Simple exercises can help students understand the breadth of diversity. Many times, when we say “diversity,” students think we are only talking about race or gender. The cohort discussed the following simple exercises to begin the discussion of diversity and help students see the broader definition of diversity. Have students …
On April 6, 2018, the Productive Discomfort cohort discussed trigger warnings. Below are some notes from that session: A limited background on trigger warnings: A trigger warning lets students know in advance about content that may be considered upsetting such as violent or sexual situations. The purpose of a trigger …
Sometimes it can be difficult to get students to pay attention to what is really happening. We have all be guilty of …
faculty who embrace the universal design paradigm proactively design courses to address a student body that is increasingly diverse with respect to …
On Sept. 29, 2021, the Productive Discomfort cohort examined how to productively discuss campus events such as the the attack in College …
The members of the Productive Discomfort cohort often bring stories of inappropriate classroom scenarios to the cohort meetings. The group then discusses …
When a student uses a term that creates discomfort, how do we turn the discomfort into productive discomfort and create a learning …
Student makes a claim in class about a group but the professor does not know the facts to agree or disagree. For …
Student disagrees with ground rules set up at the beginning of the class or breaks them during class. This is a scenario …
