Multicultural Teaching: Information and Strategies
“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 and put “Multicultural Teaching” in the subject line.
See Also:
Student diversity at the University of Michigan
- Data collected about incoming students
- Research findings on the value of student diversity on learning
- Research on views of students of color at U-M
Key teaching strategies that help engage students from a range of academic or social backgrounds
- Interactive lecturing
- Active learning
- Using cases
- Sustained small group work and team research
- Rapport on the first day of class
Information on course planning
Strategies that anticipate and respond to difficult discussions
- Effective questioning
- Handling “hot” moments
- Managing student resistance
- Managing classroom conflict
- Creating an engaging classroom climate
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
- Ethics for service partnerships
- Principles for good pedagogy
- Resources the University of Michigan Ginsberg Center
Discussion forums and programs on multiculturalism and diversity in higher education in the U.S. today
CRLT Occasional Papers on multicultural teaching (pdf)
- Teaching for Retention In Science, Engineering, and Math Disciplines: A Guide for Faculty
- Instructor Identity: The Impact of Gender and Race on Faculty Experiences with Teaching
- Making Accommodations For Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors
- The Effect of Student Diversity on Student Learning at the University of Michigan: Faculty and GSI Perspectives,
- Student Learning Styles and Their Implications for Teaching
- Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Providing Academic Support
- Perceptions of Faculty Behavior by Students of Color