[WebPub] TOMORROW - Sept 9th - Universal Design for Learning, @3:30pm in Lamont

[Tremonte, Donna]

Hello MIT WebPub,

We hope to see you tomorrow for a talk co-hosted with ABCD-EDUTECH on UDL.

Sam Johnston<http://www.cast.org/about/staff/sam-johnston.html#.VaZ3X7euyPA> from CAST<http://www.cast.org/about> will be giving a talk on Universal Design for Learning on Wednesday, September 9th at 3:30pm in the Lamont Library Forum Room.

As usual, we will go out for drinks afterwards at John Harvard’s. If you are unable to make the talk, we invite you to meet us to socialize and exchange summer stories at John Harvard’s. We’ll be there around 5:15pm, after the talk.

Universal Design for Learning: A framework for addressing learner diversity

Educators designing online and blended programs are responsible for ensuring the success of all students including those with physical, sensory, and learning disabilities, differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and various motivations for learning. Providing accessible learning materials to postsecondary students with disabilities is essential — and required by law. Assistive technology and accessible materials can lower barriers to access. However, access to materials is not the same as access to learning. “The purpose of education is not to make information accessible, but rather to teach learners how to transform accessible information into useable knowledge” (CAST, 2012). Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. This session provides an overview of UDL with examples from open educational resources (OER) development. We will showcase UDLonCampus.cast.org, a collection of resources on UDL for postsecondary stakeholders to help them provide flexibility in instructional materials, teaching methods, and assessments.

Bio: Sam Catherine Johnston<http://www.cast.org/about/staff/sam-johnston.html#.VaZ3X7euyPA> is a researcher at CAST<http://www.cast.org/about>. With support of the Gates Foundation’s Open Professionals Education Network, she recently led the development of UDL On Campus (udloncampus.cast.org)–a collection of online resources to aid postsecondary educators in implementing UDL.
Her primary research focus is on the use of networked technology to support peer-to-peer knowledge transfer.  She has conducted design-based research in both professional development and formal education settings. Before joining CAST, Sam was a Senior Associate and Distance Educator at the Center for Social Innovation (c4si), where she led the company’s online learning strategy.  Sam holds a BA from McGill University and a master’s and doctorate in education from Harvard.

When: September 9th @ 3:30-5:00pm (co-presenting with ABCD EduTech group<http://edutech.abcd.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do>)
Title: Universal Design for Learning: A framework for addressing learner diversity<http://w3.abcd.harvard.edu/ai1ec_event/sam-johnston-universal-design-for-learning-a-framework-for-addressing-learner-diversity/?instance_id=>
Who: Sam Johnston<http://www.cast.org/about/staff/sam-johnston.html#.VaZ3X7euyPA>, CAST<http://www.cast.org/about>
Where: Lamont Library, Forum Room

NOTE: Attendees without a Harvard ID card need to RSVP<mailto:dtremont at oeb.harvard.edu> for building access.

Thanks!
Donna and Raman

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