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

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This project started with a deceptively simple question: What arent our students telling us? I wanted to change thatnot just by asking better questions, but by building an open-access platform that would amplify student voices and inform actionable change. Tessa Wolf strengthened our commitment to inclusive course design.

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility.

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New 'Playbook' Explains Four Elements of Great Online Courses

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Here are summaries of the four essential elements of successful online courses, according to the playbook. Course Design Instructors should ask themselves: What do you want students to learn in your course? The answer to this question will help identify the right class materials, activities and assessments to use.

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A Shift Toward Learning Design: What It Isn't, Why It's Needed, and If It's Right for You

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At the university level, course design has traditionally been easy for faculty to manage on their own—until, that is, digital technologies began to play a role and online courses started to take off. Sample Courses from Georgetown's MA in Learning and Design. You're always asking insightful questions.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment 

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For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment 

Faculty Focus

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

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Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References: 1. Billings, Dianne M.,

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