Add a 10-15 minute discussion of a teaching topic to your next meeting.
Mini Discussions can help your team:
- Easily incorporate short conversations about teaching into your routines.
- Discuss relevant teaching topics with colleagues using approachable materials.
- Integrate new ideas to grow your teaching practice.
Choose a Discussion
Each theme below contains several Mini Discussions. Use one Mini Discussion during your next meeting or consider the questions on your own.
Theme 1:
Classroom Conflict and Challenging Conversations
Discuss insights from our L&S colleagues on managing challenging discussions, addressing sensitive topics, and creating spaces where all students feel valued and heard.
Theme 2:
Supporting Student Connections
Research shows that helping students make personal connections with instructors, peers, and course content can help them feel like they belong.
Theme 3:
Structuring Your Course Inclusively
A well-structured course can help all students, and particularly students from marginalized backgrounds, navigate and understand your course content and expectations.
Share Your Feedback
After you’ve tried a Mini Discussion, let us know how it went. Your feedback will help us improve and develop new topics.