Principles for Inclusive Syllabi and Course Design

A template that helps you review and think self-reflexively about critical components of your syllabus.

Access the Syllabus Survey Online (Google Doc)

Download the Syllabus Survey (PDF)

A list of curated resources on having difficult conversations and navigating challenging moments in the classroom. Access the list here.

• Making your Course Accessible (Workshop Slides, RISD Access) 
• Making your Course Accessible, Part 1: Key Concepts (Workshop Recording, 9 mins, RISD Access)
• Making your Course Accessible, Part 2: Inclusive Teaching (Workshop Recording, 5 mins, RISD Access)
• Making your Course Accessible Part 3: Course Materials (Workshop Recording, 5 mins, RISD Access)
• Making your Course Accessible, Part 4: Improving Accessibility in Canvas (Workshop Recording, 15 mins, RISD Access)
• Making your Course Accessible, Part 5: Files and Documents (Workshop Recording, 11 mins, RISD Access)
• Making your Course Accessible, Part 6: Zoom and Panopto (Workshop Recording, 10 mins, RISD Access)
  
   

Download the Flexible Attendance Agreement (PDF)

Access the Syllabus Disability Statement online

Disability Rights and Disability Justice Inclusion Resources: Content and Pedagogies 
(Curated by Elizabeth Maynard and Courtnie Wolfgang)

• Lemon, N. (Ed.). Prioritising Wellbeing and Self-Care in Higher Education: How We Can Do Things Differently to Disrupt Silence (1st ed.). Routledge, 2024 
• Berila, Beth. Integrating Mindfulness into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy, 2nd edition. New York: Routledge, 2024.
  https://www.routledge.com/Integrating-Mindfulness-into-Anti-Oppression-Pedagogy-Social-Justice-in-Higher-Education/Berila/p/book/9781032044576

Guide: How to import and use our Canvas template

Getting Started with Canvas and Learning Tools. Access the slide deck here

Generative AI Pedagogies. URL: https://teachingandlearninglab.risd.edu/teaching-support/tech/ai 

Drafting a Syllabus Statement on AI. Access the guide here.

AI-Resistant Assignments and Assessment: Tools for Teachers 

Co-hosted by the Teaching & Learning Lab, IT Services, the Center for Arts & Language, and Disability Support Services. 

Workshop Materials (RISD Access)

Workshop Recording (RISD Access)

• Social reading and paced annotations with Hypothesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he65tMLB770 
• “Annotating with Hypothesis”, Course for Teachers. Self-Enrollment Link: https://risdedu.instructure.com/enroll/9BAYCE 
• Annotation Assignment Example: Annotation Warm-Up
• Annotation Assignment Example: Metacognitive Tagging
• Peer Reviews in Canvas: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/articles/662764-what-are-peer-reviews  
• Recording Media in Canvas using the Rich Content Editor (in Assignments and Discussions) https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/articles/662929-how-do-i-record-media-using-the-rich-content-editor  
• Using Panopto for video submissions (IT Services Guide): https://itservices.risd.edu/support/solutions/articles/18000050064  
• Media Comments in SpeedGrader: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/articles/661179-how-do-i-record-a-webcam-video-screen-capture-or-audio-recording-as-a-feedback-comment-in-speedgrader 

AI Literacy: ChatGPT and the Writing Process, by the Center for Arts & Language. Access the guide here

Access the Generative AI Guide on the Fleet Library website.

A list of assistive technologies with useful resources by RISD's Disability Support Services