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What Your Students Aren’t Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy 

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These courses enroll a diverse cross-section of the student body, creating the perfect environment to listen broadly and learn deeply. Over multiple semesters, more than 2,000 students voluntarily participated in IRB-approved surveys and follow-up interviews. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design.

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

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“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4%

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities including Neurodivergent Learners

Faculty Focus

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” For instance, in 2019, 6.2% of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4%

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. Physical accessibility.

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Marketplace trend update: 6 new products, teaching strategies, and learning initiatives

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The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. The course, Effective Conversation in the Classroom, launches in August with three online sessions.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

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Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. Access: Building Bridges to Opportunity Accessible Course Design Accessibility in online education goes beyond compliance with legal requirements.

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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

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All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. Academic Intervention for Students with Disabilities and Special Needs. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. assess success at completion. Elementary Math.

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