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How Professors Can Bring Culturally-Responsive Teaching to Online Courses

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Based on that feedback, the professor, Julia Parra, says she changed the assignment to make it broader, and more inclusive. Group work in face-to-face classes can be challenging as it is,” Parra said. In the end she builds the final syllabus based on their suggestions.

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A Transformative Journey: Lessons from My First Year  

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Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements. I always begin my syllabus with an inclusive and inspirational quote. During a gallery walk, each group answers a prompt, posting their findings on large poster papers that are then placed around the classroom.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

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Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010).

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A Transformative Journey: Lessons from My First Year  

Faculty Focus

Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements. I always begin my syllabus with an inclusive and inspirational quote. During a gallery walk, each group answers a prompt, posting their findings on large poster papers that are then placed around the classroom.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010).

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Social Justice Movements to Health Policy: Lessons from a Pilot Cross-Course Collaborative Project

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HSC also planned for logistical matters needed to enact the policy and reviewed and provided feedback to SSC’s project components. The updated syllabus will front-load teaching and learning about the social justice movements that may be selected for the collaboration.

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Social Justice Movements to Health Policy: Lessons from a Pilot Cross-Course Collaborative Project

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HSC also planned for logistical matters needed to enact the policy and reviewed and provided feedback to SSC’s project components. The updated syllabus will front-load teaching and learning about the social justice movements that may be selected for the collaboration.