The program's planning board took into account that the members of the workshop all had various reasons for attending, and so arranged for five speakers to address the most pressing issues. Each topic that the speakers focused upon was then illustrated in more detail within small groups. Everything I say must change. Ernest explained that because we look at the work of Douglass through the lens of diversity, it is important to also examine the work of others from the same perspective.
Ignorance is what drives every scholar.
Seidel addressed the concern of teaching style and how it relates to diversity. The approach taken was that because students come from a variety of backgrounds, there are going to be a variety of learning styles. One solution to this problem, which he proposed while working in the smaller, more focused groups, was the jigsaw method. With this manner of teaching, students work together in small groups and the professor surrenders most of the control to the class. Banyard became involved in the Teaching Excellence Program several years ago.