CIT Teaching & Learning Unit

Plotting your UDL Journey: getting started and moving forward: A Seminar Funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Presented by:

• Prof Jo Rushworth, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry (De Montfort University), Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning and National Teaching Fellow
• Dr Amanda Bastoni, Educational Research Scientist, CAST

Seminar Description

In this online seminar, we will be joined by Dr Jo Rushworth, DMU Teacher Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry in the School of Allied Health Sciences, De Montfort University, and by Dr Amanda Bastoni, Educational Research Scientist at CAST.

Dr Jo Rushworth will draw on her experience as a UDL champion for her School as she outlines a range of options and starting points for colleagues who are starting out on their Universal Design journey. This work focussed on providing students with flexible learning resources, flexible ways to engage with their learning and flexible ways to demonstrate knowledge and skills, that impacted both learning and teaching and institutional policy. In an interactive presentation, Jo will tell us about how the UDL guidelines were brought to life and implemented across DMU and will lead us in a discussion of early steps toward achieving UDL compliance in teaching practice and of options for continuing development and enhancement. Jo’s work on co-creation with students will be among the highlights from her case study.

Expanding on some key themes from Jo’s presentation, Dr Amanda Bastoni’s workshop will introduce the concept of co-design and (using the UDL framework) will highlight how educators can increase creativity, collaboration, and learning in their classroom by designing learning with their students. In the workshop, we will cover the why and how of co-design, including stories from the field, resources, and strategies educators can use immediately - in any learning environment.

Those who participate in this seminar will learn to:

• Apply early steps, approaches and strategies to confidently initiate inclusive practice in their student interactions
• Build upon these early steps iteratively over time, moving toward excellent inclusive practice
• Participants will learn how to approach classroom co-creation with students using UDL as a framework
• Participants will learn how to leverage the UDL framework and the process of co-creation to increase creativity, collaboration, and learning in their classrooms

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