Multicultural Teaching: Information and Strategies

The information below applies to a range of disciplinary contexts.
See also:

CRLT services for faculty and GSIs [1]
CRLT Theatre program [2]

“Multicultural teaching” means different things according to one’s course goals and one’s discipline. The following links provide useful information for a wide range of college teaching contexts. If you want to suggest other web-based sources for this page, please email crlt@umich.edu [3] and put “Multicultural Teaching” in the subject line.

Student diversity at the University of Michigan

Key teaching strategies that help engage students from range of academic or social backgrounds

Interactive lecturing [7]
Active learning [8]
Using cases [9]
Sustained small group work and team research [10]
Rapport on the first day of class [11]

Information on course planning

Guidelines and recommendations [12]
Key principles [13]

Strategies that anticipate and respond to student issues arising

Effective questioning [14]
Handling “hot” moments [15]
Managing student resistance [16]
Managing classroom conflict [17]
Interacting with students inclusively [18]
Creating an engaging classroom climate [19]

Strategies for framing and leading controversial discussions

CRLT Discussion Guideline [20]s

Reflective strategies for faculty to examine the impacts of social identity on teaching, either for students in class, or for themselves

Resources for teaching social justice issues and community service learning

Discussion forums and programs on multiculturalism and diversity in higher education in the U.S. today

AAC&U website [25]

CRLT Occasional Papers on multicultural teaching

Strategies [32]

Promoting Excellence & Innovation in Teaching & Learning at U-M

Founded in 1962, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan was the first teaching center in the country. CRLT partners with U-M faculty, graduate students, and administrators to promote a university culture that values and rewards teaching, respects and supports individual differences among learners, and encourages the creation of learning environments in which diverse students can learn and excel.

Multicultural Teaching: Information and Strategies

The information below applies to a range of disciplinary contexts. See also:

CRLT services for faculty and GSIs [1] CRLT Theatre program [2]

Promoting Excellence & Innovation in Teaching & Learning at U-M

Resources and Links

The information below applies to a range of disciplinary contexts.
See also:

CRLT services for faculty and GSIs [1]
CRLT Theatre program [2]