Resources

Teaching with Access & Inclusion developed by Minnesota Transform, Center for Educational Innovation and the Disability Resource Center, University of Minnesota. 

This resource provides foundational information for teaching with access and inclusion.

Create assessments that promote learning for all students developed by Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota.

This resource offers concrete suggestions for instructors, examples of applications of strategies by UMN instructors, and links to additional resources and references. The content and approaches address different teaching formats so as to be useful whether you teach online, face-to-face, or in a hybrid format

Equitable Assessments developed by Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota.

This resource provides some suggestions and strategies to consider when creating assessments.

Faculty Guide to Team Projects developed by Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota.

This resource provides effective, research-based practices and resources to help you create, support, and assess team projects in your class, whether it’s online, face to face, or hybrid.

Classroom Assessment/Activities Techniques - CATs developed by Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota.

This resource is designed to explain and give examples of how in-class assessment can enhance university teaching and learning.

Practices to Support Student Mental Health and Well-being curated by the Center for Educational Innovation Staff and Faculty Partners, University of Minnesota.

This resource summarizes research and effective practices on adjustments to the learning environment that can reduce stress, improve mental health, and reduce the need for accommodations.

Teaching for Student Well-being Program developed by Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota. 

This two session online program is for faculty and instructional staff within the University of Minnesota System who wish to explore the answers to these questions.

Accessible U, developed by the Office of Information Technology, University of Minnesota, is a support resource to help the University community cultivate more inclusive—digitally accessible—experiences on course sites, websites, Zoom meetings, documents, presentations, applications, etc.

Digital Accessibility Badging Program developed by the Office of Information Technology, University of Minnesota. 

The Digital Accessibility Badging Program teaches you how to create emails, slide decks, documents, and more in an accessible way, without using code.  In each self-paced online workshop, you will learn skills and apply them to your everyday work. You may choose to take as many workshops as you like. You will receive a digital badge highlighting the skills you demonstrated in the final project for each training.

For help implementing accessible and inclusive practices in your courses or programs, request help from Teaching Support, your coordinated support system offered by college and campus units, Academic Technology Support Services, the Center for Educational Innovation, the Disability Resource Center, and University Libraries.

To access Teaching Support webinars, workshops, courses, and clinics go to Teaching Support Events and Newsletters.