2. 1 Creating an Optimal Learning Environment CAMPUS GUIDELINES Dr. David Nelson Assistant Director of CIE Purdue University

3. 2 CREATING AN OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO DO IT, YOU HAVE TO: know the mandates use the guidelines

4. 3 SPECIFIED MANDATES DISABILITIES HARRASSMENT / DISCRIMINATION PRIVACY

5. 4 DISABILITIES Mandate: Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973; & Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990: – Prohibits discrimination based on disabilities, i.e., denial of academic adjustments….

6. 5 DISABILITIES – Public entity shall make reasonable modifications.…. unless it can demonstrate that the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program or activity.

7. 6 DISABILITIES Guidelines – Making reasonable accommodations does not mean giving unfair advantage to some – Treating all students the same is not necessarily treating them fairly – Fair means leveling the playing field, so that students have an equal opportunity to learn.

8. 7 CAMPUS CONNECTIONS Center for Instructional Excellence Website: http://www.cie.purdue.edu http://www.cie.purdue.edu Office of Dean of Students [Disability Resource Center] Website: http://www.purdue.edu/ODOS

9. 8 DISCRIMINATION Mandates: Title VI: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX: Education Amendments of 1972 – Prohibit discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, parenting status, pregnancy, campus team membership, etc.

10. 9 DISCRIMINATION Guidelines – Don’t create or condone a sexually, racially, etc. hostile environment – Remember that harassment is a form of discrimination

11. 10 DISCRIMINATION – Be knowledgeable with examples: [unwanted] Sexual, etc., gestures, touches and advances Racial, etc., stories and ‘dirty’ jokes Sexually, racially, etc., explicit drawings, posters, written materials Allowing age, sexuality, etc., explicit classroom comments

12. 11 DISCRIMINATION PREVENTION Know what it is – Ask respected colleagues when unsure Don’t do it Don’t allow it Take action against it once it occurs

13. 12 RIGHT TO PRIVACY Mandate: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974: – Protects the privacy of student education records – It is the right of students to have restricted, the disclosure of personally identifiable educational records.

14. 13 RIGHT TO PRIVACY Guidelines – Do not use student names, e-mail addresses, or SSNs when posting grades. – Do not transmit confidential information over email. – Do not draw attention to individual grades.

15. 14 MANDATES SUMMARIZED DISABILITIES HARRASSMENT / DISCRIMINATION PRIVACY