What is UDL (Universal Design For Learning)? Are UDL & Accessibility the same? Does updated software automatically produce accessible documents? Where does EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) fit into this framework and our teaching? Part of an ongoing series focused… Read More »UDL & Accessibility I: Centering the “U” in UDL & “I” in EDI
This workshop will introduce participants to the guidelines of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and will share practical strategies for designing accessible teaching materials, with a focus on visual and material culture. Topics will include offering multiple avenues for accessing… Read More »Accessibility and Visual Culture
Grading often emphasizes critique in ways that inspire fear and disengagement. This workshop will explore how generative assessment can affirm students’ interests, development, and academic skills. We will also provide instructors with tools to tackle one of the most unpleasant… Read More »Toward Generative Assessment: Challenging punitive systems of grading
This workshop bridges the concepts of equity (broadly conceived) and accessibility, treating them as related and intersecting. Its intention is to increase our collective and individual capacity to become more equity and accessibility-minded educators: especially in the online classroom, where… Read More »Equity and Access in the Online Learning Space
Are you thinking about how to provide your students opportunities to demonstrate their learning through writing? Are you interested in crafting assignments that allow students to authentically express what they know? It can be a challenge to provide students with… Read More »Designing Accessible Writing Experiences
While many instructors think of accessibility in relation to disability, accessible course design benefits all students. In this workshop, we will investigate what it means to create accessible classes, and consider the challenges and opportunities involved in designing and delivering… Read More »Accessibility Workshop
