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Materials from “Neurodiversity and UDL: A friendship worth fostering” at LEAP Indiana Series
I presented this workshop at the LEAP Indiana Professional Development series on Friday, January 24th 2025. This series is a statewide professional development speaker series for faculty in Indiana. Link to Slides Link to Session Handout The second part of the workshop offered personal reflection opportunities on how course design could be information by neurodiversity…
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The beginnings of a “neurodiversity-informed” approach to UDL
Note: This post is based on a LinkedIn post from Tuesday December 17th, 2024. I decided to give that content a more permanent and access home on my website. I do have some hope to expand these ideas into a full article, but I am not certain when. I have done a few talks as…
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Materials from UDL Conference Talk: “No to Normal: A Neurodiversity-informed approach to UDL”
I presented this talk at the Goodwin University UDL Conference on September 27th, 2024. Link to Slides Link to Session Handout In this talk I had two goals:
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Instructor and student variability
Note: This post is a more permanent version of a LinkedIn post I made in July 2024. There has been some chatter about the limitations of “student-centered” teaching, I think most recently on a Tea for Teaching podcast episode with Sarah Rose Cavanagh. I have thought about this topic a lot, and one way I…
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Workshop and discussion: Group work, “participation,” and Neurodiversity
Note: This event has already taken place, but the materials are yours to use! Link to session slides | Link to session handout Other resources on group work, participation, and neurodiversity Initial event information Date: Tuesday August 20th 2024 | Time: 12pm-1:30pm Eastern US/ 11am Central/ 10am Mountain/ 9am Pacific Registration Link As a faculty…
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Materials from “Learning from Neurodiversity: Options for Expression and Communication” Talk
On Wednesday June 26th, 2024 I participated in the 9 in 9 UDL webinar series which was organized by Goodwin University. I wanted to make my materials available so have provided links on this post. I highly encourage folks to look at the materials for previous session and to sign up for the upcoming sessions…
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Abstract and materials for “the grading conference” 2024
Below is my title and abstract for the Grading Conference, which is taking place online from June 13th to 15th. I recommend registering if you can! Title: Lessons in Ungrading from Disability Studies Slides: (link) Handout with resources: (link) Abstract: Those who practice ungrading (assessing students in ways that challenge the traditional practices of ranking…
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The Inclusive Teaching Umbrella
Note: This post is based on a LinkedIn post I shared on April 2, 2024. I have created this blog post as another option for interacting with the “inclusive teaching umbrella” idea. I use the image above when giving presentations to faculty that relate to the expansive concept of “inclusive teaching.” It has helped me…
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Desired results: Tensions between Backward Design and Feminist Pedagogy
I have not used “Backward Design” for two of the last several classes that I have designed and taught myself. I definitely had goals in mind, but I made a conscious decision that I didn’t want to commit to any “outcomes” before learning more about my students and their prior experiences and interests (note that…
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Toward a modest and critical inclusive teaching
Note: This post is based on a recent LinkedIn post I wrote which I got some great feedback on. I am hoping to expand on the ideas here in a longer essay soon. Cover image by Oleg Laptev on Unsplash Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about what I like to call “a modest and…
Sarah E. Silverman
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Sarah E. Silverman 