Course info
Course name, UDL and Collaborative Learning Approaches Webinar
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success Type of course Teaching and Learning
About the course
Upcoming Classes
No classes scheduled
Description
Many of today’s students will come to campus with numerous forms of mental, emotional, and social challenges. In any given class, you may have students with PTSD, mental disorders, learning disabilities, or previous emotional trauma. Students with these characteristics, also referred to as neurodiverse students, are often quiet and introverted in collaborative settings, thus impacting their classroom performance.
What strategies can you leverage to establish a classroom environment where ALL students feel comfortable contributing to collaborative learning activities?
You’ll explore ways of applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to collaborative learning tasks to support students who find difficulty thriving in group learning situations.
This seminar goes beyond the simple “how-to” of implementing group work and delves into the different challenges you face when implementing collaborative learning experiences and how you can create success for all kinds of students with all kinds of conditions and backgrounds.
Note: This workshop will be offered in an online webinar
Objectives
- Identify infrequently acknowledged challenges that lead to perceived “freeloader” behavior in group work
- Develop support mechanisms that empower socially challenged students to succeed in collaborative learning tasks
- Apply UDL principles to design collaborative learning tasks that promote optimal success for all students
Prerequisites
None
Administrators
- Crystal Weisner
Please contact a course administrator for additional information.