Spring 2011 Webinars on College Teaching and Disability
This event is free of charge. Workshops are offered online via Elluminate
Session One: Friday, April 15, 9-11:30am HST (12-2:30pm PDT)
Integration of Cultural Diversity, Universal Design for Learning and Mentoring
Cultural Diversity
- Recognizing the impact of diverse identities
- Responding to students with disabilities in a cultural context
- Issues of cultural competence
Universal Design for Learning
- Balancing rigor with the need for flexibility
- Diversifying instructional methods and materials
- Specific strategies to increase classroom inclusiveness
Mentoring
- Strategies for nurturing students with disabilities
- Providing real-life learning
- Learning from our students
Presented by Megan Conway, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Steven Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor, & Michelle McDow, Center on Disability Studies, College of Education, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
Session Two: Tuesday, April 26, 1-2:30pm HST (4-5:30pm PDT)
Expanded Session—Tools for Mentoring
Presented by Steven E. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center on Disability Studies, College of Education, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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Pre-Registration required up to three days before the event. Information about how to access the Webinars will follow. To register email Kathryn Parado at kathrynparado@gmail.com with your name, email address, department/institution or other affiliation. Please submit any disability accommodation requests when you register.
