Inclusive Learning by Design: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum with Dr. Nicole Campbell
Echoes from the Margins: Voices Reshaping Higher Education
Release Date: 01/09/2026
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Inclusive Learning by Design: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum with Dr. Nicole Campbell
Echoes from the Margins: Voices Reshaping Higher Education
Description As an educator, what do you wish you knew about where your students' needs and interests lie? As a student, what do you wish your instructors knew about your professional and personal goals beyond the classroom? For both groups, what do you do when you don’t even know…what you don’t know? These are important questions to consider, especially when building an inclusive classroom environment where the goal is to address all student needs. As the Project Lead for Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum, 3M Teaching Fellow Dr. Nicole Campbell has begun to answer these questions,...
info_outlineDescription As an educator, what do you wish you knew about where your students' needs and interests lie? As a student, what do you wish your instructors knew about your professional and personal goals beyond the classroom? For both groups, what do you do when you don’t even know…what you don’t know? These are important questions to consider, especially when building an inclusive classroom environment where the goal is to address all student needs.
As the Project Lead for Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum, 3M Teaching Fellow Dr. Nicole Campbell has begun to answer these questions, providing both learners and educators tools, resources, and opportunities to reflect on the skills and professional development lessons that aren’t explicitly touched on in academia. We sat down with Dr. Campbell to learn more about the development of this resource, and how she has incorporated it into her work as an Associate Professor and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Program at the undergraduate and graduate level.
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Mentioned in This Episode (Further Reading/Exploration)
00:01:16 - Land Acknowledgement: https://indigenous.uwo.ca/initiatives/land_acknowledgement.html 00:01:49 - A Dish with One Spoon: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/a-dish-with-one-spoon
00:03:24 - Course-Based MSc in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences: https://grad.uwo.ca/admissions/programs/program.cfm?p=286
00:03:55 - 3M National Teaching Fellowship (2024 Awardee, Dr. Nicole Campbell): https://news.westernu.ca/2024/05/nicole-campbell-3m-national-teaching-fellowship/
00:04:23 - The Hidden Curriculum (Resource Website): https://hiddencurriculum.ca/
About The Hidden Curriculum: https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-hidden-curriculum-and-its-impacts-on-students-and-educators/
00:04:27 - Inclusive Science4All: https://www.inclusivescience4all.ca/ 00:04:32 - Design Thinking (Institute of Design at Standford): https://web.stanford.edu/~mshanks/MichaelShanks/files/509554.pdf
00:04:32 - Western Conference on Science Education: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wcse/
00:05:21 - Centre for Teaching and Learning: https://teaching.uwo.ca/index.html
00:13:54 - E-Campus Ontario: https://ecampusontario.ca/
00:15:17 - Western EDI Office: https://www.edi.uwo.ca/
00:50:35 - Design Thinking Worksheet for Educators: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YoBAGD0rxx-p0685dinIHJrUcYdfpGN4/view
01:05:27 - Reach Out to Dr. Campbell: nicole.campbell@schulich.uwo.ca 01:13:20 - Dr. Beth Hundey’s educational legacy, Connecting for Climate Change Action Course https://geoenvironment.uwo.ca/undergraduate/courses/c4cca.html
TImestamps (HH:MM:SS)
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:10 - Introduction to the Podcast
00:01:16 - Land Acknowledgement
00:03:09 - Guest Introduction
00:04:49 - Welcome Dr. Nicole Campbell!
00:05:39 - Nicole Campbell’s Career Path
00:09:09 - What is the Hidden Curriculum? And Background on the Project
00:13:44 - Building the Hidden Curriculum as a Tangible Resource
00:20:20 - How Can Instructors Implement the Hidden Curriculum? 00:24:25 - Measurable Impact of the Hidden Curriculum
00:31:04 - Addressing Gaps in “Traditional” Education
00:33:51 - Barriers to Implementing the Hidden Curriculum
00:39:44 - Addressing Biases and Assumptions as an Educator
00:45:08 - Misconceptions on Inclusive Learning Environments
00:48:19 - Additional Tools to Support an Inclusive Learning Environment
00:51:46 - The Future of the Hidden Curriculum (and Other Projects!)
00:56:54 - Challenge(s), and Reward(s)
01:01:32 - If You Had a Magic Wand…
01:04:23 - To Learn More…Check These Out
01:06:42 - Our Reflection: Key Takeaways and Outro
01:13:20 - In Memory of Dr. Beth Hundey
Credits:
Hosts: Preetama Badyal & Oana Birceanu
Guest: Dr. Nicole Campbell
Audio Production: Preetama Badyal
Technical Production: Patrick Barfoot & David Creces, Educational Technology & Media Services (ETMS), Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Recorded on: Riverside.fm.
Thank you to undergraduate student Joyce Li, who contributed to the topic list and greatly supported background research on this podcast during the 2024-2025 academic year.