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Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Practice Toolkit


This toolkit has been obtained under licence from Flinders University http://www.flinders.edu.au/equal-opportunity/cdip/cdip_toolkit/cdip_toolkit_home.cfm.
The materials have been redeveloped for use by UNSW staff and students.

The CDIP Toolkit consists of General Information Folios (GIFs) and Theory into Practice Strategies (TIPS).This toolkit is designed to support and monitor your own practices and identify areas of strengths and areas for development. It is not a prescriptive, fixed set of practices, but rather a tool which can be used by individual for self-reflection or by small groups to facilitate discussions about:

  • reflecting on current practice
  • obtaining colleague/student feedback
  • planning
  • review and evaluation

The General Information Folios currently available on this website are as follows:
Part 1: Culturally Inclusive Environment
This folio sets out the UNSW Guidelines on Learning in relation to cultural diversity; and outlines the parameters of a culturally inclusive environment.

Part 2: Culturally Inclusive Practice
This folio provides practical tips to enhance culturally inclusive practice in the areas of communication, environment and expectations.

Part 3: Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian Peoples
This folio clarifies appropriate language use for the history, society, naming, culture and classifications of Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The Theory into Practice Strategies currently available on this website are as follows:
Part 4: Teaching and Learning: Designing Culturally Inclusive Environments
In addition to outlining strategies for designing a culturally inclusive teaching and learning environment, this section provides questions which can be used as a framework for developing a checklist for reviewing teaching practice.

Part 5: Teaching and Learning: Inclusive Practices for Managing Controversial Issues
This section outlines a range of strategies for managing controversial issues.

Part 6: Teaching and Learning: Small Groups
This section backgrounds the issues relating to small group teaching and outlines strategies for effective inclusive small group teaching.



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