Monitoring for Inclusion

When applying some of the principles discussed in the previous lessons, you might want to monitor if your efforts at inclusive pedagogy have the intended effect. You could do that by:

• * Soliciting students’ feedback – for example, by asking students during office hours, holding in-class conversations, or using surveys (which can be set up anonymously).
• * Own and peer observations – for example, evaluating your own practice by using a checklist for inclusivity such as the ROCKET Teacher Guideline [or another resource] or asking a colleague to observe your class.

We recommend you do not wait till the end of a course, but ask for input while your course develops, so that you can adapt your teaching as you go.

Monitoring for inclusion also includes dealing with division and conflict. In every classroom, there are moments when diversity leads to (cultural) division, microaggressions, or conflict around controversial topics. It can be hard to know how to respond to complicated challenges when they suddenly occur. Reflecting on challenges that you have encountered in the past can help you feel better prepared for these kinds of challenges in the future. On the next page, we therefore ask you to think about conflicts which you have previously experienced as a final topic for this extension module.