Genevive Aboud UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING AND ACTIVE

Geneviève Aboud UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING AND ACTIVE LEARNING FOR GREATER STUDENT SUCCESS

Part 1: EESH What is EESH? Target group Geography – World of Cities Today? Snapshot

Universal Design for Learning «a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. » 1 1. (http: //www. udlcenter. org/aboutudl/whatisudl)

Flexible Multiple means of representation: - Diverse materials Multiple exposure to materials

Flexible Multiple means of engagement / expession: - Study Buddies Self / Peer Assessment Interactive technological tools Multiple iterations of work Sustainable cities final project

Diverse materials & multiple exposure

Diverse materials & multiple exposure

Diverse materials & multiple exposure World of Cities name: Observing the World Around You G. Aboud Complete individually, or in small group Cityscapes are diverse. They are composed of multiple neighbourhoods, distinct from each other. But what makes the character of a place? Different styles of housing, smells, languages, foods, the width and accessibility of sidewalks, if there is graffiti or not, the height of buildings, mixed-use or single-use development, who is there (business people, students, families), what is used to pave the streets and transportation options are some of the innumerable elements that make up the character of a place. Look at the area you live in. Choose 10 features you think are the most characteristic of your neighbourhood. Now, go to another neighbourhood. One that is significantly different from yours. (If you live in the sub-urbs, try going downtown, or to the Old Port). List 10 features that characterize this 2 nd place. Take photos if it will help you describe the space you have gone to. Ask yourself. What makes these places similar? What makes them different?

Diverse materials & multiple exposure Urban Experience name : Go to the webpage at the following address : http: //liminalities. net/41/spacewars. htm Watch the video. Reflect. To hand in : Experiencing the city. Length, 1 pg. Describe a recent urban experience you have had (riding the bus, missing the bus!, being stuck in traffic, going out downtown…) Write a short discussion on the experience; what larger forces seem connected to it? (road networks, accessibility of public transit, construction, population density…) Connect this experience to your feeling about cities in general. Do you love where you live? Can you hardly wait to leave? Somewhere in between? Why do

Study Buddies - Sense of belonging: fosters student retention and success. 1 Emphasizes responsibility to self and to buddy through: Catching up on missed materials Test review sessions Unexpected benefit: helps overcome challenge of taking notes from lecture 1. Thalluri, Jyothi; O'Flaherty, Jackie A. ; and Shepherd, Paul L. , Classmate peercoaching: "A Study Buddy Support scheme”, Journal of Peer Learning, 7, 2014, 92 -

Study Buddies Note-taking exercise Summarize notes Compare and correct Post sample test questions

Interactive Technologies Online forum for test prep questions News. Activist: Blog and response (final project) http: //www. newsactivist. com/en/classes/worldcities NFB’s interactive « Highrises » « An Emmy-winning, multi-year, many-media, collaborative documentary » http: //highrise. nfb. ca/

FINAL PROJECTS: ACTION RESEARCH • AR model • Inter-college: Champlain, Mérici, Laflèche / Intra-college • Sustainable Cities project Aboud: Planetary Challenge(2016) & World of Cities (2017)(Geography) • Action research project Goldberg: Green Living & Knowledge (2016), Society and the Environment(2017) (Humanities) • Collaborative, multi-year (ECQ / SALTISE) • Online idea sharing (platform change)

AR’s Diverse & Flexible Applications • École primaire Mc. Masterville • As seen in Hope Builders (2010) • Dawson College: • Environmental Sciences, Environmental Social Sciences, and Leadership programs, • Champlain College • Geography, Humanities • Collège Laflèche & Collège Mérici • ESL

COMMON PROJECT GOALS • Active participation of students in conceptualizing, planning and implementing environmental projects on campus or in their communities.

PROJECT STEPS • Brainstorm project ideas • Research • Proposal • Implementation • Presentation / Evaluation

PROMOTING ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT • 3 x 15 min in-class meetings Objectives What was accomplished? 1. 2. 3.

PROMOTING ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT • Peer evaluation

PROMOTING ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT • Self / peer evaluation, reflection Evaluation Criteria Attended group meetings regularly & arrived on time. Contributed meaningfully to group discussions. Completed group assignments on time. Prepared work in a quality manner. Demonstrated a cooperative & supportive attitude. Contributes significantly to the success of the project. Self Peer

PROMOTING ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT • Interactions with community members, members of municipal government, and ppl around campus, on-line, telephone, etc • Maintaining project log

PROMOTING ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT • Using News. Activist: online brainstorming, project proposals and feedback Wazing to a more sustainable transport. World of Cities Champlain College, Saint-Lambert by artembatutin on November 28, 2017 Montreal is a city with a dense population of 1. 74 M people. This fact is astonishing considering its location: an island. At its origin, the city was built as a trading outpost. History aside, we don't sail boats anymore to go work. How are we able to conclude a sustainable solution for transportation?

PROJECT: GREEN UP PLANTATION Propagation & distribution of spider plants

PROJECT: CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE CARPOOL

PROJECT: CORN CUTLERY • Biodegradable cutlery in the cafeteria

PROJECT: MAKING ST. AMABLE POLLINATOR FRIENDLY Made mason bee hive Wrote proposal to municipality of St. Amable encouraging planting of pollinator-friendly flowers and banning neonicotinoids.

PROJECT: ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL Picked up electronic waste from workplace of a parent Dropped it off at local drop-off point for E-waste recycling

PROJECT: WAZING TO SUSTAINABILITY Designed and created an advertising banner to promote public transportation. Up for 1 week on https: //www. waze. com/

CHALLENGES • Original online forum & change • Project implementation and maintenance

STRENGTHS • Student-driven • Collaborative learning and online resource sharing • Funding

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