Teaching & Learning (2021-22)
Universal Design for Learning and Serving ALL Students
Since 2005, when Universal Design (UD) principles were defined in the Disability Act, and particularly in response to the increasing diversity of college and university students, UD has been applied beyond disability contexts to education in a variety of ways, beginning with course design and access to course materials and expanding to an overarching teaching philosophy called Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL enhances the experience of all students and provides adaptability in modes of use as well as consideration for individual circumstances and needs. In this time of COVID, UDL principles are particularly invaluable in the higher education classroom.
Design for Your Most Vulnerable Student
When we design digital content and online/hybrid learning experiences for our most vulnerable student, we create better experiences for all students. Explore practical, equity-minded learning design strategies (with lots of follow-up resources!) you can implement now. Topics covered include First Impressions; Teacher Presence; Transparency; Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility; and Leading with Empathy. All are welcome; designed for faculty and staff seeking to infuse equity into all - and especially online/hybrid - learning experiences.
Hyflex Pedagogy & Educational Access
Hyflex courses offer technological solutions to improving educational access. In targeting this outcomes it is also important to consider pedagogical design. Much more than simply making a course available remotely, the hyflex model challenges us to rethink our pedagogies in ways that center on access—to examine anew in the digital age what it means to design courses that all students can more easily enroll in, persist through, and successfully complete. This webinar addresses some of the pedagogical considerations important to maximizing access in hyflex courses using as an example the presenter’s hyflex U.S. history survey.