Access, Community + Belonging in Teaching + Research

Access and equitable teaching and learning helps to ensure that all students can participate and succeed. Research teams which have reduced inequities, removed barriers, and have a strong sense of belonging contribute to innovation and research excellence.

Teaching

  • Accommodations and Accessibility: The U of A and its instructors are obligated to provide accessibility-related accommodations to students with disabilities. This website provides information about accommodations for students, instructors, staff and faculty.
  • Essential Practices in Accessible Teaching: The Centre for Teaching and Learning website includes valuable resources for access and accessibility, and community and belonging.
  • : This article provides valuable guidance for instructors of field courses in CNAS.
  • 5 ways of making your syllabus more inclusive: Before classes start, consider these five additions to your syllabus.
  • : A list of practical suggestions and resources for instructors related to equity, diversity and inclusion, maintained by psychology teaching professor Jennifer Passey
  • Community Service Learning enables instructors to link academic coursework to community based experiences. Students work with community organizations as part of their studies.

Research