Dear Colleagues,

If you haven’t had a chance, please make sure to complete the exit survey for our Teaching Scholarship Circle on Universal Design in Higher Education. We are interested in in your responses, even if you only participated in one of our four sessions. 

 

To access the survey, please follow this link: https://cunyhunter.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bEDDwghAS2skKup

 

Enjoy your summer!!!

Best, Michael

 

Hi All,
Just wanted to share this interesting article,
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team,
from the NY Times among other resources from our lasting meeting.
Thank you all for your participation and best wishes for a great end of semester.


Michael

Guidelines for Team Formation
http://silo.hunter.cuny.edu/McM3Bblr

Levy Group Dynamics (Chapter 3)
http://silo.hunter.cuny.edu/dMvjS3JN

Notes on Teamwork from the Levy Reading
http://silo.hunter.cuny.edu/EnHoRfuj

Building Emotional Intelligence
http://silo.hunter.cuny.edu/EHe0NNzg

Student Information Form
http://silo.hunter.cuny.edu/QoTcYfZY

Dear all,

The fourth and final meeting of our TSC on Universal Design will be held next Wednesday (May 4th) between 3:00PM and 5:00PM. As before, we will meet in the large conference room (BB-401) on the 4th floor of the Belfer Research Building (413 E 69th St between 1st and York Avenue). We will use our final meeting to discuss multiple ways of motivating our students, and Dale Katherine Ireland (CUNY GC, English Program) will help guide our discussion. Before the meeting, please make sure to read chapter 5 of Sheryl Burgstahler’s book, which discusses student reflections on UD. 

Have a nice weekend, 

Michael

Dear all,

Thanks for participating in this week’s TSC on Universal Design in Higher Education. 

Andrew encouraged us to use the next two weeks to reflect on our learning outcomes, asking the following questions:

1) What are the task my students are expected to perform in pursuit of this learning outcome?

2) What are the tools they need to perform these tasks?

3) How can I make sure that these tools can be used from multiple means of engagement?

4) How can I monitor that students are able to access those tools?

PS. My understanding is that ‘tools’ refers to the means by which students complete the tasks necessary to acquire information and develop knowledge.

Also here is a link to Sheryl E. Burgstahler's publication 20 Tips for teaching an Accessible Online Course.

Have a nice weekend, Michael

Michael Siller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Hunter College/ City University of New York
ACERT Faculty Fellow
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Moving the needle: Implementing universal design in higher education

Teaching Scholarship Circle
                 ACERT Hunter College

Facilitator: Michael Siller (Psychology)

The student body at Hunter College is exceptionally diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, native language, culture, age, learning style, background knowledge, ability, gender, veteran status, and other characteristics. This Teaching Scholarship Circle (TSC) aims to support faculty who wish to proactively and incrementally re-design courses to be welcoming, usable, and accessible to students with a broad range of characteristics, including students with disabilities. These efforts will be guided by learning about the principles of Universal Design in higher education.

Through reading, invited speakers, and discussion, faculty will learn about the principles and practices of Universal Design in higher education, and plan incremental changes in their own courses that give students (1) multiple ways of acquiring information and knowledge, (2) alternatives for demonstrating what they know, and (3) a range of opportunities to actively engage with the course content.

Note: This TSC involves a series of four meetings, and faculty are strongly encouraged to attend all meetings. Meetings will be held on Wednesdays, March 9, March 30, April 13, and May 4, 3 pm – 5 pm. Session notes and links to resources is located on the right sidebar .