Faculty - Instructor Resources
MSU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
"From cultural and linguistic proficiences to unbridled enthusiasm for study, to desperate anxiety about the challenges ahead, students vary. Reducing cognitive, linguistic, executive, and affective barriers is of vital importance as students negotiate college and university expectations differently, according to their widely ranging background experiences" (CAST website UDL in Higher Education).
Video of an overview of UDL in Higher Education
Faculty Guide Book: Supporting Faculty Teaching Inclusive Classes: "Professor Guide Book: Provides a program overview for professors, including staff contact information, outline of meaningful participation, information on academic course plans, student expectations, grading, peer partners, support for faculty, and frequently asked questions."
Accommodations in higher education under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) :
a no-nonsense guide for clinicians, educators, administrators, and lawyers / edited
by Michael Gordon, Shelby Keiser ; foreword by Alta Lapoint. (1998). GSI Publications.
Inclusive Teaching and Relationships
Disability as a Valuable Form of Diversity, Not a Deficit
Online Teamwork and Collaboration video (5:39 minutes)
Rosario, P. (2023, February 21). Utilizing adult learning principles and Universal Design for learning to Advance Student Success. Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Retrieved March 6, 2023, from https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/equality-inclusion-and-diversity/utilizing-adult-learning-principles-and-universal-design-for-learning-to-advance-student-success/