Please reflect on how you would answer the following:

What would it mean to teach in a manner that respects and cares for your soul?

(Keep your answer to the side until you have come to the end of the tutorial.)

From one of the participants at the seminar:

"It would mean remembering always that I teach only because I am a human being helping other human beings learn what I know, and to remember at the same time that they have come to me to learn."

Session One:

The first Tegrity segment is the introduction found on the previous page, Content Page.

Session Two:

What are some of the challenges that arise in teaching in racially diverse classrooms?  (Do you know? Have you had any experience with this situation?) See and hear the discussion that took place with participants in the weekend seminar by clicking here. (this discussion is 26 minutes in length) Using earphones can assist you in hearing comments made from various parts of the seminar classroom.

Is there an assumption by the mainstream group that there are “single standards”? (What do you think?  What have you heard others say?)

If the relevance of race and racial difference are denied; is it also possible that racism is denied?

Session Three:

What are the pedagogical challenges that can hinder learning in a classroom?  Click here to see and hear the discussion that followed Dr. Tuitt's question. (This segment is 40:36 minutes in length) 

Faculty-Student Relationships

·         Lack of Faculty-Student Engagement

·         Avoidance of Diversity Issues

·         Reluctance to Use Personal Experiences

·         Utilization of Personal Narratives

·         Poor Facilitation Skills

Instructional Design

·         Professor Centered Instruction

·         Superficial Treatment of Diversity Issues 

·         Intellectual Regurgitation

·         Intimidating and Exclusionary Discourses

Perceptual Barriers

·         Student Perceptions of White Professors

·         Student Perceptions of Black Professors

·         Stereotype-Threat and Performance Anxieties

·         Faculty Perceptions of Students

·         Context Related Performance Anxieties

·         Self-Censorship

Session Four:

How can we realize a more Inclusive Pedagogy? The following are suggested ways to facilitate a more inclusive pedagogy.  What are successful strategies for teaching and learning in a racially diverse classroom?  Listen to and view the discussion that occurred on this topic. (this discussion is 49:42 minutes in length)

Faculty-Student Relationships

·         Dialogical Professor-Student Interaction

·         Activation of Student Voices

·         Respectful Engagement

·         Personalized Attention

Instructional Design Strategies

·         Transparent and Explicit Learning Process

·         Structured but Flexible Learning Process

·         Inclusive and Attentive Learning Process

Instructional Methods

·         Multiple Modes of Instruction

·         Minimal Lecturing

·         Facilitation of Classroom Discussions

·         Small Group Interaction

·         Creative Assignments

·         Opportunities to Link Theory to Practice

Factors that Counter Perceptual Barriers

·         Politically and Racially Conscious Professors

·         Transparent and Self-Actualized Professors

·         Humanistic Teaching

·         Utilization of Personal Narratives

·         Clear and Direct Feedback

·         Inclusion of Diverse Content and Perspectives 

Session Five:

What can we expect?  What are the outcomes?

Faculty-Student Relationships

·         Increased Comprehension

·         Elevated Faculty-Student Engagement

·         Enhanced overall Learning

·         Increased Sense of Access to Faculty

·         Increased Motivation

·         Heightened Engagement w/ Coursework

·         Reduced Sense of Isolation

Instructional Design Strategies

·         Enhanced Learning Process

·         Clearer Sense of Expectations

·         Increased Ability to Gauge Participation

·         Increased Sense of Safety

·         Heightened Sense of Support & Belonging

Instructional Methods

·         Increased Levels of Comprehension

·         Enhanced Analytical Skills

·         Elevated Sense of Engagement in the Learning Process

·         Elevated Levels of Peer Interaction

·         Enhanced Communication Skills

What are the factors that counter perceptual barriers?

Reduced Levels of Anxiety Related to Class Participation

Elevated Sense of Student Engagement

Increased Sense of Faculty Investment in Students’ Learning

Increased Motivation

Heightened Sense of Self

Enhanced Ability to Gauge Participation

Dr. Tuitt initiated the next discussion by referring to a comment made earlier in the day.  A participant asked what to do if a student uses 'race' as an excuse for learning challenges. The interactive dialogue that followed can be seen and heard by clicking here. (This discussion is 1 hour 2 minutes in length.)

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