UDL 101: Universal Design for Learning

The Concordia classroom is a very diverse environment. This diversity is expressed in terms of the students’ ages, cultural background, language, disability condition, socio-economic status, and other non-traditional profiles. The heterogeneity of this inclusive classroom brings with it the challenge to design courses that meet the objectives of the course or program while effectively responding to the needs of all learners. In order to meet these challenges, innovative approaches like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are being implemented.

This workshop will introduce the basic principles of UDL and offers ways to implement it in your classroom. UDL is the design of instructional materials and activities that allows the learning goals to be achievable by individuals with wide differences in abilities by means of flexible curricular materials and activities (Hutchinson, 2014). UDL is guided by a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. In this workshop we will demonstrate how to integrate these basic principles in planning and designing your course, as well as in your teaching approaches.

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015
Place: SGW FB 620
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Facilitator(s): Anna Barrafato and Gordon Dionne, ACSD

Spaces available: 33
Register on-line for this workshop