ACUE (Association of College and University Educators) has announced a new webinar series to help faculty work towards creating more inclusive online learning environments.
ACE, along with other organizations, is a co-collaborator of the upcoming Inclusive Online Teaching Webinar Series. Throughout the series, featured faculty will share practical inclusive teaching approaches that can be immediately put to use in creating a more equitable learning environment for their students.
The first webinar, “Creating an Inclusive Online Learning Environment,” is scheduled for Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. ET and features:
- Host: Michael Benitez, Jr., PhD, vice president for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Metropolitan State University, Denver
- Moderator: Charity Peak, PhD, regional academic director, ACUE
- Panelist: Kelly Hogan, PhD, STEM teaching professor and associate dean of instructional innovation, College of Arts & Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Panelist: Darvelle Hutchins, MBA, MA, lecturer, Department of Communications Studies, California Polytechnic State University and Diversity Strategist, TDS Communications, Inc.
- Panelist: Viji Sathy, PhD, professor of the practice, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Click here to register for the Oct. 2 webinar.
Register now for the second webinar in the series, “Preparing an Inclusive Online Course,” scheduled for Oct. 9, by clicking here.
Earlier this year, ACUE released another series of six webinars focusing on effective online instruction, also co-sponsored by ACE and other organizations. The series collectively attracted nearly 8,000 attendees across more than 1,500 institutions in 64 countries.
ACE and ACUE have been working together since 2016 to advance student success through effective college instruction. ACE endorses ACUE's Course in Effective Teaching Practices, through which faculty can earn Certificates in Effective College Instruction.