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Layers and the Ecosystem of Family Engagement and UDL

Tonight I watched a recorded CAST UDL session by Leela Dolan, Robert P. Dolan, Angel Morgan, Cameron Morgan, Donna Murray & Maggie Pickett. Their session was entitled “Engaging Learners and Families in technology Planning: AJoint Panel Discussion.” Angel Morgan is a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University interning with CAST. Pickett shared several resources […]
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The Five Es and Lesson Plans to Inspire Learner Voice

Samantha Abarca & Dr. Leena Bakshi facilitated a session at the CAST UDL symposium entitled “Inspiring Learner Voice through Racial and Social Justice in UDL.” They shared their slides and a lesson planning document. The session had participants from Canada and all throughout the country based on the chat. Bakshi is a member of an […]
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The UDL Mindset

Jennifer Pusateri presented at the CAST UDL Symposium a synchronous session entitled “Supporting the UDL Mindset Shift in Educators.” Pusateri is a CAST Faculty member: I didn’t know this existed and will look into it. Someone in the chat mentioned pairing UDL with Quality Matters. They spoke about the idea of having a progression in […]
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Continuous Opportunities for Feedback and Communication

“Honoring and Valuing Student Feedback to Build Community in Online Learning” is the session’s title from the CAST UDL Symposium presented by Irma Gomez, Jeanna Gravel, Monica Ng, Zach Smith, and Carina Traub. They shared their slides as a GoogleDoc along with a handout. Ng mentioned that the inspiration for the session was a course […]
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A Study on Flexible Deadlines

Melissa Hills, Kim Peacock & Brittany Wiseman presented at the CAST USL Symposium this month about “Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Learner Centered Deadline Policies in Post-secondary.” They acknowledged the lands in Canada that they inhabit. One attendee in the chat mentioned during their introduction that they were interested in flexible deadlines and wanted to […]
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UDL in Different Teaching Contexts

Marnie Lynch & Amy Robinson presented at the UDL Symposium this year on “Uplifting voices in Court and Community Schools.” They are both in Solano County, a county in California with six school districts, eight independent charter schools, and about 63,000 students! They have over 7,000 learners with reported disabilities. Robinson asked the audience to think about […]
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Empowering and Honoring Decision

“Power and Empowerment: Honoring By Decision and Design” was the title of the CAST UDL session by Andratesha Fritzgerald. The session used Peardeck and started with a question: “If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would you choose and why?” Slides were shared at: https://bit.ly/fritz72722 Fritzgerald is the author of a […]
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Making Connections through QM Course Design Elements

Karen May, Adjunct, New Mexico State University; Sherrell Wheeler, Director of Online Quality Assurance, New Mexico State University Alamogordo and Christine Trapp, Professor of Nutrition and Chemistry, New Mexico State University Alamogordo, presented the QM session “Building Connections: Making a Difference One Lesson at a Time!” Karen May has had 21 courses reviewed and led […]
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AGILE and Inclusion in Education

The QM webinar “Inclusivity, Engagement, Differentiation – Have It all Using AGILE” was presented by Kat Biacindo, Associate Professor, California State University, Fresno. Biacindo spoke about connectivism theory citing Siemens 2007: “through a network, web, or internet, learners can (a) acquire new content that is continually updated, (b) identify credible resources, and (c) draw distinctions […]
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Micro-Credentials

Dr. Valerie Morphew, Professor, Fairmont State University, presented a session for Quality Matters on “Trends in Micro-Credentials for Professional Development.” They defined micro-credentials using the NEA 2021 definition: “A micro-credential is a short, competency-based recognition that allows an educator to demonstrate mastery in a particular area.” Recognition may be a digital badge upon demonstration of […]
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