Universal Design for Learning: Moving Along the Continuum
Open to Faculty, Lecturers & Staff
Universal Design for Learning seeks to improve student learning by removing barriers that reduce student success. It encourages us to consider how accessible all aspects of our classes are, including the physical space of the classroom, the materials we present to our students, and the ways we assess student learning.
Universal Design for Learning is not just for students with disabilities. To take just one example, when we find multiple ways to present course material (a core principle of UDL), we support students with disabilities, but we also support ALL of our students.
Join us for this session in which we will discuss the core principles of UDL, and speak practically about how we can adopt some of those principles this upcoming semester. As the semester is quickly approaching, these may be small tweaks that we are making. Beyond that, however, we hope participants will begin to think about UDL and how it can change their approach to teaching in subsequent semesters.
UDL is a continuum - none of us, no matter how hard we try, is perfect. This session aims to help you make some moves along the continuum in the short term, and to consider larger moves you can make in the longer term.
When: Thursday, August 7 @ 3 PM
Where: 109B and Zoom
Benefits to Participating
- Participants will learn the principles of universal design and how they can be applied in their classes
- Participants will develop ideas for steps they can take in your classes this semester
- Participants will be guided in thinking broadly about how to use UDL as a core approach in teaching going forward
Facilitators
- Matthew Gregory, Interim Director, Disability Resource Center
- Liz Shawl, Case Manager, Disability Resource Center
- Audrey Farrugia, Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Christine Neufeld, Professor, English Language and Literature
- Abby Beaumont, Graduate Student, English Language and Literature