getting personal with universal - a lecturer’s journey
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Getting Personal with Universal - A Lecturer’s Journey. Presenter: Margaret Kinsella September 2010. Who are ITB?. Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, Dublin. Who are the Students?. Who am I?. Building self-esteem. Prior Experiences. Student. Fostering confidence. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Presenter: Margaret Kinsella
September 2010
Who are ITB?
Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, Dublin
Who are the Students?
Access Students
Repeat Students
English Not 1st
Language
CAO Applicants
PLC FETACCourses
Mature Students
Familiar with College system
Adjusting to College
demandsAssistive Technologies,
Examination Arrangements
Some Language acquisition difficulties
Creates different dynamic
Varied Group
Who am I?
Roslyn Park College
VEC
ITB
Family
College
Software Industry
Large extended family
Lots diversity...
5 yrs Not a mention of
diversity10 years! Diversity – norm...
Not a mention of diversity
10 years!Women’s Nework
SIF Learner Support & Learner Styles
E4Continuing Education
Creative Digital Media
Programming Supports
IBM ‘Scaffolding’
Connecting the Dots….Evolving Relationship
Fostering confidence
Building
self-esteem
Increasing motivation
Situational Assessment
Prior Experiences
Identify Strengths &Blocks
ITBStudent
Lecturer
Collaborators
Workshop/Seminar Key participants
Universal Design on the Urban Scale for the Aging
Population
Antoinette Fennell, Trinity
College
Introduction to Universal Design and Seven Principles
workshop
Ciaran O’ Leary & Damian
Gordon, Kevin Street, DIT
Sight Loss Noel Redmond
Assistive Technologies and Web Accessibility Joshue O’ Connor, NCBI
TrinityHaus
Creative Digital Media: Guide Dogs Project
Multiple means To give learners
Multiple means of representation To give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge
Multiple means of action and expression
To provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know
Multiple means of engagement To tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation.
What is Universal Design for Learning
“Universal Design points a way forward
for a humanistic participation focused
not on efficiency but on people’s needs and dignity….”
adapted Sunday Times