Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments
eBook - ePub

Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments

A Practical Resource for Higher Education Faculty

  1. 164 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments

A Practical Resource for Higher Education Faculty

About this book

Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments offers principles, strategies, and examples to aid in the development of inclusive college coursework in which all students feel seen and valued.

This resource prepares instructors to proactively consider ways to honor and engage with students' varied identities and lived experiences through assignments. Chapters cover the course design process, methods on getting to know your students, assignment options beyond the exam, and more. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter serve as a springboard for faculty and leadership conversations on equitable and inclusive teaching practices, while the appendix features 20 example assignments sourced from various higher education disciplines.

An accessible, practical read, this guidebook is for any higher education instructor who wants to reimagine their assignments to center and celebrate students' varied cultural backgrounds and experiences.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781032581309
eBook ISBN
9781003835646
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Higher Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Endorsements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of contributors
  9. Foreword
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction
  12. 1. Why Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments Matter and the Course Design Process
  13. 2. What Makes Assignments Culturally Affirmative?
  14. 3. What Makes Assignments Meaningful?
  15. 4. Getting to Know Your Students: A First Step in Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments
  16. 5. Exploring Assignment Options beyond the Exam
  17. 6. Giving Choice in Assignments
  18. 7. Being Transparent about Assignment Expectations
  19. 8. Providing Assignment Support and Feedback
  20. Appendix: Assignment Examples from the Field
  21. Index