Culturally Responsive Teaching has become increasingly relevant as higher education institutions internationalise and become more culturally diverse and it is an approach that supports EDI and the UNSDGs (SDG4 in particular).Higher education classrooms are increasingly diverse, yet differences in student experience and outcomes are evident. Culturally responsive teaching focuses on how teaching practices engage with and make use of the diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that students bring to their learning. The programme centres on teaching and learning as the primary site of change. It examines how curriculum design, assessment and classroom practice can either support or constrain student engagement, belonging and success.
Participants will work with a three-level framework to analyse their own context:
- Policy and strategy examining university priorities, EDI frameworks and the wider context shaping teaching and learning
- Teaching, learning and curriculum looking at programme and module design, assessment practices and pedagogical approaches. ·
- Student experience through classroom interactions, participation, feedback and students’ sense of belonging
This framework links the university context with teaching practice and student experience.
Participants will work together through:
- Key concepts in culturally responsive teaching and inclusive pedagogy
- The relationship between curriculum design, assessment and student outcomes
- Analysis of their own teaching context using the three-level framework
- Peer discussion and reviews
- The development of practical teaching, assessment or curriculum tools.
Who should apply?
- Academic staff involved in teaching and curriculum design
- Professional staff supporting teaching, learning or student success
No prior formal training in culturally responsive teaching is required. The programme is designed to support participants at different stages of experience.
Please complete the following form to apply: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/hqMadYZ8rD
Participants may apply for Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training funding at their home university to identify teaching and learning challenges.
For more information, please see the attached file below.