There are many benefits to incorporating flexibility into your teaching. Being flexible shows that you recognize that some students: 

• hesitate to ask for adjustments like extensions or the opportunity to drop the lowest grade (this is particularly true for BIPOC students) and benefit from flexible course policies 
• demonstrate knowledge in different ways (e.g., writing, presenting, illustrating) and benefit from being able to choose from different types of assignments  
• learn content in different ways and benefit when content is presented in multiple formats (podcasts, readings, videos)   
• tend to be more motivated when they have choices about the types of assignments they can complete or the topics they can learn about 
• have competing responsibilities and commitments in addition to their courses. and benefit from flexible course policies and procedures 

The resources on this page were created by instructors who won microgrants from FCIP. They contain examples of how to weave flexibility into your teaching and course design.

Student-Centered Practice: Flexible Deadlines - These resources explain the benefits of using fleixibility with deadlines and offers potential methods/assignments to help achieve this.  

Flexibility in the New Normal - These resources provide information on how to incorporate more flexibility with course policies and deadlines.