Intercultural Learning at the University of Arizona describes how college learning outcomes can be coupled with institutional diversity to create a learning environment that gives students knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for achieving those outcomes.
Cultural Awareness Self-Assessment
To begin to assess your cultural self-awareness, ask yourself several questions:
What are some of my core beliefs and how have they been culturally influenced?
How would I describe my worldview?
How would I describe some of the students’ worldviews?
How might these differ from the ways in which I see the world?
How much do I know about my students’ cultural backgrounds?
What information am I missing and how can I get that information?
How can I incorporate my students’ worldviews into my course materials?
What worldviews are demonstrated through the course materials I currently use?
How can I enhance those materials so that other worldviews are represented?