This year's Learning & Teaching Symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Learn more here.
Designing for All Learners: UDL Strategies for Success
Featuring keynote speaker Kirsten Behling, MA , Associate Dean of the Student Accessibility and Academic Resource (StAAR) Center at Tufts University
Universal Design for Learning: Adding to the Faculty Toolkit
An interactive keynote will introduce the concept of UDL as a pedagogical approach to supporting students and their diverse learning abilities. You will learn about the transition of UDL from brain-based research to its practical application in college classrooms. Objectives for the keynote include:
- Understanding the importance of access for all
- Acknowledging and appreciating the diversity of learners in our classroom
- Thinking through our legal obligations as educators
- Learning about the UDL framework in detail
- Celebrating what faculty are already doing
- Sharing best practices for UDL implementation
Following the keynote will be a hands-on workshop for faculty seeking to make a UDL change immediately to their course, while also identifying longer-term UDL strategies designed.