us for this interactive workshop, where you will identify key components of an inclusive syllabus that supports student success and examine language and design elements that can help promote equity, belonging, and growth mindset in students. You will also leave this workshop with strategies to help motivate students to read your syllabus.
Workshop attendees are encouraged to bring along a syllabus to revise and annotate during the session.
After participating in this online workshop you will be able to:
- Identify key components of an inclusive, engaging, and informative syllabus that supports student success
- Incorporate language and design elements into your syllabus to promote equity, belonging, and growth mindset
- Utilize strategies to motivate students to read your syllabus
WORKSHOP FORMAT: This workshop will be in a synchronous-distributed format. It is an on-campus, in-person event with the option to join online via live streaming.
EVENT LEAD: Lauren Woods, lmwoods@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Crystal Tse, tsecryst@uic.edu
Inclusivity & Accessibility Information: UIC is committed to full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of university life. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to all CATE events. If you have questions about access, such as parking or building layouts, or wish to request accommodations for our programming, such as real-time captioning (CART), ASL services, or obtaining event materials in alternative formats, please contact the event lead, Lauren Woods (lmwoods@uic.edu).
Date posted
Jul 22, 2023
Date updated
Aug 2, 2023