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Article Created: 12 Aug 2024
Designing Learning Experiences for Inclusivity and Diversity: Advice for Learning Designers
The development and implementation of inclusive and diverse learning experiences is a vital consideration for educators in higher education. Increasingly, learning designers play a significant role in this process. This textbook offers a comprehensive guide to designing learning experiences that are accessible, equitable, and inclusive. It provides advice, principles, and practical strategies to help learning designers create a learning environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity while promoting equitable learning outcomes.
The free, open and accessible textbook is available in web version, PDF, EPUB (for eReaders), and various editable files.
(Editors: Keith Heggart and Mais Fatayer. Authors:Keith Heggart; Mais Fatayer; Camille Dickson-Deane; Puvaneswari P Arumugam; Katrina Thorpe; Shaun Bell; Susan Page; John Vulic; Nhung Nguyen; Katie Duncan; and Bruna Contro Pretero)
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Video Created: 25 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium Keynote: Scaling Up with Universal Design for Learning . . . and How to Get Colleagues to Join You
Thomas Tobin presented a thought-provoking presentation that aimed to challenge us to radically rethink how we approach the creation of educational materials and learning experiences. Far beyond just accommodating learners with disability, Thomas guided us towards a broader framework and how adopting Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles can benefit all students. Participants were inspired by the way Thomas’s keynote presentation reframed the way we think about inclusive education and they walked away with a renewed commitment to making educational materials and practices truly inclusive, ensuring that every learner has the opportunity to succeed. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium Panel: Advancing UDL - Navigating the Journey to Institutional-Wide Implementation
This panel session explored the strategies, challenges, and best practices for advancing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation from isolated efforts to comprehensive, institution-approaches. The panellists reflected on the different stages of UDL implementation, ranging from initial awareness to widespread adoption. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: Navigating Inclusivity on a Shoestring - Casual Convenorship and UDL Implementation
This presentation emphasised the tension between the demands of administrative bureaucracy and the need to provide inclusive education, highlighting the challenges and strategies for implementing UDL principles effectively within the constraints of casual convenorship. The presentation also offered practical, zero cost strategies that have been successfully employed to navigate these constraints. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: Building Inclusive Learning Communities - The University of Sydney’s Approach
This presentation provided an overview of how the University of Sydney fosters inclusive educational communities by integrating UDL across its campus. The strategy includes a resource and interaction site, detailed case studies, and a community of practice. Regular UDL chats and workshops enhance dialogue, inclusivity, and collaboration, supporting diverse learning needs and promoting educational equity. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: Developing an inclusive curriculum and teaching team culture using UDL
This presentation focused on creating an inclusive curriculum using the principles of UDL. Involving adjunct academics in the design and development stages, not just the implementation stages, promotes an academic team culture and shared vision of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and ensures that all learners in the course experience an inclusive learning environment. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: UDL, Technology, and Disability Support - “We influence UDL by being around the table...”
This presentation highlighted the findings of a research project that explored the ways digital technologies and UDL approaches are used by Disability Support Officers and Managers to support online university students who live with mental illness. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: Breaking the Performative Façade - Genuine Universal Design in Higher Education
This interactive workshop sought to dismantle performative Universal Design in higher education. Participants collaborated to develop authentic UD practices through participatory co-design, purposeful policy integration, and securing executive buy-in. They were able to equip themselves with actionable steps to foster a truly inclusive learning environment, ensuring a sustained commitment to accessibility and equity. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: UDL Strategies for Inclusive Animation
This presentation outlined a commitment to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in animation creation, focusing on ensuring inclusivity and accessibility for all learners. Key aspects covered include meticulous attention to colour contrast, text size, readability, and the provision of textual alternatives for auditory content. Additionally, emphasises is placed on the importance of accessible colour choices and the creation of diverse modalities for engagement to cater to varied learning preferences. This approach aimed to foster a more inclusive educational experience by prioritising accessibility across design aspects in animation creation. (June 2024)
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Video Created: 21 Jun 2024
ADCET UDL Symposium: Using the student voice to measure success and impact
This presentation explored some of the ongoing projects the University of Sydney is working on and how the university is using the data collected (focusing on the student voice through focus groups and surveys) as varied ways of measuring the success and impact of UDL implementation. (June 2024)