Teacher's Toolkit
About this toolkit
The 'Teacher's Toolkit' is a resource intended to be used by faculty as they are getting started with a new term. It covers essentials (e.g. required syllabus components, academic policies) but also includes materials on timely topics around inclusive teaching, student support, and learning technologies. Curated items include guides developed by the Teaching & Learning Lab as well as faculty and student support resources available across campus. For any questions or feedback, please reach out to teach-learn-lab@risd.edu. Header image credit: Mary Mills Lyall, and Earl Harvey Lyall, The Cubies’ ABC (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1913). Public Domain.Spring 2026
Inclusive Teaching
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Syllabus Survey for Inclusive Teaching
A template that helps you review and think self-reflexively about critical components of your syllabus.
Access the Syllabus Survey Online (Google Doc)
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Syllabus Disability Statement, RISD Disability Support Services
Access the Syllabus Disability Statement online
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Flexible Attendance Agreement, RISD Disability Support Services
Download the Flexible Attendance Agreement (PDF)
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Making your Course Accessible
- 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)
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Navigating Difficult Moments in the Classroom
A list of curated resources on having difficult conversations and navigating challenging moments in the classroom. Access the list here.
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Disability Rights and Disability Justice Inclusion Resources
Disability Rights and Disability Justice Inclusion Resources: Content and Pedagogies
(Curated by Elizabeth Maynard and Courtnie Wolfgang)
Learning Technologies and Generative AI
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RISD Canvas Template 2025-2026
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Getting Started with Canvas and Learning Tools (Slides)
Getting Started with Canvas and Learning Tools. Access the slide deck here
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AI-Resistant Assignments and Assessment: Tools for Teachers (Workshop Recording & Materials)
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)
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(S)Low Tech & Pedagogy (Cards, Guide)
Access the (S)Low Tech & Pedagogy cards here.
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Drafting a Syllabus Statement on AI (Slides, Faculty Guide)
Drafting a Syllabus Statement on AI. Access the guide here.
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Generative AI Pedagogies (web page)
Generative AI Pedagogies. URL: https://teachingandlearninglab.risd.edu/teaching-support/tech/ai
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AI Literacy: ChatGPT and the Writing Process (Guide)
AI Literacy: ChatGPT and the Writing Process, by the Center for Arts & Language. Access the guide here
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Generative AI Overview for Students and Faculty: Fleet Library
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Assistive Technologies: Apps and Resources
A list of assistive technologies with useful resources by RISD's Disability Support Services