Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resources for Instructors
Our Program's Commitment to Fostering Equitable and Inclusive Learning
The Rowan First-Year Writing Program is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our goal is to meet each of our students where they are as individuals, recognizing that they all learn differently, come from diverse backgrounds, and bring a variety of experiences and expressions to the classroom and to their writing. Our role as instructors is to be their guides and their advocates. We invite them to let us know if they have concerns about the material or our teaching practices. We aim to create courses and learning environments that are respectful of differences across gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, culture, first generation college student status, political beliefs, and more.
Click here to get involved with the Department of Writing Arts' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.
DEI Resources for Rowan First-Year Writing Instructors
START HERE: GENERAL INFO & OVERVIEW OF DEI INITIATIVES
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Rowan's Division of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leads and supports university initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. |
The Language of Identity Rowan DEI Glossary Overview and glossary of inclusive terminology created by Rowan's Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. |
ANTIRACIST PEDAGOGY
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Decolonizing Your Syllabus An Overview Slide deck with info, links, and tips for building a syllabus and curriculum that promotes antiracist practice (link to recording of department webinar on 6/30/20) |
Decolonizing Your Syllabus Resource List Ongoing resource list of websites, books, media, etc. to support instructors working to decolonize their syllabi and pursue antiracist pedagogy |
Racial Equity in Online Learning Environments Infographic outlines the importance of equity-minded pedagogy and identifies key ideas for implementing equity-minded practices in your online classroom |
ACCESSIBILITY
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Guide to Developing an Accessible Course Creating an accessible course means anticipating diverse student needs and intentionally designing your course and materials to be accessible to students before they arrive. This guide offers recommendations and suggestions for developing course materials and assignments designed to meet the needs of all learners. |
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LGBTQIA+ STUDENT SUPPORT
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LGBTQIA+ Student Support Annotated Bibliography Resources compiled by the Writing Arts DEI Council, with information on gender-inclusive language and pedagogy. |
The Department of Writing Arts' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council has also collected and developed instructor resources to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in a range of writing courses, which are available on their Writing Arts Instructor Support Site's DEI Resources page.