Universal Design for Learning in Belgium Karen Leyman

Universal Design for Learning in Belgium Karen Leyman and Meggie Verstichele 29/11/2016 – Bergen, Norway

Programma 1. Kennismaking 2. Waarom inclusief onderwijs? 3. Wat is UD en UDL? 4. UDL principes en richtlijnen 5. Aan de slag 6. Meer informatie 1. Who are we?

= Support Center for Inclusive higher education = Supporting all Flemish higher education institutions Goal: Equal opportunities and chances for students with disabilities www. siho. be/udl

Programma 1. Kennismaking 2. Waarom inclusief onderwijs? 3. Wat is UD en UDL? 4. 2. Our work on UDL principes en richtlijnen 5. Aan de slag 6. Meer informatie

Programma 1. Kennismaking 2. Waarom inclusief onderwijs? 3. Wat is UD en UDL? 4. UDL principes en richtlijnen 5. Aan de slag 6. Our first step: WHY UDL? Meer informatie Getting inspired

Two major questions led us to UDL: 1) How to make documents accessible? 2) How to deal with specific disabilities.

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Programma 1. Kennismaking 2. Waarom inclusief onderwijs? 3. Our second step: Wat is UD en UDL? 4. UDL principes en richtlijnen 5. Inspiring higher education Aan de slag 6. Meer informatie

WHY UDL in Higher Education? - Everyone is different - Variety - It’s not only about having a lable or not - Systemic approach to diversity - UDL & the UN-convention

HOW to implement UDL? 1. informing HEI - Answering questions from a UDL-pespective - Communicate about UDL: newsletter, social media, meetings, presentations and workshops - Develop www. siho. be/UDL, with e-learning about UDL

HOW to implement UDL? 2. First UDL conference in Belgium October 18 th 2011 Title: Building good education for every student – UDL in theory and practice Keynote: Skip Stahl (CAST)

HOW to implement UDL? Lessons from Skip Stahl (CAST) Find 5 volunteers - Out of different contexts - To apply UDL in their work And ask them: - Name 1 thing in your teaching that goes well - Name 1 thing in your teaching which is difficult UDL-coaching

Training & coaching

UDL-coaching - For who? - Initial coaching - 4 sessions: 1. UDL-theory and personal action plan 2. UDL & course material 3. UDL & ICT 4. UDL & evaluation

UDL-coaching - Revised content in training One-day training – 4 parts: 1. Theoretical framework of UDL 2. Reflection on pwn practice 3. Working tables: ‘UDL and policy’, ‘UDL and practice’, ‘UDL and culture’ 4. Concrete tools to use as UDL-trainer

Multiplying UDL - Intensive training-day - Train-de-trainer - Cartoon-contest on UDL - Supporting UDL project @single institutions - Monitoring effect of training and coaching UDL Research

Dare to dream - October 2011: Idea of 5 volunteers - By April 2014: > 130 in coaching from 12 different HEI + intensive training days (>120) and different trainings and workshops on demand (> 12 trainings) - 2014 -2016: European project on UDL

Programma 1. Kennismaking 2. Waarom inclusief onderwijs? 3. Wat is UD en UDL? 4. UDL principes en richtlijnen 5. Aan de slag 6. Meer informatie

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Diversity = norm Universal Design for Learning Yes we can Ow position and role withing UDL-framework September 17, 2015 Slide 23

Contact • E: info@siho. be • E: meggie. verstichele@siho. be and karen. leyman@siho. be • T: 0032 470 47 53 62 • www. siho. be • Follow us on Facebook and Twitter 25