Universal Design for Learning Workshops
UDL is a framework designed to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Choose a session that works for you or sign-up for them all!
Upcoming Sessions
| Date/Time | Session Title | Description | Links/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2024 10:00 - 10:30 | Recruiting Interest to Build Engagement | One of the best strategies for engaging students is by stimulating their interest. This session will offer strategies for recruiting your students' interest. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| September 5, 2024 2:00 - 2:30 | Rethinking Student Perception to Better Represent Course Content | All learners perceive content differently and there is no one-size-fits-all for perception. This session will offer strategies for helping students perceive content. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| September 10, 2024 10:00 - 10:30 | Helping Students Decipher Language and Symbols Within Course Content | Students come to a class with various levels of background knowledge on the given topic. Offering options for helping students navigate the language used in the course will help them better understand your course content. Join this session to see options for helping students decipher language and symbols. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| October 4, 2024 2:00 - 2:30 | Sustaining Effort and Persistence Toward the Mid-Semester Slump | Student effort may drop as a class progresses. Thus, finding strategies to sustain their effort is key to keeping students engaged as a semester hits the midpoint. This session will offer strategies for sustaining student effort and persistence. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| October 10, 2024 10:00 - 10:30 | Creating Options for Expression and Communication in Course Assignments | Providing options for how students can communicate and how you communicate with them can help them navigate your course. This session will provide strategies for expression and communication in the classroom. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| October 17, 2024 2:00 - 2:30 | Promoting Self-Regulation Skills to Further Engage Students | Building metacognition skills in students is key to developing them as expert learners. Join this session to see strategies you can use to help students self-regulate to become purposeful and motivated learners. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| October 22, 2024 10:00 - 10:30 | Strategies for Helping Students Comprehend Course Content | Providing options for how students comprehend content can help them become more resourceful and knowledgeable. Join this session to learn strategies for developing your students’ comprehension skills. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |
| October 31, 2024 2:00 - 2:30 | Developing Executive Function Skills for Students | Some students lack the appropriate executive function skills necessary to successfully become strategic and goal-oriented in the classroom. Join this session to discover strategies for fostering executive function skills in the classroom. Facilitated by Justin Littlefield | Meeting Recording |