Rethinking "Participation" with UDL

Accessible and Inclusive Design Workshop Series

This series features practices to create more accessible and inclusive classes for students, particularly students with disabilities and/or who are neurodivergent. It centers needs and recommendations students have identified (see the Practitioner Guide: Accessibility) and was developed in consultation with specialists at the Accessible Education Center (AEC). Series facilitators include staff from TEP, UO Online, AEC, and the Library; workshops occur Wednesdays from 1-2 pm throughout the spring term.   This series is open to all instructors at any existing level of knowledge and is meant to be a co-learning experience (we’re learning too!).  

Session 7: Rethinking "Participation with UDL

We know that participation and engagement is core to learning. But what kinds of participation and engagement are we making available and incentivizing, and do they support the learning of all students? If we assess participation, what preconceptions are we bringing about what it “looks like” that do not apply universally given the neurodiversity in our classes?  

This session will help us reframe the purpose of participation and use Universal Design for Learning to help us think through designing for participation that works for all students. It will center practices that align with the recommendations students made featured in the Practitioner Guide: Accessibility, with recommendations from student-scholars at UO, and with AEC. 

Learn more about this session at our webpage. 

Join us via Zoom.