engagement

September 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

Implementing the MARIO Approach for Better One-on-One Sessions

Philip Michael Bowman presented at the CAST UDL Symposium about “Implementing Effective 1-1 Learning Conversations.”Bowman has been a special ed instructor near Atlanta and in Thailand. Bowman helped create the MARIO approach. The MARIO Approach has four steps: connect, identify, activate, and empower. Bowman played a video of an advising session with a student. Bowman […]

August 31, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Wellbeing

Empathetic Innovation

Continuing with the CAST UDL Symposium recorded sessions, tonight I watched Frances Hope Ratcliff present “There’s No “I” in Inclusion Part 2: Centering Learner Voice during Institution-Wide UDL Implementation.” Ratcliff is part of Reach MS: Realizing Excellence for All Children in Mississippi. The goal is to support K-12 students and teachers. Ratcliff is an academic […]

August 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Last CAST UDL Symposium 2022 Session

The final session of the CAST UDL Symposium was “Learner Voice and Inclusion: The Future of Education” with Allison Posey and Lindsay Jones, newly appointed CEO of CAST. Posey started the last session by encouraging people to take action and share what they learned. Posey said learner voice is so much more than how we […]

August 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Magic Dust and Explore and Describe

Maggie Fishman, the Director of Action Research; Erin Orr is a Curriculum Specialist and SJ Munford Action Researcher. They are all researchers and artists. Their CAST UDL Symposium session was “Explore and Describe- Building Curiosity About Materials, Skills and Process.” Two of them are puppeteers and all of them described themselves during introductions. They used […]

August 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Reflections, Student groups

Collaboration for Systemic Change in UDL Implementation

Tonight I watched the CAST UDL Symposium session “Small Empathetic Moments Leading to Big Systems Change” facilitated by Jessica Bowman, Elizabeth Hartmann, Shannon Hitch, Allison Posey, Cassandra Sell & Debbie Taub. Debbie Taub is a Researcher at the TIES Center, Allison Posey is a Senior Content Editor & Producer at CAST, Jessica Bowman is a […]

August 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Reflections

Accessibility from the User’s Perspective

“Not a Choice for Us: Accessibility for Students Who Require It” was the session’s title facilitated by Liam Cruz, Cynthia Curry, Ella Johnson & Iliana Mejia. Curry introduced the student panel and spoke about the 2021 ED Games Expo: an event to share accessible resources. One student spoke about feeling discouraged by not having accessible […]

August 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Reflections, Why

The Price is Right and UDL?

First day of classes! And tonight’s CAST UDL Symposium Session was “Stepping Out from the Podium: UDL beyond Learner Choices” with Thomas J. Tobin. The link to the slides was shared, and Tobin described the title slide. I loved how Tobin described the how, what, and why progression that we work on in UDL. Tobin […]

August 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Books, Diversity, Information Literacy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Website, Why, Writing

Writing and Reading with Digital Help

Tonight’s CAST UDL Symposium session was “Cheating, Or Empowering Learner Voice with Reading and Writing Tools In The Digital Age?” by Luis Perez, Tracy Hall, and Joni Degner. They shared a handout at: bit.ly/SymposiumJTL Perez explained that the document shared had links to the slides, back channel, and resources. Luis Perez described the Accessibility Commitments, […]

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 […]