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Universal Design for Learning (EDUCAUSE Webinar)

Learn how to prepare instructional content for all students

Location

Online

Date & Time

May 11, 2015, 1:00 pm2:00 pm

Description

Today's learners have diverse abilities and backgrounds, including students with physical, sensory, and learning disabilities, differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and varied preferences and motivations for learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) assists in meeting the challenge of diversity by providing flexible instructional materials, techniques, and strategies for designing instruction and institutional policies and practices more broadly. 

The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative will host a free webinar on Universal Design for Learning. The purpose of the event is to:

  • Learn how UDL helps instructors design for all learners from the outset.
  • Consider the importance of using all three UDL principles in creating curriculum and institutional practices.
  • Understand opportunities and challenges for UDL implementation in postsecondary education settings.
Register for the webinar with your UMBC email address -- you will need to sign up for a free EDUCAUSE account.

Guest Speaker:
Sam Johnston brings expertise in peer-based learning models, distance and blended education, and program evaluation to her work at CAST. With support of the Gates Foundation's Open Professionals Education Network, she recently led the development of UDL On Campus, a collection of online resources to aid postsecondary educators in implementing UDL. Her primary research focus is on the use of networked technology to support peer-to-peer knowledge transfer.

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