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Think UDLFutureproofing with Adam Davison and Clare SquiresWelcome to Episode 146 of the Think UDL podcast: Futureproofing with Adam Davison and Clare Squires. Adam Davison is the Lead Specialist Autism Mentor and Clare Squires is the Disability Officer for Autism both at De Montfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom. I met Clare and Adam at the AHEAD conference in Dublin, Ireland, and was intrigued by the programs they have created to help Autistic students transition out of university and into the working world. We have many college and university programs that help students transition into college, but Clare and Adam saw a need for programs to help...
2025-07-0453 minThink UDLIntentional Workshop Design with Tolu NoahWelcome to Episode 145 of the Think UDL podcast: Intentional Workshop Design with Tolu Noah. Dr. Tolu Noah is the Instructional Learning Spaces Coordinator at California State University, Long Beach and is a gifted speaker, facilitator and presenter. Every time I get the chance to talk with Tolu I learn something new, inventive, and helpful for my own teaching and presenting. I am very happy to get a chance to talk to her about her upcoming book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality: A Guide to Crafting Engaging Professional Learning Experiences in Higher Education. I had the chance to be...
2025-05-3036 minThink UDLStrategies to Support Neurodivergent Learners with Jennifer Pusateri Welcome to Episode 141 of the Think UDL podcast: Strategies to Support Neurodivergent Learners with Jennifer Pusateri. Dr. Jennifer Pusateri is a Senior Universal Design Consultant at the University of Kentucky, as well as a talented author, speaker and educational consultant with whom I love to work and with whom I have worked often! I was so excited to participate in a workshop of hers entitled “10+ UDL-Aligned Strategies for Supporting Neurodivergent students” at a recent conference and I knew I needed to bring this to my Think UDL listeners. In today’s episode we discuss neurodiversity, terminology, and multiple strategies to supp...
2025-03-0752 minThink UDLProfessional Development Programming with Saskatchewan PolytechnicWelcome to episode 140 of the Think UDL Podcast: Professional Development Programming with Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Heather Touet, Tasha Maddison, and Myra Zubot Mitchell.
All three of my guests today work at Saskatchewan Polytechnic which is located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territory and has campuses in Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina. Tasha Maddison is an Educational Developer in the ILDC (Instructional and Leadership Development Center). Myra Zubot Mitchell is a Learning Technology Trainer with the Learning Technologies Department and, like Tasha, is in the Learning and Teaching Division. Heather Touet (pronounced “Tway”) is an Instructor with Learnin...
2025-02-2556 minThink UDLEmotional Capacity and Intercultural Competence with Tara HarveyWelcome to Ep 139 of the think UDL podcast: Emotional Capacity and Intercultural Competence with Tara Harvey. Dr. Tara Harvey is the Founder and Chief Intercultural Educator of True North Intercultural. She assists educational institutions in reaching their internationalization goals through consulting, training, and coaching and helps educators develop their capabilities to incorporate intercultural learning into their work with students. I took a course from Tara several years ago and have found so many connections between intercultural learning and UDL over the years. In today’s conversation we discuss the recently updated UDL 3.0 guidelines released in the summer of 2024 and pa...
2025-01-3055 minThink UDLNeuroinclusive Advising with Rachel Adams and Fred ZinnWelcome to Ep 138: Neuroinclusive Advising with Rachel Adams and Fred Zinn. Rachel Adams is Associate Director of Education and Training, Disability Services at UMAss Amherst and a Doctoral Candidate, UMass Higher Education and Administration. She offers education and training around disability and also teaches undergraduate students at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Fred Zinn is Associate Director, Digital Learning in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and focuses his practice on teaching teachers how to teach and teaching with technology as well as educating others about accessibility. In today’s conversation, Rachel, Fred, and I...
2024-12-121h 09Think UDLDeconstructing "College Material" with Cate WeirWelcome to Episode 137 of the Think UDL podcast: Deconstructing "College Material" with Cate Weir. Cate Weir is the Program Director for Think College for the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. She has written and managed grants to create programs for students with intellectual disabilities to attend college and continues to work with, improve and grow these programs nationwide. In today’s conversation, we talk about the history of and need for college programs for students with intellectual disabilities, what the benefits are to the students enrolled in these programs as well as the be...
2024-11-221h 04Think UDLCentering Disability with Katie GrennellWelcome to Episode 136 of the Think UDL podcast: Centering Disability with Katie Grennell. Dr. Katie Grennell completed her PhD in American Studies from the University at Buffalo in 2016. Her dissertation, entitled The Making of the ‘Fame Monster’: Disability Aesthetics, Bodily Deviance and Celebrity Culture delved into the distinctions between deviance and normativity by analyzing representations of disability, bodily difference, and deviance in American popular music and popular culture of the late 20th and early 21st century. She has worked as an adjunct in the disciplines of history, American Studies, American popular music, and disability studies for 17 years at multiple inst...
2024-11-051h 01Think UDLNothing Without Us with Amy LomelliniWelcome to Episode 135 of the Think UDL podcast: Nothing Without Us with Amy Lomellini. Dr. Amy Lomellini is the Product Accessibility Lead at Anthology. She leverages her personal and professional experiences to help bring clarity, consistency, and confidence to the accessibility of Anthology’s array of educational technology products and solutions. She has experience as an instructional designer and an associate director of online learning. She teaches related courses and chairs several accessibility committees, including Anthology’s Accessibility Workstream. She holds a doctorate in educational technology and her research and publications focus on accessible and inclusive online course design stra...
2024-10-1858 minThink UDLAsk Me and Believe Me with Mickey RoweWelcome to Episode 134 of the Think UDL podcast: Ask Me and Believe Me with Mickey Rowe. Mickey Rowe is an award winning best selling author and speaker. As an autistic and legally blind person, he believes that when we design for accessibility, we help others to perform at their best, and, as he says, that’s not just for disabled folks. He is a Broadway actor, director, consultant and public speaker and was the first autistic actor to play Christopher Boone, the lead role in the Tony Award-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. He is...
2024-09-2359 minThink UDLOnline Graduate Education with Tracy BalduzziWelcome to Episode 133 of the Think UDL podcast: Online Graduate Education with Tracy Balduzzi. Tracy Balduzzi is the Associate Director of Strategic initiatives for the graduate school at Syracuse University and an adjunct Lecturer at Utica University in upstate New York. Tracy recently wrote an article about how she has implemented UDL strategies in the graduate online course she teaches and I was able to catch up with her to talk about what interventions she used to increase engagement, and added multiple ways to assess students along with providing multiple options for representation. We will also talk about student...
2024-09-0941 minThink UDLDesign Cycle and Research with Kavita RaoWelcome to Episode 132 of the Think UDL podcast: Design Cycle and Research with Kavita Rao. Dr. Kavita Rao is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the current director of the Research Institute there in the College of Education. In today’s conversation we discuss her published article on the UDL design cycle and then move into the current state of UDL research in Higher Education. We start this discussion with an understanding of the UDL design cycle and why it was codified. Then we move into taking stock of the st...
2024-08-2831 minThink UDLEasing Academic Stress with Elizabeth HitchesWelcome to Episode 131 of the Think UDL podcast: Easing Academic Stress with Elizabeth Hitches. Elizabeth Hitches teaches across various universities in Australia in inclusive education and research methods, and is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. Her current research is exploring students' academic stress through the lens of UDL and considering how stressors in the higher education environment might differ between students with and without accessibility requirements or disability. Her broader research explores inclusive education both nationally and internationally, drawing on students' voices and lived experiences. All of her research is available on google scholar. Elizabeth also...
2024-08-1855 minThink UDLVirtual Gathering, Real Inclusion with Cait Kirby and Liz NorellWelcome to Episode 130 of the Think UDL podcast: Virtual Gathering, Real Inclusion with Cait Kirby and Liz Norell. Cait Kirby is the founding Associate Director of the Williams College Center for Teaching, where she primarily engages with faculty around exploring and celebrating teaching practices and opportunities. Cait spends her time tweeting about disability, pedagogy, and games. She enjoys knitting, reading, and making good trouble. Liz Norell is an associate director of instructional support at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Mississippi, where she supports faculty who want to improve their teaching. Liz is...
2024-08-021h 07Think UDLUDL Toolkit with James D'AnnibaleWelcome to Episode 129 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL Toolkit with James D’Annibale. James D’Annibale is the Director of Academic Technologies at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and has created a UDL Toolkit for his faculty at the small liberal arts college to help faculty integrate UDL into their teaching in no tech, low tech, and high tech ways, and with low lift to high lift options. This instructor-focussed toolkit systematically sorts some teaching responsibilities into UDL categories and may be a helpful way to engage your campus without having to reinvent the wheel yourself! Stay tuned as w...
2024-07-2443 minThink UDLHyFlex Love Affair with Kenyada McLeodWelcome to Episode 128 of the Think UDL podcast: HyFlex Love Affair with Kenyada McLeod. Kenyada McLeod is Associate Professor of Web Design at Brightpoint Community College in the central Virginia region. I first came in contact with her work when she helped me through the QM certification process years ago when I had my First Year Seminar course QM certified. It was then we struck up a friendship around UDL and kept in touch over social media. Just recently, we crossed paths again when I saw she had written about her HyFLex model in practice and I decided it...
2024-07-031h 03Think UDLSelf-Efficacy Research with Ana RedstoneWelcome to Episode 127 of the Think UDL podcast: Self-Efficacy Research with Ana Redstone. Dr. Ana Redstone has decades of experience as an instructional designer developing online and hybrid courses. She leads UDL and accessibility strategy at Western Governors University and recently completed her PhD in 2023 in Instructional Design and Technology at Old Dominion University with her dissertation entitled, Investigating the Effect of UDL on Learner Performance, Engagement, and Self-Efficacy. In today’s episode, we delve into her research to see what exactly the research shows and if her hypothesis were correct. She looked at student performance through grades, and st...
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口腔医院Ep.15.从一个向往清晰的梦开始本期播客是《口腔医院》的第 15 期，我邀请了三位在UDL就职，并处于不同阶段的设计师，从新手到总监，各有特色。他们都来自丁凡/方建平团队，分别是设计总监李彦达、设计师周俊均和刚入职不久的张蔚然。邀请这三位，不只是希望他们能从各自的视角分享关于设计职业的见解，更想让他们谈谈自己如何做职业选择、如何进行学生到工作的角色切换，以及面试和适应新工作的技巧。希望能通过这些细节，为好奇设计公司如何工作，或者即将找工作的年轻朋友们提供一些方向。在本期节目里你将听到：2:08 丁凡评价员工，听起来全是骄傲9:06 投简历前对UDL的第一印象12:11 工作方法的变化16:53 每个人在团队里的工作职责20:19 现在这份工作和你做设计的初衷有落差吗？32:40 “有这么多要讲的吗？”35:50 锐评老板47:47 朋友和同学还在做设计吗？什么东西支持你坚持？57:50 学霸面试技巧大公开1:03:19 非设计专业出身怎么做设计工作————————————————*内容注释：① Gretel，纽约设计公司② Local Remote，台北设计公司③ Deck，工作用语，指演示文稿④《真实的设计：荷兰现代主义与视觉识别 1960-1975》，Wibo Bakker，由广煜设计；
2024-06-241h 11Think UDLStudents as Partners with Anastasia Williams and Lorena PeralesWelcome to Episode 126 of the Think UDL podcast: Students as Partners with Anastasia Williams and Lorena Perales. Anastasia Williams is the Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching at the University of Iowa. She focuses on inclusive teaching, course design, syllabus design, well-being, and universal design for learning (UDL). Lorena Perales is a sophomore at the University of Iowa, a first generation college student and a double major in social justice and criminal law who works as a student as partner for the Center for Teaching with Anastasia Williams on this project. In today’s conversation, we will talk ab...
2024-06-121h 02Think UDLCultivating a Culture of Accessibility with Rebecca MushtareWelcome to Episode 125 of the Think UDL podcast: Cultivating a Culture of Accessibility with Rebecca Mushtare. Rebecca Mushtare is the associate dean of Graduate Studies and a professor of art and design at SUNY Oswego. With John Kane, she co-founded and co-hosts the Tea for Teaching podcast.
Rebecca’s primary research areas are inclusive design, design for older adults, and digital accessibility. She’s committed to designing equitable and transparent experiences in and out of the classroom. At SUNY Oswego she co-founded the Workgroup on Accessibility Practices in 2016 which has been responsible for many accessibility initiatives on camp...
2024-05-181h 00Think UDLInclusive, Impactful Instruction with Kevin Merry.Inclusive Impactful Instruction with Kevin Merry. Dr. Kevin Merry is the Head of Academic Development and Associate Professor of Learning, Teaching and Assessment at the Center for Academic Innovation and Teaching Excellence at DeMontfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom. His most recent book is Delivering Inclusive and Impactful Instruction: Universal Design in Higher Education. In today’s episode, we talk about the changing nature of higher education, mastery, feedback, and the cheese sandwich, but not the kind you eat. Tune in for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Kevin Merry and thank you for listening to this conversation on the Th...
2024-04-2054 minThink UDLArtificial Intelligence and Ethics with James BashamWelcome to Episode 123 of the Think UDL podcast: AI and Ethics with James Basham. Dr. James Basham is a Professor in the Department of Special Education in the School of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. He is the founder of the Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN). His research is focused on the implementation of UDL, STEM education, learner-centered design, innovation, and technology in human learning. He has received and managed over $27 million in successful research and development funding. He is well-published, has given hundreds of talks, serves on...
2024-04-051h 06Think UDLArtificial Intelligence and Accessibility with Joe HoughtonWelcome to Episode 122 of the Think UDL podcast: Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility with Joe Houghton. Joe Houghton is an Assistant Professor at University College Dublin Smurfit Graduate School of Business in Dublin, Ireland. He is also a prolific writer and producer of books, podcasts, and instructive videos and webinars on teaching and learning. He has recently thrown his intellect into the emerging trends in Artificial Intelligence and published his book, Applying Artificial Intelligence to Close the Accessibility Gap. I was glad to have the opportunity to write the foreword for this book and am delighted to have the chance...
2024-03-151h 07Think UDLReflection, Curiosity and Psychological Safety with Liz NorellDr. Liz Norell is the Associate Director of Instructional Support at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss. In this conversation, Liz and I discuss several important UDL ideas including reflection and how to incorporate that into our classes and how beneficial it is for our own learning. We also discuss how to create psychological safety even within a course that could have many “hot-button” type issues, how to create choice and flexibility in your course, and what to do if there are too many choices for some stud...
2024-03-0252 minThink UDLThe Double Empathy Problem with Aaron Lanou and Colin OzekiWelcome to Episode 120 of the Think UDL podcast: The Double Empathy Problem with Aaron Lanou and Colin Ozeki. Aaron Lanou is an educational consultant supporting schools and organizations to reach all kids with inclusive, strengths-based practices. Through the lens of Universal Design for Learning, he coaches teachers to support autistic students and all kids with a variety of academic, executive functioning, and social support needs. Aaron is also a member of Carol Gray’s Team Social Stories and was previously a special education teacher in the New York City Public Schools and Executive Director of ASD Nest at NYU, le...
2024-02-171h 05Think UDLContextual Pathways with Lee DaleWelcome to Episode 119 of the Think UDL podcast: Contextual Pathways with Lee Dale. Lee Dale is the founder and CEO of Say Yeah!, an educational tech company based in Toronto, Canada. Lee saw the accessibility gaps in online education and decided to do something about it, he created his company Say Yeah! to help unlock the potential in everyone. In this conversation, we discuss instructional design, using technology thoughtfully, and creating contextual pathways in online learning. If you have wondered how complicated teaching itself is, we discuss the various roles that are needed for online learning to be successful...
2024-02-1154 min口腔医院特别放送：UDL合伙人年终总结圆桌会本期是一个特别节目，条件允许的话也许以后每年都会有。我们在这也提前祝各位听众新年快乐，谢谢大家对口腔医院的支持，我自己也很开心在两年前做了这档播客，从中获得了很多。言归正传，这个特别节目是我们的合伙人年终总结，参会成员有：丁凡、方建平、胡可人、廖子成、李响、邢晨，六个合伙人坐一桌，话筒都不够用了，我们对2023年的业务、运营情况进行了总结和反思，也简单预测和规划了一下2024，聊了五个小时，能播的部分我都尽量放出来了。内容方面，第一个部分是总结2023的工作业务，每个人都会说自己最有成就感的项目，最有挑战的项目，得到的收获和不足。第二个部分，我们聊的是United部分，作为一个整体，在经营和运营上感受到的提升或者不足。第三个部分，大致是在新的一年对市场或者业务上有什么理解或计划。时点：1:08 复盘2023的工作和业务51:32 运营上感受到的提升和改进建议56:31 新一年对市场、业务的理解和计划
2024-02-051h 05Think UDLBadges, Modules and Praxis with Thomas O’ShaughnessyWelcome to Episode 118 of the Think UDL podcast: Badges, Modules and Praxis with Thomas O’Shaughnessy. Thomas O’Shaughnessy is an Assistive Technology Officer and UDL Project lead at the University of Limerick in Ireland. I thought I might introduce him and this episode with a poem:
In Limerick, Tom's praxis did shine,
Inclusive practice, his paradigm fine.
With UDL's broad scope,
And tech breaking trope,
Access for all, his constant line!
In this episode, Thomas outlines how UDL has bloomed at the University of Limerick with a na...
2024-02-0345 minThink UDLAccessible Library and Information Science with Rachel CombsRachel Combs is a Disabilities Accommodations Consultant and Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. In this conversation, Rachel and I discuss her work with Project ENABLE which stands for Expanding Non-discriminatory Access By Librarians Everywhere and which seeks to raise librarians’ understanding of the library and information needs of disabled students and develop programs, services, resources, and technologies to meet those needs. We also discuss what she is doing at the University of Kentucky to reach all students and patrons and decrease barriers to access for all. You’ll find reso...
2023-10-2841 minThink UDLThe UDL Gears with Loui Lord NelsonWelcome to Episode 116 of the Think UDL podcast: The UDL Gears with Loui Lord Nelson. Loui Lord Nelson is an author, leader, consultant, and educator in Universal Design for Learning in a global context. She is also my esteemed friend and colleague as well as the host of two podcasts on UDL, UDL in 15 minutes and UDL Research in 15 minutes, both of which cover a multitude of subjects focussing on UDL around the world mostly but not entirely focussed on K-12 . Together we cover a lot of UDL ground and I am so happy to have her on the T...
2023-10-0636 minThink UDLUDL at Scale with Thomas J. TobinWelcome to Episode 115 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL at Scale with Tom Tobin. Thomas J. Tobin is a founding member of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring as well as an author, speaker, and consultant on UDL, evaluating online teaching, copyright, academic integrity, and alt-ac careers (non-traditional and non-faculty career paths). Not only that, Tom is my long standing UDL friend whom I have already once interviewed in episode 3 of the Think UDL podcast. And he is back on the show again to move us far forward from that conversation way back in 2018. In...
2023-09-1954 minThink UDLHEQCO’s Key Recommendations with Rachel Courts and Ken Chatoor Welcome to Episode 114 of the Think UDL podcast: HEQCO’s Key Recommendations with Rachel Courts and Ken Chatoor. Rachel Courts is a Researcher at HEQCO, the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario and Ken Chatoor is a Senior Researcher at HEQCO as well. Together with their co-authors Jackie Pichette, Ofure Okujie and Ryan Tischoff, they have extensively researched UDL in Higher Education in Ontario and written a fantastic and extremely helpful work for any UDL practitioner entitled, HEQCO’s Dialogues on Universal Design for Learning: Finding Common Ground and Key Recommendations from the Sector. In this episode, Rachel and Ken o...
2023-09-0844 minThink UDLEquity Frameworks in a UDL Course in Context with Joanna FriendWelcome to Episode 113 of the Think UDL podcast: Equity Frameworks in a UDL Course in Context with Joanna Friend. Joana Friend is a Professor in the School of Early Childhood and Faculty Facilitator in the Teaching and Learning Exchange at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Over the last several years, she and her colleagues have put together a fantastic course on Universal Design for Learning that is couched within their own context and within larger equity frameworks. In today’s episode, we discuss the context surrounding the impetus and creation of the course as well as what ha...
2023-08-1049 minThink UDLSimplified, Authentic and Engaging Library Science with Amanda Nichols HessWelcome to Episode 112 of the Think UDL podcast: Simplified, Authentic and Engaging Library Science with Amanda Nichols Hess. Amanda Nichols Hess is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Instruction and Research Help, as well as the Liaison Librarian to the School of Education and Human Services at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She has researched, written about and created many resources for library science that focus on UDL. In today’s conversation, we will look at the role of the librarian on campus and how she has incorporated UDL into many different areas, from small projects to campus-wide initiatives. Ev...
2023-07-181h 01Think UDLDigital Ethics in ePortfolios with Kristina Hoeppner and Kevin KellyWelcome to Episode 111 of the Think UDL podcast: Digital Ethics in ePortfolios with Kristina Hoeppner and Kevin Kelly. Kristina Hoeppner, M.A., is the project lead for the open source portfolio platform Mahara, working at Catalyst IT in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington in Aotearoa New Zealand. She traded hemispheres and careers in 2010 and enjoys supporting and working with the New Zealand and worldwide community of educators, learning designers, and education innovators in both formal and informal learning settings to create positive and supportive learning environments. Since 2019, she has been a member of the (Association for Authentic, Experiential, & Evidence-Based Learning) AAEEBL...
2023-06-261h 01口腔医院Ep.10.UDL: 把疲怠说出来，可能它就好了本期播客是《口腔医院》的第10期，是讨论关于设计师的“疲怠期”的。一方面是作为工作室的合伙人需要重新适应刚恢复的忙碌市场节奏；另一方面作为社会中普通的一份子，在面对越来越不确定的未来时，又会不自觉地产生焦虑。面对两方面的“夹击”，我邀请了三位既是朋友又是队友的UDL合伙人：丁凡、胡可人、李响来到这期播客。他们同样都扮演着既是设计工作室的管理者又是创作执行者的角色，关于“疲怠期”和种种挑战，他们都各自有什么看法？在本期节目里你将听到：0:35 想做的有点多，压力有点大4:37 为什么UDL会有一个工业设计团队？“学院式”氛围是怎样形成的？14:00 “门槛高”的工业设计遇到的挑战19:16 工业和平面设计团队合作的机遇是跟随着市场的节奏走的22:58 为什么“我做出来让自己满意的设计更少了”？26:50 象牙塔里的设计和斗兽场中的设计35:45 里程碑式的偶像，似乎被更快消的偶像所代替38:23 落差感也是机遇点45:16 UDL工业设计团队的工作流程是怎样的，与平面设计团队工作方法有什么异同51:21 改变世界，可能是从细枝末节的设计开始1:02:43 创新和创意的新理解？1:15:04 能持续做设计工作的人都是幸运的
2023-06-181h 18Think UDLTeaching STEM Students with Dawn TamarkinWelcome to Episode 110 of the Think UDL podcast: Teaching STEM Students with Dawn Tamarkin. Dr. Dawn Tamarkin is a Biology Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at National University which has multiple campuses with its main campus in San Diego, California. Almost half of the enrolled students at National University are in the military and many are first generation college students with an average age of 33 years, and most students attend National University online. Dawn is also the founder and CEO of CellZone, Inc., a company that makes models and other manipulatives for science...
2023-06-0148 minThink UDLImplementing a UDL Practicum for Faculty with Jim StachowiakWelcome to Episode 109 of the Think UDL podcast: Implementing a UDL Practicum for Faculty with Jim Stachowiak. Jim Stachowiak is the Accessible Technology Strategy and Operations Lead in the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Jim brings a depth of knowledge in disability services and information technology to the creation of a very successful UDL practicum at Northwestern University that has brought really fantastic results. In today’s episode, we discuss how this came about, who all is involved, how to implement it, and how others can replicate a UDL Institute successfully on...
2023-05-1954 minThink UDLEngaging Cultural Teaching with Tolu NoahWelcome to Episode 108 of the Think UDL podcast: Engaging Cultural Teaching with Tolu Noah. Dr. Tolu Noah is a faculty developer, speaker, educational technology specialist, and the Instructional Learning Spaces Coordinator at California State University, Long Beach. She is an incredibly engaging speaker and conversationalist as you will hear today, and has created a list of resources that accompany this episode that you can find on our website ThinkUDL.org. In today’s episode, we discuss how to engage students in face-to-face and online courses before during and after synchronous class times, the use of various reflection strategies, and ho...
2023-05-1054 minThink UDLInclusive Interventions in Film & Media Studies with Bridget KiesWelcome to Episode 107 of the Think UDL podcast: Inclusive Interventions in Film & Media Studies with Bridget Kies. Bridget Kies is an Assistant Professor of Film Studies and Production at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and the editor of the recently published “UDL in the Media Studies Classroom” which is a special issue of the Teaching Media journal. In this episode, Bridget and I discuss each of the essays in the special issue she edited, including her own, which touch on how to implement UDL strategies in course content and delivery and student expression, how to create community in online asyn...
2023-04-2750 minThink UDLSystematic UDL Application in Disability and Diversity Programs with Zebadiah HallWelcome to Episode 106 of the Think UDL podcast: Systematic UDL Application in Disability and Diversity Programs with Zebadiah Hall. Zebadiah Hall is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. Previously, he worked in Cornell University's Office of Disability Services and his graduate work has focussed on Universal Design for Learning and how to apply the UDL principles systematically. He brings a wealth of knowledge in UDL, Disability Services and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to our conversation. We discuss how UDL can be applied systemically to the practices...
2023-04-141h 02Think UDLCollaborative Neurodiversity Institute with Sarah MooneyWelcome to Episode 105 of the Think UDL podcast: Collaborative Neurodiversity Institutes with Sarah Mooney. Sarah Mooney is the Associate Director of the Learning Effectiveness Program at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The Learning Effectiveness Program is an academic support program for students with learning disabilities that supports learning and neurodiversity at the University of Denver. Since 1982, the LEP has developed innovative and comprehensive supports for their students and serves over 350 students each year. Together with the Office of Teaching and Learning and representatives from across campus including Disability Services and Faculty Affairs, they have put together a...
2023-03-2450 minThink UDLMore Fluid Mobile Learning with Christina MooreWelcome to Episode 104 of the Think UDL podcast: More Fluid Mobile Learning with Christina Moore. Chrisitina Moore is the Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Christina has been on the podcast once before to talk about Online Faculty Learning Communities on Episode 38, and she is back on the podcast to talk with me about her book Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning: Harnessing the Technology That Students Use Most. In today’s episode, we discuss how learners interface with materials, instructors, and each other through mobile devices, define characteristics of fl...
2023-03-121h 07Think UDLActive Learning Online with Joanne Ricevuto and Laura McLaughlinWelcome to Episode 103 of the Think UDL podcast: Active Learning Online with Joanne Ricevuto and Laura McLaughlin. Joanne Ricevuto is the Assistant Vice President of Instructional Success at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and Laura McLaughlin is the Director of Graduate Education at Neumann University in Aston, PA. Together they have co-authored the book Engaging Virtual Environments: Creative Ideas and Online Tools to Promote Student Interaction, Participation, and Active Learning published by Stylus Publishing. Laura and Joanne have put together a jam-packed resource for online instructors that discusses the many roles an online instructor must take on to...
2023-02-2555 minThink UDLUpskill, Reskill, Thrive with James McKennaWelcome to Episode 102 of the Think UDL podcast: Upskill, Reskill, Thrive with James McKenna. James McKenna is a speaker, learning consultant and author of the just released book Upskill, Reskill, Thrive: Optimizing Learning and Development in the Workplace published by CAST professional publishing, the very same people who brought us the UDL guidelines! In this conversation, James draws from his varied background in the military, education, and professional learning to outline a new approach to learning and development. No more staff training where everyone blindly clicks through choices without even thinking! We delve into learning in the modern world...
2023-02-1351 minThink UDLBuild Engaging Courses Right from the Start with Tim Van NormanWelcome to Episode 101 of the Think UDL podcast: Build Engaging Courses Right from the Start with Tim Van Norman. Tim Van Norman is an Instructional Technologist at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California, which is part of the California Community Colleges system. He also hosts his very own podcast called The Higher Ed Tech podcast. Today, he will be discussing his personal views on instructional design and educational technology which are not associated with or speak for Irvine Valley College. In today’s episode, we talk about not just how students learn but where they learn, how we should th...
2023-01-311h 04Think UDLUDL Critiques with Eric MooreWelcome to Episode 100 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL Critiques with Eric Moore. Eric Moore is the Director of Learning Technology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. He is also the founder and owner of Innospire Education Consulting through which he consults with organizations on UDL, instructional design, and accessibility. Eric also was my very first guest on the Think UDL podcast back in 2018. And as this, the 100th episode was approaching, I asked him if he wouldn’t mind talking with me again about the state of UDL and how it has progressed and changed in hi...
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Think UDLUDL Critiques with Eric MooreWelcome to Episode 100 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL Critiques with Eric Moore. Eric Moore is the Director of Learning Technology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. He is also the founder and owner of Innospire Education Consulting through which he consults with organizations on UDL, instructional design, and accessibility. Eric also was my very first guest on the Think UDL podcast back in 2018. And as this, the 100th episode was approaching, I asked him if he wouldn’t mind talking with me again about the state of UDL and how it has progressed and changed in hi...
2023-01-181h 14口腔医院Ep.8.UDL: 做设计和做设计公司是两回事本期播客是《口腔医院》的第8期，是我们和Design360°的特别节目。UDL在2022年12月与Design360°联合开启了“公开提问箱”，大家向我们提出了很多问题。这期播客我们邀请了UDL的联合创始人方建平、UDL的合伙人与艺术指导廖子成和Design360°的主编海泉，以其中的部分问题为引子，和大家分享一些未曾公开的、关于合伙契机的故事，以及隐藏在这些交往细节背后的对“合伙制”的认识和理解。同时，我们也想借助设计媒体的视野，重新审视十年间UDL乃至整体的设计环境发生的变化。在剪辑的过程中，我发现内容一度变成了合伙人表白大会。或许，我们没有一板一眼地给出这些问题标准答案。我们更想通过亲身经历告诉大家，我们是如何思考，而后一步步走向这些答案的。在本期节目里你将听到：3:33 设计媒体怎么看UDL的合伙？9:43 2012年，刚成立的UDL是如何起步的？14:32 加入AGI之后，心态上有怎样的转变？16:00 做设计和做设计公司是两回事19:12 UDL深圳办公室的廖子成是怎样成为合伙人的？23:10 合伙人是相互支撑也是相互竞争的关系26:50 关于模式的思考，合伙的种子如何萌发？31:01 成为合伙人的条件32:37 “你们考虑过拆伙吗？”37:43 UDL是怎样理解“合伙制”的？跟设计有什么关系？45:33 近十年设计媒体和设计行业的发展有怎样的重叠？55:04 大家这些年最难的时候分别是？
2023-01-031h 07Think UDLCan Tech Help Create Belonging? with Rachel KruzelWelcome to Episode 99 of the Think UDL podcast: Can Tech Help Create Belonging? with Rachel Kruzel. After over ten years working as an Assistive Technology and Accommodations Specialist in Disability Resource Offices at various higher ed institutions, Rachel Kruzel is now the Higher Education Specialist at TextHelp where she supports colleges and universities to implement accessibility based solutions to help create more inclusive, equitable, and accessible learning environments for all students. During her time in higher ed, she built and developed assistive technology programs at both schools she worked at, as well as coordinated the provision of accommodations. Rachel...
2023-01-031h 07Think UDLMultiple Means of Music Education with Reba WissnerWelcome to Episode 98 of the Think UDL podcast: Multiple Means of Music Education with Reba Wissner. Reba Wissner is an Assistant Professor of Musicology in the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Reba recently presented at a musicology conference about her UDL interventions in her college music courses and I had heard of what she is doing through another professional organization, so I was very excited to connect with her on this topic. In today’s conversation, Reba and I discuss not only the “what” of multiple means of representation when it comes to music...
2022-12-221h 00Think UDLCommunity is the Key to Accessibility with Mark NicholsWelcome to Episode 97 of the Think UDL podcast: Community is the Key to Accessibility with Mark Nichols. Mark Nichols is the Senior Director of Universal Design and Accessible Technologies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Mark’s team has had great success in implementing accessible learning materials campus-wide with the help of many offices and fellow advocates on campus. In today’s conversation, we will talk about how to create a culture of accessibility, how he has been able to improve and think systematically about accessible materials at his university, and the various tools, ideas, and programs Virginia Tech is e...
2022-12-101h 14Think UDLNeurodivergent Workforce Win-Win with Jeff MillerWelcome to Episode 96 of the Think UDL podcast: Neurodivergent Workforce Win-Win with Jeff Miller. Jeff Miller is the founder and CEO of Potentia, an organization that not only matches neurodivergent talent with companies, but also works with companies to make sure that the work environments are optimal for their neurodiverse employees, which means neurotypical and neurodistinct employees feel supported and comfortable in their workplace. In this conversation, we talk about why recruiting neurodistinct individuals is a good idea for both employee and employer, how to create an interview and onboarding process that lessens the barriers to hiring ND (neurodistinct...
2022-11-291h 11Think UDLMath, Finance, Economics and Employment Skills with Subhadra GanguliWelcome to Episode 95 of the Think UDL podcast: Math, Finance, Economics, & Employment Skills with Subhadra Ganguli. Dr. Subhadra Ganguli is an instructor in the Department of Economics, Ziegler College of Business, at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. She has had extensive experience teaching very practical workplace skills in finance and accounting globally and is now sharing her expertise in the United States. In this episode, we discuss how Subhadra has been implementing very engaging, collaborative learning in her classes. We also talk more about why math isn’t just an individual skill or subject. Additionally, we discuss the skills th...
2022-11-071h 04Think UDLKintsugi, Kelp and Art Therapy with Michele Rattigan and Denise WolfWelcome to Episode 94 of the Think UDL podcast: Kintsugi, Kelp and Art Therapy with Michele Rattigan and Denise Wolf. Michele Rattigan and Denise Wolf are both Associate Clinical Professors of Art Therapy and Counseling in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, College of Nursing and Health Professions, at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this episode, Michele, Denise and I talk about the myth of perfectionism, teaching interventions to reach a variety of students (with an equally vast set of skills), what to do if you want to include art and creative expression in your classes as to expand...
2022-10-211h 22Think UDLUDL and Intersectionality with Denia BradshawWelcome to Episode 93 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL and Intersectionality with Denia Bradshaw. Denia Bradshaw is a UDL Advocate and Independent Scholar, an adjunct instructor at Landmark College, a musician, and the Music Department Coordinator at California State University, Los Angeles. We are fortunate to hear how she brings all of these amazing gifts to bear in her work during this conversation. This episode centers on the emergence and history of both Universal Design for Learning and the concept of Intersectionality. We will define these terms and discuss similarities and connections between the two, taking particular aim at...
2022-10-101h 09Think UDLDisability Cultural Centers with Carrie Ingersoll WoodWelcome to Episode 92 of the Think UDL podcast: Disability Cultural Centers with Carrie Ingersoll-Wood. Carrie Ingersoll-Wood is the Director of the Disability Cultural Center at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. In this conversation, Carrie and I talk about what in fact a Disability Cultural Center is, and what it is not. It is not your university’s Office of Disability Services. It is very different. We also discuss a little about the history of Disability Cultural Centers, why they are important, what they do, how UDL figures into them, and why we need them in Higher Education now.
2022-09-2452 minThink UDLReflecting On A Starfish Difference with Joe HoughtonWelcome to Episode 91 of the Think UDL podcast: Reflecting On A Starfish Difference with Joe Houghton. Joe Houghton is an Assistant Professor at the Smurfit College of Business at University College, Dublin. In this conversation we talk about the usefulness of reflection and feedback in various projects, and talk about a lot of collaborative projects that Joe has been implementing in his graduate courses, along with the fantastic work he has been doing to raise awareness and spread the effectiveness of Universal Design for Learning principles in higher education in Ireland. He has his own podcast, called the Plus...
2022-09-061h 01Think UDLUDL’s High Impact Teaching Blueprint with Erin Leif and Lizzie KnightWelcome to Episode 90 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL’s High Impact Teaching Blueprint with Erin Leif and Lizzie Knight. Erin Leif is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Educational Psychology and Counseling at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and Lizzie Knight is a Research Fellow at the Mitchell Institute: Centre for International Research on Education Systems also in Melbourne. Erin and Lizzie have told me that they are both dialing in for our interview from the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. This conversation focuses on disability, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and how UDL ca...
2022-08-091h 03Think UDLTechnical and Further Education with Jen Cousins and Meredith JacksonWelcome to Episode 89 of the Think UDL podcast: Technical and Further Education with Jen Cousins and Meredith Jackson. In this episode I speak with Meredith Jackson, the Leading Vocational Teacher at TAFE (Technical and Further Education), Queensland, and Jen Cousins, a Teaching and Learning Specialist in Accessibility and Inclusive Education at TAFE, South Australia. This is a great companion to our last episode, Episode 88 with Luis Perez and Tracey Hall from CAST who discussed Career and Technical Education in the United States of America. Now get a chance to speak with the leading voices in UDL in Technical and...
2022-07-261h 16Think UDLCareer and Technical Education with Luis Perez and Tracey HallWelcome to Episode 88 of the Think UDL podcast: Career and Technical Education with Luis Perez and Tracey Hall. In this episode, I speak with two CAST members. And when I say CAST members, I don’t mean a theater play or a Disney employee, but rather CAST, the non-profit that created and introduced the Universal Design for Learning guidelines to the world several decades ago. Originally, the acronym CAST stood for the Center for Applied Specialized Technology, but now they are simply known as CAST. At CAST, Luis Perez is a Technical Assistance Specialist and a noted speaker, and Tr...
2022-07-1258 minThink UDLUDL Masterclasses with Jodie BlackWelcome to Episode 87 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL Masterclasses with Jodie Black. Jodie Black is a Teaching and Learning Specialist at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and this episode is actually the second time I get to talk to Jodie on the Think UDL podcast. You can find our earlier conversation on episode 12 in which we discussed her work at Fleming College. Today we will talk about her new project, Masterclasses, which are open to everyone worldwide. In today’s episode we will talk about what a UDL masterclass is and discuss three different topics that her UD...
2022-06-2157 minThink UDLDifferent Kinds of Intelligence with Temple GrandinWelcome to Episode 86 of the Think UDL podcast: Different Kinds of Intelligence with Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin is an author, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, and a sought-after speaker on Autism and Neurodiversity all over the world. She has been named one of the top 10 college Professors in the country by CEO World Magazine, she is the subject of her own eponymous movie biopic in 2010, and a recognized thought leader on different kinds of intelligence. I was surprised and greatly honored when she accepted my invitation to speak with me on the Think UDL podcast. I h...
2022-06-071h 05Think UDLDesign for Divergence with Megan KohlerWelcome to Episode 85 of the Think UDL podcast: Design for Divergence with Megan Kohler. Megan Kohler is a Learning Designer with the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State.
Her areas of interest/research revolve around supporting neurodivergent learners. Megan and her colleague, Tracy Balduzzi offer a workshop on creating Neuroinclusive learning experiences called Designing for Divergence. She has also collaborated with Penny Ralston-Berg to develop a new learning design model called the Collaborative Content Design Model in which the processes are put to the side and the focus is placed on collaboratively designing courses with f...
2022-05-1752 minThink UDLEngaging Alternative Grading with Joshua EylerWelcome to Episode 84 of the Think UDL podcast: Engaging Alternative Grading with Joshua Eyler. Joshua Eyler is the Director of Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi and the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching and the forthcoming book Scarlet Letters: How Grades are Harming Children and Young Adults, and What We Can Do About It. Josh recently has been raising the chatter about the usefulness and challenges of traditional grading and also bringing a lot of attention to alternative grading practices. Today’s conversation will focus on how the UDL guidelines do...
2022-05-031h 13Think UDLSupporting Neurodiverse Learners with Chiara HorlinWelcome to Episode 83 of the Think UDL podcast: Supporting Neurodiverse Learners with Chiara Horlin. Chiara Horlin is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Glasgow and a founder of the Neurodiversity Network there. She is a developmental Psychologist with particular interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder and neurodiversity in general. In today’s conversation, we talk about why she founded the Neurodiversity Network and what it does for students, faculty, and staff at the University of Glasgow. We also look into the challenges that neurodiverse students find at universities and what strengths they bring! And finally we discuss what co...
2022-04-191h 06Think UDLUDL University with Nicole Brewer, Randy Laist, and Dana SheehanWelcome to Episode 82 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL University with Nicole Brewer, Randy Laist, and Dana Sheehan. Nicole Brewer is an Assistant Professor of Humanities and a Literacy Specialist at Ana Maria College in Massachusetts. Randy Laist is a Professor of English at Goodwin University and the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. And, Dana Sheehan is an Assistant Professor of English and the Director of the Writing Center, also at Ana Maria College. This is my first podcast with three guests, and it is power packed with UDL ideas from their book UDL University: Designing for Variability Across...
2022-04-051h 02口腔医院Ep.2.不会讲故事的导演不是好设计师本期播客是《口腔医院》的第2期，这次请来了我的搭档李响助阵，我们和嘉宾丁凡聊了聊「故事」对他的影响。丁凡是国际平面设计师联盟AGI会员，UDL的合伙人。和丁凡的这期播客其实很早就做了打算，起因是当时碰巧我们俩都在看《故事》这本书。我是当做消遣有一搭没一搭的在看，他却把故事这件事和设计建立起了一些联系，让我觉得非常有趣，值得展开聊一聊。当然，我们的聊天不是读书会，《故事》也只是个引子。在本期节目里你将听到：2:50 故事给我们的启示13:10 假如把做设计比作拍电影，设计师在其中是什么角色？23:25 一个好故事不仅是内核，呈现的方式也很重要26:45 好设计讲不讲故事？37:30 品牌价值观为什么重要？49:34 故事和设计中的隐喻54:28 关于品牌设计和广告的比喻55:48 母语怎样影响设计1:04:09 想做怎样的叙事者扩展阅读：①《故事》罗伯特·麦基②《人类简史》尤瓦尔·赫拉利 ③ “忒休斯之船”（Ship of Theseus）是一个著名的哲学思想实验，由公元1世纪的希腊作家普鲁塔克提出。问题简述：如果忒修斯的船上的木头逐渐被替换，直到所有的木头都不是原来的木头，那这艘船还是原来的那艘船吗？④《设计的语言》迪耶·萨迪奇 ⑤《多重身份》Michael Rock ⑥《风格练习》雷蒙·格诺
2022-03-271h 11Think UDLGraphic Design for Course Creators with Dawn DiPeriWelcome to Episode 81 of the Think UDL podcast: Graphic Design for Course Creators with Dawn DiPeri. Dawn DiPeri is a learning designer and graphic designer who has taught and worked in higher education and in the corporate sector. She has expertise in educational technology, new media literacies, and interpersonal communication and has published widely on gender and race disparity in the workforce and online pedagogy. Today we talk about her new book Graphic Design for Course Creators with a particular focus on accessibility and graphic design. Dawn saw the need for this book and set about to write and...
2022-03-2257 minThink UDLNeurodiversity Hub with Andrew EddyWelcome to Episode 80 of the Think UDL podcast: Neurodiversity Hub with Andrew Eddy. Andrew Eddy is the CEO and co-founder of Untapped based in Melbourne, Australia, a social enterprise that helps to develop job opportunities for Autstic individuals and he is the co-creator of the Neurodiversity Hub which provides resources and trainings to students, universities, and employers focussing on programs to benefit neurodiverse students and employees. Today we get the chance to talk about the many ways in which universities, students, and employers are collaborating in Australia, the United Kingdom, and in North America to provide training, programs, informational...
2022-03-081h 00Think UDLHigher Ed and K-12 partnerships with Mary Budzilowicz and Lauren BenfieldWelcome to Episode 79 of the Think UDL podcast: Higher Ed and K-12 Partnerships with Mary Budzilowicz and Lauren Benfield. Mary Budzilowicz is the Director of the Center for Universal Design for Learning Technology and Resources at Cabrini University and Lauren Benfield is a Project Consultant in the Office of Professional Learning of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania. I usually interview just one person each episode, but today I am very glad to have representatives of both sides of this UDL partnership. My guests and I are specifically going to talk about the incredible work that Cabrini University...
2022-02-221h 10Think UDLTransformational Inclusive Student Input with Sara SchleyWelcome to Episode 78 of the Think UDL podcast: Transformational Inclusive Student Input with Sara Schley. Sara Schley is the Director of Learning Sciences, Wallace H Coulter Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (aka GA Tech) and is retiring from her position as Professor, Master of Science in Secondary Education dept (deaf education teacher training program), Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The research we are discussing today comes from her time in her previous position in Rochester. Today we discuss the terms access and inclusion to understand what we really want in the...
2022-02-0854 minThink UDLIntentional Tech Solutions with Derek BruffWelcome to Episode 77 of the Think UDL podcast: Intentional Tech Solutions with Derek Bruff. Derek Bruff is the Assistant Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University and Interim Director of Digital Commons as well as a Principal Senior Lecturer in Mathematics. He is also the host and producer of the educational technology podcast Leading Lines. Derek has recently written the book Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching. My colleagues and I at Appalachian State who are “faculty Champions,” faculty who help our peers with tech and teaching prob...
2022-01-251h 00Think UDLTransparent Design with Mary-Ann WinklemesWelcome to Episode 76 of the Think UDL podcast: Transparent Design with Mary-Ann Winklemes. Dr. Mary-Ann Winklemes is the Executive Director at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Brandeis University and the Principal Investigator and Founder of TILT Higher Ed. TILT stands for Transparency in Learning and Teaching. Over the course of decades now, Mary-Ann has shared her model of transparent assignment design all over the world and has collected data about its effectiveness. I have been a big fan of the TILT method for several years and have taught our faculty about it and have another assignment design...
2021-12-141h 20Think UDLAcademic Integrity through Assessment Design with Mark GlynnWelcome to Episode 75 of the Think UDL podcast: Academic Integrity through Assessment Design with Mark Glynn. Mark Glynn is the Head of the Teaching Enhancement Unit at Dublin City University. I have been wanting to talk to Mark for a long time about what he is doing with UDL in Ireland and beyond. There are so many things that he and his team are doing to help spread the word and train faculty in UDL, that it was difficult to focus on just one topic. Recently, he has been working on the intersection of UDL, academic integrity and assessment...
2021-11-3058 minThink UDLInclusive Instructors Use UDL with Tracie AddyWelcome to episode 74 of the Think UDL podcast: Inclusive Instructors Use UDL with Tracie Addy. Dr. Tracie Addy is the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Along with her co-authors Derek Dube, Khadijah A. Mitchell, and Mallory SoRelle, she wrote the book What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching. I have wanted to have Dr. Addy on the podcast since I participated in one of the webinars associated with her book as I saw...
2021-11-1652 minThink UDLUltimate Collection of Go-to Faculty Resources with Danielle HintonWelcome to Episode 73 of the Think UDL podcast: Ultimate Collection of Go-to Faculty Resources with Danielle Hinton. Danielle Hinton is an Educational Developer at the University of Birmingham’s Higher Education Futures Institute in the United Kingdom. She collects, collates, and curates teaching and learning resources like no one I have ever known! I have been following her fantastic Twitter superthreads that run the gamut on topics including assessment, the hidden curriculum, inclusive teaching resources, imposter syndrome, signature pedagogies, games, icebreakers, and many, many more. For each one of these threads, Danielle provides multiple options and resources to give us...
2021-11-0258 minThink UDLTeaching Interculturally with Irene TheodoropoulouWelcome to Episode 72 of the Think UDL podcast: Teaching Interculturally with Irene Theodoropoulou. This interview is about 25 years in the making, though I didn’t know it at the time I met Spyros Kissas in Athens, Greece, in 1995. In 1997 I married into his Greek family for us to become cousins. And then he married the incomparable Sofia Fournaridou and we became fast friends. Recently, Sofia introduced me to her cousin Irene Theodoropoulou, and I can’t thank her enough because I am absolutely floored by what Irene is doing to make her very diverse linguistics classes at two universities in D...
2021-10-191h 17Think UDLNew Paradigms in Course Design with Lee Skallerup BessetteWelcome to Episode 71 of the Think UDL podcast: New Paradigms in Course Design with Lee Skallerup Bessette. Dr. Lee Skallerup Bessette is the Assistant Director for Digital Learning at CNDLS, the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University. She also co-hosts the podcast “All The Things ADHD” and is an active presence on Twitter as @ReadyWriting. In fact, one of Lee’s Twitter threads prompted this conversation about assumptions we make about students, learning, universities, and course design. I wanted to bring a UDL lens to this discussion and talk about what those assumptions are, what o...
2021-10-051h 06Think UDLCulturally Responsive Choices with Courtney PlottsWelcome to Episode 70 of the Think UDL podcast: Culturally Responsive Choices with Courtney Plotts. Dr. Courtney Plotts is an author, speaker and the National Chair of CASEPS, the Council for At Risk Student Education and Professional Standards. Today we talk about the intersection of Universal Design for Learning and Culturally Responsive Teaching, how to create a culturally inclusive environment both in person and online, the difference between collaboration and cooperation, invitational teaching, and the “Dos and Don’ts” of starting your journey in Culturally Responsive Teaching. We both mention plenty of resources and those will be available on our ThinkU...
2021-09-2157 minThink UDLTeach to Reach with Mary Ann TobinWelcome to Episode 69 of the Think UDL podcast: Teach to Reach with Mary Ann Tobin. Mary Ann Tobin is an Assistant Research Professor and Instructional Consultant at the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at the Pennsylvania State University. Mary Ann has been up to great good at Penn State introducing UDL to faculty, administrators, and her fantastic colleagues in non-academic areas with great results. Today’s conversation takes us into a discussion about how to “sell” UDL to faculty, administration, and others on campus, how to present UDL if you want to get university buy-in, who to befriend, and why an...
2021-09-0759 minThink UDLMindful Technology with Jenae CohnWelcome to Episode 68 of the Think UDL podcast: Mindful Technology with Jenae Cohn. Jenae Cohn is the author of the recently released book Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading and is the Director of Academic Technology at California State University, Sacramento. In this episode, Jenae and I talk about using technology in the classroom and outside the classroom. What choices should we make for ourselves? And what choices can we give our students? This thoughtful conversation will help you think about the ways that tech can help you and your students more fully engage with materials and each other...
2021-08-241h 07Think UDLProfessors at Play with Lisa Forbes and David ThomasWelcome to Episode 67 of the Think UDL podcast: Professors at Play with Lisa Forbes and David Thomas. Lisa Forbes is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Program at the University of Colorado, Denver, and David Thomas is the Executive Director for Online Programs at the University of Denver. Together they are the Co-Founders of Professors at Play, a group of Higher Education instructors who incorporate play and playfulness into their teaching and their courses. In today’s episode, I talk with Lisa and David about how we as instructors can infuse play and playfulness into our college courses an...
2021-08-101h 03Think UDLReflection Makes the Implicit Explicit with Erik BlairWelcome to Episode 66 of the Think UDL podcast: Reflection Makes the Implicit Explicit with Erik Blair. An educator for over 20 years, Erik Blair is currently a Senior Lecturer in Health Professions Education in the Institute for Health Sciences Education at Queen Mary, University of London. I first ran across his work on the OneHE website which is full of fantastic courses to learn more about teaching and learning and faculty development. I was especially interested in his work on reflection. In today’s conversation, we discuss what reflection-based activities are, how to incorporate reflection activities into your classes, what di...
2021-07-131h 06Think UDLRelational Cultural Theory and UDL with Harriet SchwartzWelcome to Episode 65 of the Think UDL podcast: Relational Cultural Theory and UDL with Harriet Schwartz! Dr. Harriet Schwartz is the author of Connected Teaching: Relationships, Power, and Mattering in Higher Education and is the Professor of Relational Practice and Higher Education at Antioch University’s PhD in Leadership and Change Program. As the episode title implies, we will be talking about RCT, or Relational Cultural Theory, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We discuss several ways instructors can engage students through the lens of Relational Cultural Theory, and that leads us into a discussion about authenticity. We also ta...
2021-06-291h 03Think UDLEngaging Ungrading with Susan BlumWelcome to Episode 64 of the Think UDL podcast: Engaging Ungrading with Susan Blum! Susan Blum is the editor and author of several chapters of the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead). She is also Professor of Anthropology, Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Fellow, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, Fellow, Institute for Educational Initiatives, Fellow, Eck Institute for Global Health all at the The University of Notre Dame. In this episode, Susan and I explore the connections between “Ungrading” and Universal Design for Learning principles, especially focussing on how “Ungrading” engages students...
2021-06-151h 01Think UDLMinding Bodies, Senses, and Perception with Susan HrachWelcome to Episode 63 of the Think UDL podcast: Minding Bodies, Senses, and Perception with Susan Hrach. Susan Hrach is the author of the book Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning and the Director of the Faculty Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and Professor of English at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. In today’s episode, we talk about the content of her Minding Bodies book as it relates to perception, specifically the UDL guideline to provide multiple options for student perception which often include alternatives for auditory and visual information. We also tal...
2021-06-011h 06Think UDLEthical and Accessible UDL with Ann GagneWelcome to Episode 62 of the Think UDL podcast: Ethical and Accessible UDL with Ann Gagne. Ann Gagne is an Educational Developer at the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre at the Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. She is also my friend on Twitter and a colleague in our #UDLHE community which is where I have come in contact with her brilliance in the last few years. She has taught me so much about accessibility, she’s my Alt-Text guru, and she has gently pushed me to widen my lens about ways to th...
2021-05-1858 minThink UDLBut How Does UDL apply to Nursing? with Jen WallaceWelcome to Episode 61 of the Think UDL podcast: But What About UDL in Nursing? with Jen Wallace. I am so excited to bring this episode to you, our listeners, because I am often asked about how UDL works in applied fields when students have to pass a strict licensure exam, or something else of the sort with high stakes and lots of pressure, and Jen has worked diligently to integrate UDL in her nursing program. Jen Wallace is an Assistant Professor in Nursing at Lawrence Memorial Regis College in Medford, Massachusetts. In our conversation today, Jen is speaking on...
2021-05-0458 minThink UDLResearching Accidental UDL with Kirsten BehlingWelcome to Episode 60 of the Think UDL podcast: Researching Accidental UDL with Kirsten Behling. Kirsten Behling is the author, along with Tom Tobin, of Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: UDL in Higher Education, which is the book I recommend most to anyone who is interested in UDL in higher ed. She is also the Associate Dean of StAAR which stands for Student Accessibility and Academic Resources at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. In today’s podcast, Kirsten and I discuss the research project she has undertaken since the pandemic began when university classes switched to a predominantly online format. Along wi...
2021-04-201h 08Think UDLPurposeful, Humanizing, and Inclusive Instruction with Brett ChristieWelcome to Episode 59 of the Think UDL podcast: Purposeful, Humanizing, and Inclusive Instruction with Brett Christie! In today’s episode, I have the absolute pleasure to talk with Brett Christie for the second time! The first time I spoke with him at a UDL conference, our sound quality in a noisy room made the interview unusable. I am so thankful that he has agreed to talk with me again and this time about what he is doing to create purposeful, humanizing, inclusive instruction. Please check out the ThinkUDL.org web page for a wealth of really great resources that Br...
2021-04-0658 minThink UDLUDL Evolution with Lindsay MaslandWelcome to Episode 58 of the Think UDL podcast: UDL Evolution with Lindsay Masland. Dr. Lindsay Masland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and is the Assistant Director of Faculty Professional Development in the Center for Academic Excellence which is the Teaching and Learning center at Appalachian State University. She is a trusted colleague and here’s a fun fact, she has provided one of my very first introductions to Universal Design for Learning! She is a noted speaker and faculty developer and we have worked together on course redesign institutes and other initiatives to integrate UDL in...
2021-03-2355 minThink UDLNeurodiversity and Public Relations with Jess NerrenWelcome to Episode 57 of the Think UDL podcast: Neurodiversity and Public Relations with Jess Nerren! Jess is a full time Lecturer in Communication Studies at California State University, San Bernardino and also a full time doctoral student in educational leadership. In addition, she is a parent of an individual with Autism. Jess brings a wealth of Public Relations experience in the private sector before transitioning into academia, and she combines that with her lived experience as a parent to a neurodiverse son to better her teaching, her Public Relations work, and her current dissertation topic. In today’s episode we...
2021-03-091h 05Think UDLEmotion Science and Online Learning with Flower DarbyWelcome to Episode 56 of the Think UDL podcast: Emotion Science and Online Learning with Flower Darby. Flower Darby is an online educator and author widely recognized for her expertise in faculty development in online environments. In today’s conversation, Flower and I first talk about her concept of “Roundabout Design,” and how it differs from backwards design. And then we talk about her forthcoming book The Spark of Online Learning: How Technology and Emotion Science Invigorates Every Class where we will discuss many aspects of emotion and online learning, including how we can establish teacher presence and help students persis...
2021-02-2356 minThink UDLAdvancing Online Teaching with Kevin Kelly and Todd ZakrajsekWelcome to Episode 55 of the Think UDL podcast: Advancing Online Teaching with Kevin Kelly and Todd Zakrajsek. Kevin and Todd are returning to the podcast today to talk about their recent book Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-based Digital Learning Environments. I had the chance to read an advance copy of the book and found it to be incredibly helpful because of its focus on UDL, equity, and facilitation strategies. Today’s conversation will focus on how to help you infuse Universal Design for Learning into your online course, support your learners with facilitations techniques, and assess both your own te...
2021-02-0954 minThink UDLSupporting Indigenous Culture with Liz StoneWelcome to Episode 54 of the Think UDL podcast: Supporting Indigenous Culture with Liz Stone. I first learned of Liz Stone through our UDLHE group when she presented a pop-up session virtually to our members all over the world. Liz Stone is, among many other things, the Academic Chair, Indigenous Studies at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. In just a moment I’ll ask her to introduce herself so that you can hear in her own voice and in her first language who she is. Today our conversation touches on Edward Hall’s cultural iceberg as it relates to teac...
2021-01-261h 00Think UDLInclusive Practices Include UDL with Amanda JungelsWelcome to Episode 53 of the Think UDL podcast: Inclusive Practices Include UDL with Amanda Jungels. Dr. Amanda Jungels is the Associate Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Rice University in Houston, TX. Amanda, along with Dr. Chandani Patel and a fabulous team of educational developers created a free EdX course entitled Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the Classroom. As I was making my way through the course myself, I knew I needed to interview the creators because of the emphasis on UDL in the course. I was so glad that Amanda Jungels was gracious enough to...
2021-01-121h 18Think UDLNeurodiversity is a Strength with Gloria NilesWelcome to Episode 52 of the Think UDL podcast: Neurodiversity is a Strength with Gloria Niles. Gloria Niles has a background in special education and neurology and is the Director of Distance Education at the University of Hawaii, West O’ahu. Today Gloria and I talk about neurodiversity and how it is often considered through a deficit model. We will talk about how identity and intersectionality may shape our conceptions of neurodiversity, and we will explore ways to use a strengths-based, talent-focussed approach. This positive, flipped approach helps to promote equity and inclusion for all students! Gloria has graciously made se...
2020-12-2246 minThink UDLIndigenous Ways of Teaching, Learning & Being with Libby RoderickWelcome to Episode 51 of the Think UDL podcast: Indigenous Ways of Teaching, Learning & Being with Libby Roderick. Libby is the Director of the Difficult Dialogues Institute as well as the Associate Director at the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She is an author, speaker and workshop facilitator who offers participants new ways to talk, listen and teach that rely on non-Western methodologies, specifically from Native Americans in what is now Alaska. Our conversation investigates multiple ways that instructors can learn how to teach using Native practices, and the benefits that using these techniques...
2020-12-081h 04Think UDLMission Possible with Mordecai BrownleeWelcome to Episode 50 of the ThinkUDL podcast: Mission Possible with Mordecai Brownlee. Dr. Mordecai Brownlee is the Vice President for Student Success at St. Philip’s College and an Adjunct Professor at Morgan State University School of Education and Urban Studies, and the University of Charleston School of Business and Leadership, as well as a columnist for EdSurge. Today’s conversation focuses on recruiting interest, inspiring students, and engaging them for the long haul in their academic careers, as well as what ways we can support students along the journey. Dr. Brownlee offers faculty some ideas to engage students and...
2020-11-2450 min