Resources

The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) has developed guidelines to help instructors facilitate classroom discussion around incidents that involve the use of racial or sexual epithets, taunting, and other behavior that expresses hostility, derision or violence.  In the wake of such incidents on campus or in the wider community, instructors may want to plan discussions or handle unexpected questions.  The following guidelines help address both contexts.

Whatever the context, discussion about such topics must be structured in a way that defines boundaries for the process, and that brings the discussion to closure within the classroom.   Discussion should be inclusive of all students in the class.  It should extend discourse beyond polarized and polarizing debates.  Finally, discussion must acknowledge that facts and interpretations of specific social conflicts may change with time, but tools for conceptual understanding and dialogue will continue to be useful past the current moment. Read more »

 31. Teaching in the Cloud: Leveraging Online Collaboration Tools to Enhance Student Engagement by Chad Hershock and Mika LaVaque-Manty, 2012.
 

30. Use of Laptops in the Classroom: Research and Best Practices by Erping Zhu, Matthew Kaplan, R. Charles Dershimer, and Inger Bergom, 2011.
 

29. Student Teams in the Engineering Classroom and Beyond: Setting up Students for Success by Cynthia J. Finelli, Inger Bergom, and Vilma Mesa, 2011.
 

28. The Importance of Teaching at the University of Michigan, 1996-2010 by Mary C. Wright, 2011.
 

27. Lecture Capture: A Guide for Effective Use by Erping Zhu and Inger Bergom, 2010.
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