Student groups

August 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

Peer Support & Networking

Kaitlyn Guilbeault, Brianna Hayward, Dayna Hookway, Karen Martin-Brown, Garrett Shows & Ariana White were all from UNH for you and presented at the CAST UDL Symposium “We Are in Charge.” Martin-Brown is the project director and introduced the students participating in the session. Hayward is also a project coordinator. Garret Shows is starting his second […]

August 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Reflections, Student groups, UDL

Access and Inclusion in Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Tonight I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session “Supporting Student Voice in Hands-on Learning Environments like CTE” with several panelists: Owen Armstrong, Amanda Bastoni, Sydney Crete, Anthony David, Abraham Ewing & Naomi Williams. Bastoni was the facilitator. All panelists had a connection to career and technical education. Owen spoke about high school computer information classes […]

August 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Podcasts, Reflections, Student groups, Why

UDL from the Student Perspective

Thomas Degner, Josh Egan, Karly Allen, Loui Lord Nelson & Mackie Norris were part of the CAST UDL Symposium session.”UDL in 15 Minutes with Students.” Nelson interviewed students Thomas, Karly, and Mackie. Thomas and Mackie have had teachers using UDL, and Karly just graduated as an education major and will be a lead elementary teacher. […]

August 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Equity-Minded UDL and DisCrit

“Empowering Learner Voice through DisCrit Pedagogy and UDL” is the CAST UDL Symposium session I watched tonight with Reagan Mergen, an ASPIRE Doctoral Student, Kia Felder Williams, and Joy Banks, Associate Professor at George Mason University. Mergen spoke about the goal of using UDL to proactively meet student needs. Banks explained that UDL doesn’t talk […]

August 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Student groups, Website, Why

Jagged Profiles and Learner Variability

I am continuing to watch CAST UDL Symposium recordings! Tonight, I watched the recording for “Elevating the Adult Learner Voice in Professional Development” presented by Anne Bishop & Kasia Derbiszewska. They started with a poll using a system I had not seen before: Jagged profiles! The range of variability was visually evident as participants shared […]

August 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing, Why

The Voices and Ideas of Young Adults with Learning Differences

Tonight I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session entitled “Inclusive Voices Matter: Empowering Young Adults with Disabilities and Learning Differences through Youth Engagement Networks,” presented by Joey Hunziker, Avi Mayerhoff, Stevie Mays, Misha Nicholas, & Barbara Pape. This session was a panel with several students and members from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. I […]

August 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Metacognition, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Learner Voice for Health and Wellbeing

Tonight after our second day at the beach, I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session entitled “Tapping into Learner Voice to Maximize Health & Wellbeing” presented by Anne Bishop, Anne Marie DeGirolamo & Kasia Derbiszewska. They started the session with a poll asking participants whether they were heard during health and wellness visits. They shared […]

August 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Why

Respectful Partnerships with Student Co-Creators

The keynote for the second day of the CAST UDL Symposium was entitled “Meaningful Co-Creation: Supporting Student Voice in the Classroom & Beyond” and featured Ninah Jackson. Before the keynote, Elisa Torres spoke about their experience as a learner in different courses and teachers in the Dominican Republic and stated: “learner voice helps us test […]

July 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

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 […]

July 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

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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