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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About U-M Teaching Resources


What resources are available for multicultural teaching?

Consultations,Workshops and Classroom Programs

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching’s Multicultural Teaching webpage
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/multiteaching/multiteaching.html

Spectrum Center
http://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/

Program on Intergroup Relations, Conflict and Community
http://www.umich.edu/~igrc/

Information on Diversity at UM

Information on Admissions Lawsuits
http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/

The Michigan Study
http://www.umich.edu/~oami/mss/

Preparing College Students for a Diverse Democracy Study
http://www.umich.edu/~divdemo/

Dialogues on Diversity programs
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/student_life/advice_support/diversity_resources/

Readings and video resources on multicultural teaching

CRLT Occasional Papers on multiculturalism
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/multiteaching/multipapers.html

"Creating Inclusive College Classrooms” article
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/gsis/P3_1.html

CRLT Video Lending Library (Excel spreadsheet)
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/publinks/CRLTVideoLibrary.xls

Web Resources

Teaching strategies for multiculturalism/diversity in teaching
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tsstrategies/tsmdt.html

DiversityWeb: an interactive resource hub for higher education
http://www.diversityweb.org/

Teaching Tolerance magazine
http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

Bibliographies and Library Resources

Multicultural Teaching Annotated Bibliographies
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/multiteaching/multibiblio.html

Diversity Librarian
http://www.lib.umich.edu/staff/committees/diverse/public/

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What resources are available for consulting about teaching methods and innovations?

Individual Consultations

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
http://www.crlt.umich.edu

Language Resource Center
http://www.lrc.lsa.umich.edu/

Learning Resource Center at UM Medical School
http://www.med.umich.edu/medstudents/

Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/

Sweetland Writing Center
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/swc

Discipline-specific campus resources

Language Resource Center
http://www.lrc.lsa.umich.edu/

Learning Resource Center at UM Medical School
http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/

Mathematics Laboratory
http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/mathlab/index.html

Physics Help Room
http://helproom.physics.lsa.umich.edu

Science Learning Center
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slc/

Sweetland Writing Center
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/swc

Free workshops and seminars

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/

Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
http://ginsberg.umich.edu/events/index.html

Language Resource Center
http://www.lrc.lsa.umich.edu/

Web Resources

Teaching Strategies and Disciplinary Resources
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/teachings.html

UM.Lessons, an extensible web-based assessment tool for faculty and their assistants
http://lessons.ummu.umich.edu/2k/index.html

Teaching Support from the University Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/rts/isupport.html

Edward Ginsberg Center - University and Community Collaborations
http://ginsberg.umich.edu/umich_community_programs/community_programs.html

Specialized library and video resources

CRLT Video Lending Library (Excel spreadsheet)
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/publinks/CRLTVideoLibrary.xls

Sweetland Writing Center’s bibliography of articles related to teaching writing
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/swc/resources/writingresources

Language Resource Center’s Foreign Language Resource Library
http://www.lrc.lsa.umich.edu/fmi/xsl/webcat/findrecords.xsl?-views

University Library Collection
http://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/

Science Learning Center’s resources for instructors
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slc/facresources/

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What resources are available for teaching and technology projects?

Teaching and Technology Collaborative’s Guide to UM Instructional Resources and Support
http://www.umich.edu/~teachtec/resources.html

Examples of UM Faculty Using Technology in Teaching
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/inst/inst.html

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What resources are available for funding innovations in teaching and learning?

Arts at Michigan (http://www.umich.edu/~arts) supports arts-based projects and workshops in the classroom and group excursions for students and faculty. Grants of up to $500 and up to $1,000 are available.

Arts of Citizenship Program’s (http://www.artsofcitizenship.umich.edu) Faculty Grants are available for public and community-based scholarly activities in the arts, humanities and design. Awards up to $15,000 are available to tenure-track, non-tenure-track instructors, and information professionals employed at the University in all disciplines and schools.

CARAT (Collaboratory for Advanced Research and Academic Technologies)/
Rackham Information Technology Fellowship Program
(http://carat.umich.edu) provides Graduate Student Research Assistantships (GSRA) to support the development of innovative applications of IT in areas where advanced IT has not been traditionally used, particularly in the humanities, social sciences, and cross-disciplinary fields and professions.

CRLT Grants (http://www.crlt.umich.edu/grants/grants.html) are designed to improve teaching and learning at the University and offer a wide range of funding amounts from $500 to $15,000.

Dean’s Discretionary Funds for the Support of Faculty and Graduate (https://umich-rackham.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/umich_rackham.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1720&p_sid=ZHtf8sTi&p_lva=1898) Students support the improvement of the climate, character, and quality of graduate education by funding academic initiatives, faculty travel (up to $500), and events benefiting the University community.

Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates Program (http://www.gieu.umich.edu/faculty/index.html) sends small groups of undergraduates and faculty members to exciting locations in the U.S. and around the world for two to four weeks of engaging intercultural academic studies. Funding amounts vary by budget category.

LSA Faculty Grants for Innovations in Teaching with Technology (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsait/lsaitc/resources.html) are designed to improve learning in undergraduate classes through teaching with technology. Level One funding is for projects up to $1,500 and Level Two is for projects up to $15,000.

Teaching with Technology Mini-Grants for LSA projects in foreign language [http://www.umich.edu/~langres/services/production/flit.html] instruction provide resources for the development of instructional applications designed to enhance and improve teaching and learning. Up to $2,000 per project is provided to LSA instructional faculty.

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Where can I learn about ordering my student evaluation forms?

Office of Evaluations and Examinations
http://www.umich.edu/~eande/exams/exams.htm

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What resources are available for handling cheating and plagiarism at UM?

Academic Integrity in the Classroom: A Selected List of Resources for the UM
http://www.lib.umich.edu/acadintegrity/

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What resources are available for students who need personal or academic/career counseling?

Directory of academic advising resources by school and college
http://www.umich.edu/~info/inside.html?http://www.umich.edu/
~info/academic-advising.html

Crisis, individual and family counseling

Counseling and Psychological Services
http://www.umich.edu/~caps/

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP)
http://www.umich.edu/~fasap/

Psychiatric Emergency Services
http://www2.med.umich.edu/healthcenters/clinic_detail.cfm?hc_id=&service_id=30
&um_unit_id=&clin_dept=Psychiatry&search_clinicdept=&search_clinicname=
&search_clinkeyword=&thissearch=

Psychological Clinic
http://www.psychclinic.org

Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center
http://www.umich.edu/~sapac/

Career counseling

Career Center
http://www.careercenter.umich.edu/

Center for the Education of Women
http://www.umich.edu/~cew/

Engineering Career Resource Center
http://career.engin.umich.edu/

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What resources are available for students with disabilities and instructors who want to support them?

Student assessments, evaluation, and support

Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/

Information Technology support

Adaptive Technology Computing Site
http://www.umich.edu/~sites/info/atcs/

Directory of campus and Internet resources
http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/other.html

Readings

CRLT Occasional Papers
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/publinks/occasional.html

Faculty Handbook created by Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/faculty.handbook.html

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Where can I learn about University policies and procedures concerning sexual harassment and discrimination?

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Assault Policy
http://www.umich.edu/~sapac

Sexual Harassment Information
http://www.hr.umich.edu/oie/cc/sexual.html

Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Resources

Nondiscrimination Policy Notice
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/oie/ndpolicy.htm

Admissions Lawsuits information and updates
http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/

Non-Discrimination/Affirmative Action Statement from the Staff Handbook
http://www.hr.umich.edu/staffhandbook/statement.htm

Gender Discrimination Information
http://www.hr.umich.edu/oie/cc/gender.html

University Policies and Statements relating to diversity and discrimination from Faculty Handbook
http://www.provost.umich.edu/faculty/handbook/2/index.html

University of Michigan Faculty Handbook online
http://www.provost.umich.edu/faculty/handbook/index.html

The Rackham Graduate Student Publication Resources
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/student_life/article/publications/

University of Michigan Staff Handbook online
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/staffhandbook/

Standard Practice Guide online
http://www.umich.edu/~spgonlin/

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Where can I learn about parenting and family resources on campus?

Family care and child care resources

U Center for the Child and Family
http://www.umuccf.org/

University of Michigan Children's Center
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/childcare/childrenscenter/

University of Michigan Children’s Center for Working Families
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/childcare/workingfamilies/

Work/Life Resource Center
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/worklife/

Healthcare services and health insurance resources

Community Health Services
http://www.med.umich.edu/chs/

Michigan 4C Association - Community Coordinated Child Care
http://www.mi4c.org/parent/

Maternal and Child Health Resources
http://www.mcmch.org/htdocs/links.html

List of resources for students with parenting responsibilities
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/student_life/campus_community/childcare_parenting/

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Where can I find resources for conflict and dispute resolution?

Graduate Employees Organization
  http://www.umgeo.org

Mediation Services
  http://www.umich.edu/~mediate/

Office of the Dean of Students
  http://www.umich.edu/~dofs/

Ombuds Office
  http://www.umich.edu/~ombuds/

Office of Student Conflict Resolution
  http://www.umich.edu/~oscr/

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Where can I find resources for Graduate Student Instructor?

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
  http://www.crlt.umich.edu

Graduate Employees Organization
  http://www.umgeo.org

The Guide to Campus and Community for Graduate and Professional Students online
  http://www.rackham.umich.edu/student_life/publications/guide_to_campus_and_community/

Information about graduate student instructors and staff assistants online brochure
  http://www.umich.edu/~urel/gsi-sa/contract.html

Rackham Student Information and Resources
  http://www.rackham.umich.edu/student_life/

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Where can I find resources for international Instructor?

English Language Institute
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/

International Students Fellowship (ISF)
  http://www.umich.edu/~isf/

International Center
  http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/

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Where can I find resources for teaching in the sciences?

Exhibit Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
  http://www.exhibits.lsa.umich.edu/exhibitmuseum/

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/

Life Sciences Values and Society Program
  http://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/values/index.html

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
  http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mbgna/

Museum of Anthropology
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umma/

Museum of Paleontology
  http://www.paleontology.lsa.umich.edu/

Science Learning Center
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slc/

UM Detroit Observatory
  http://bentley.umich.edu/observatory/

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Where can I find resources for teaching with campus museums?

Exhibit Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
  http://www.exhibits.lsa.umich.edu/exhibitmuseum

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/

UM Museum of Art
  http://www.umich.edu/~umma/

Museum of Anthropology
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umma/

UM Museum of Paleontology
  http://www.paleontology.lsa.umich.edu/

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Where can I find resources for integrating the arts into teaching?

Arts at Michigan
  http://www.arts.umich.edu/

Arts of Citizenship
  http://www.artsofcitizenship.umich.edu/

Museum of Art
  http://www.umich.edu/~umma/

University Musical Society
  http://www.ums.org/

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Where can I learn about multimedia services for teaching?

Digital Media Commons
   http://www.dc.umich.edu/dmc/

Instructional Support Services
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/

Michigan Productions
  http://www.michiganproductions.org/

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Where can I learn about academic support program for students?

English Language Institute
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/

Language Resource Center
  http://www.lrc.lsa.umich.edu/

Mathematics Laboratory
  http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/mathlab/index.html

Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
  http://www.umich.edu/~oami/

Physics Help Room
  http://helproom.physics.lsa.umich.edu/

Services for Students with Disabilities
  http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/

Science Learning Center
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slc/

Sweetland Writing Center
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/swc

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Where can I learn about U-M teaching resources and support?

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
  http://www.crlt.umich.edu

Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
  http://ginsberg.umich.edu/

Office of Evaluations and Examinations
  http://www.umich.edu/~eande/

Language Resource Center
  http://www.lrc.lsa.umich.edu/

Mathematics Laboratory
  http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/mathlab/index.html

Physics Help Room
  http://helproom.physics.lsa.umich.edu/

Services for Students with Disabilities
  http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/

Science Learning Center
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/slc/

Sweetland Writing Center
  http://www.lsa.umich.edu/swc

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