Are you curious about reducing accessibility barriers in your classrooms to foster a supportive and engaging classroom environment (in-person or online) that will strengthen your students’ success? Join Erin Aspenlieder, Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning, Ryan Moore, Digital Accessibility Coordinator in the Library, and, Dr. Jeji Varghese, Associate Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology, for two sessions exploring the benefits of creating accessible courses and classrooms. Learn more about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how it benefits you and your students. Gain practical understanding and strategies for creating multimodal participation in your classrooms.

Session One on Nov. 5 will provide foundational knowledge of UDL and how it guides course design to strengthen accessibility in your course design and classroom.

Session Two on Nov. 20 will provide concrete approaches you can integrate into your teaching practice. We will explore strategies for teaching materials and classroom practices to foster an inclusive learning environment for your students, which can be implemented in your course design and classroom.

Both sessions will provide opportunities for discussion, resource-sharing, and examples tailored to our higher education context. Faculty are welcome to attend one or both sessions.