Inclusive Teaching

You will find that there are many ways in which you may apply inclusive practices in your teaching. Some examples include:

• Sharing a land acknowledgement and reflection/discussion at the beginning of your first class
• Using inclusive language (e.g., a student’s gender pronouns)
• Addressing discriminatory behaviours and stereotypical comments as silence or inaction may be taken as an endorsement

As noted earlier, the Equity and Inclusion Office offers many valuable training opportunities for McMaster educators. In addition, MacPherson Institute’s Inclusive Teaching and Learning Resources page offers several resources, links and tools that instructors may find helpful in creating inclusive teaching and learning spaces, with special attention paid to anti-racist pedagogies and decolonization.