We are proud of our diverse student and staff population, and of the University Group's commitment to support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), as captured in the EDI Strategic Framework 2024-27.
Inclusive approaches to teaching enable all students to demonstrate what they have learned, whatever their characteristics and background. So, what can we do within our practice to facilitate this?
Making Your Teaching Inclusive
- This Accessibility Guidance: Overview (CU LibGuides) is designed to help staff create different document formats (Word, Pdf, PowerPoint) for their academic research and teaching which meet appropriate accessibility criteria.
- This collection of resources on CU's Knowledge Base offer some practical tips for educators on accessible and inclusive practice, including:
- accessible design ideas for Aula and
- articles on creating closed captions and transcripts for live and recorded videos on various platforms, including MS Teams.
- Check out this "Light Bite" video on creating a Narrated Powerpoint Video with a Transcript' (YouTube, closed captions available).
- This Spark page on inclusive assessment gives an overview of how to design your assessments to maximise chances of success for all students.
- Coventry University is listed on the AccessAble website, which provides detailed access guides for campus buildings and services. A useful resource to promote to staff, students and visitors.
- Ensure that you are familiar with the guidance encapsulated in the Learning Capture Framework, which addressses ways in which learning and teaching sessions can be recorded in order to meet the diverse needs of our students.
Learning Differently
We all learn differently. But do we consider that when we teach? To know more, take a look at this resource. A link to the transcript can be found below.
