Webinar: Universal Design for Learning [EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative]
| Date/Time: | Monday, 11 May 2015 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm |
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| Location: | 192 Seminar Room, Parks Library |
| Cost: | Free online webinar |
| URL: | http://www.educause.edu/events/eli-webin...r-learning |
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| Phone: | 515-294-5357 |
| Channel: | Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching |
| Categories: | Training, development |
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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 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.
Attend on campus - 192 Seminar Room, Parks Library - Coordinated by Parks Library Faculty & Staff or Click here to register for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative webinar
**RSVP FOR LUNCH: Student Disability Resources has offered to provide free pizza and pop for lunch. People interested in the pizza lunch should RSVP to Jodi Hilleman (294-1443, ) by Friday May 8th so that we can plan accordingly.**
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sam Johnston, Research Scientist, CAST, Inc.
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.
Click here to register for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative webinar
Iowa State University is an Member Organization of EDUCAUSE