4.1 Creating an Inclusive Classroom
Creating a friendly learning environment allows students to feel safe and relaxed. Fostering a warm environment in the classroom helps students to be willing to take risks, this is especially true for those students who have had negative experiences. A friendly learning environment is the key to help students take more chances in pursuing their educational and career goals.
Watch/Read
- Alexandra Bitton-Bailey, University of Florida: Creating a Friendly Environment (Links to an external site.) (9:25) | PowerPoint with Transcript Download PowerPoint with Transcript
- TA Handbook, University of Florida: Who Your Students Are Download Who Your Students Are (pages 15 - 25)
- TA Handbook, University of Florida: Building a Supportive Classroom Environment Download Building a Supportive Classroom Environment (pages 31 - 36)
Diving Deeper
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Consuelo Krieder-Maun (Links to an external site.)(University of Florida), Ph.D., OTR/L, MHS, Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida: Universal Design for Teaching Presentation
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- See Dr. Krieder's videos in the FDTE Guides (Links to an external site.)
- Harvard University's Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning: Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom. Links to an external site.
- Harvard University's Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning: Sensitivity to Women in the Contemporary Classroom. Links to an external site.
- Canvas Guides: Once I publish a timed quiz, how can I give my students extra time? (Links to an external site.)
- Canvas Guides: How do I enable anonymous grading for an assignment in SpeedGrader? (Links to an external site.)
- Canvas Guides: General Accessibility Design guidelines (Links to an external site.)
- Visit the Canvas Instructor Guide (Links to an external site.) for more details.
- Quick Guide for Online Course Accessibility (Links to an external site.)
- UF Accessibilitynks to an external site.)
