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NU Disability Awareness and UDL Training Series Online

The Offices of Disability Awareness, Accessibility Services, and Faculty Development are co-sponsoring a 3-part training series on teaching students with disabilities and using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies. This workshop series will be online via Zoom.

Friday, March 12

Session 1: Introductions & Services Offered by NU’s Office of Accessibility Services

  • Defining disability and the Disability Awareness initiative
  • Disabilities and their prevalence on campus?
  • Language/terminology relating to disability services/awareness 
  • Meet the Office of Accessibility Services' staff and learn their roles
  • How can the Office of Accessibility Services support faculty and students?

Friday, April 9

Session 2: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning

  • Background of UD and its evolution to UDL
  • Why NU supports using UDL practices/strategies
  • Sample in-class strategies

Friday, April 30

Session 3: UDL, Continued

  • Creating a UDL Canvas Course
  • Additional tips and strategies
Dates & Times:
11:00am - 12:00pm, Friday, March 12, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm, Tuesday, April 13, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm, Friday, April 30, 2021
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Audience:
  All Faculty and Staff  
Registration has closed. (This event has to be booked as part of a series)

Event Organizer

Rachael (Rossi) Webb, Ph.D.

Dr. Rachael Rossi provides faculty with instructional support and professional development, assessment, mentoring opportunities, and research initiatives. Her office is VINI 304 and she can be reached at rrossi@niagara.edu.