The Inclusive Pedagogy Academy (IPA) is a set of courses focused on helping faculty create meaningful, effective, and equitable learning experiences for all students. The IPA is now housed in the Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy (TIPS) division and was developed in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).

The Inclusive Pedagogy Academy begins with our IPA: Foundations course, which moves from a macro-level examination of inequitable institutional and cultural structures to a focus on an exploration of instructor and student identities. Participants will then identify specific strategies and methods for increasing belonging and equity in the classroom. Throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to update their own syllabi, course policies, teaching philosophy, and other course assignments and materials to make them more student-centered and inclusive. All CU Denver faculty are welcome to join us in the first fall cohort of our IPA: Foundations course.

IPA: Foundations is a blended six-week experience made up of a combination of in-person sessions (weeks 1 and 6) and asynchronous modules and assignments in Canvas (weeks 2-5). Upon successful completion of IPA: Foundations, participants will be awarded with a badge that they can include in their CV, professional networks, evaluations, and in promotion and tenure dossiers as evidence of teaching effectiveness.

Our first in-person session date is Friday, October 13th from11-1pm OR 1:30-3:30 in the Rush Conference Room on the 3rd floor Learning Commons. The date for the week 6 in person session will be determined by each section.

Check the TIPS website for more information about the IPA: Foundations course soon!

Inclusive Pedagogy Academy: Foundations