Universal Design for Learning: Adding to the Faculty Toolkit for Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs

with Kirsten Behling, Associate Dean of Student Accessibility & Academic Resources, Tufts University

Faculty have been challenged to support an increasingly diverse set of students with increasingly varying needs in their courses. Students in our classrooms today are navigating neurodiversity, different experiences with technology, may be first generation college students, are not equally prepared for college, and may have disabilities, particularly mental health disabilities. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an inclusive pedagogical approach that embraces learner diversity and creates meaningful, equitable access to the learning environment for all students, while reducing the burden on faculty to address and accommodate students’ needs individually.

Join us on May 15th as we explore how we can use UDL to support our learners without redesigning our courses. The two-part program will begin with an overview of UDL and its potential applications at Keene State. Instructors are also invited to join a hands-on UDL workshop (space is limited; RSVP here), in which you will have the opportunity to incorporate UDL strategies directly into a course you are teaching.

Sponsored by the Learning & Teaching Collaborative

This event is part of the Faculty Enrichment Events calendar.