scholarly journals Integrating Universal Design, Culturally Sustaining Practices, and Constructivism to Advance Inclusive Pedagogy in the Undergraduate Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabitha Grier-Reed ◽  
Anne Williams-Wengerd
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy ◽  
Inclusive Pedagogy ◽  
Constructivist Perspective ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Traditional Paradigm ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

While primary and secondary teachers are legally required to adhere to inclusion guidelines for students experiencing disabilities, instructors in higher education have had more leeway to operate under a more traditional paradigm which can marginalize rather than include students in the classroom. Furthermore, students experience exclusion for reasons other than and in addition to disabilities, including, race, ethnicity, language, gender, and sexual orientation. Inorderto advance inclusion for all students in the higher education classroom, we propose integrating universal design, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and constructivist approaches to teaching and learning. We aim to not only forward an integrative theoretical framework for inclusive pedagogy grounded in a constructivist perspective, but to also provide practical strategies that promote a more inclusive undergraduate classroom.

Cross-Pollinating Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning: Toward an Inclusive Pedagogy That Accounts for Dis/Ability

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico R. Waitoller ◽  
Kathleen A. King Thorius
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy ◽  
Cross Pollination ◽  
Interdisciplinary Dialogue ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Inclusive Pedagogy ◽  
Education Agenda ◽  
Language And Ethnicity

In this article, Federico R. Waitoller and Kathleen A. King Thorius extend recent discussions on culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) in order to explicitly account for student dis/ability. The authors engage in this work as part of an inclusive education agenda. Toward this aim, they discuss how CSP and universal design for learning will benefit from cross-pollination and then conclude by suggesting interdisciplinary dialogue as a means to building emancipatory pedagogies that attend to intersecting markers of difference (e.g., dis/ability, class, gender, race, language, and ethnicity).

scholarly journals Modern approaches to teaching a foreign language

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-188
Author(s):  
Sh Rakhmetova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Approach To Teaching

Modern approaches to teaching a foreign language are considered in the article. Knowledge of one or several foreign languages has become an urgent problem for many people. And in such circumstances, the search for effective approaches to teaching foreign languages aimed at solving specific professional problems has be-come relevant. The aim of the article is to analyze and classify modern approaches to teaching a foreign lan-guage. The above aim allows formulating the objectives of the study is to study the theoretical and methodo-logical base of these approaches; summarize the scientific data on this issue in the article. To solve the set tasks, the paper describes the structures of higher education, the need to modernize the higher education sys-tem by the principles of the Bologna Declaration. Researches on educational technology use for teaching and learning in high school are studied. A review of modern sources in the implementation of the reform of the educational standard focused on competency and competency-based approach to teaching a foreign language is carried out. It also analyzes the main theses of the methodology of teaching a foreign language, in particu-lar topical approaches

scholarly journals From Face-to-Face to Online UDeL Camps: Supporting Staff at Higher Education Institutions in Developing Universal Design for eLearning (UDeL)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Håkan Eftring ◽  
Elinor Jeanette Olaussen ◽  
Helen Petrie ◽  
Merja Saarela ◽  
Tarja Ladonlahti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

The TINEL Project is running a series of camps for staff at higher education institution to support them in developing inclusive eLearning. The first camp was conducted face-to-face, but the coronavirus pandemic meant that the second camp was conducted online. This created a case study in inclusive eLearning in itself and allowed us to experience and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of inclusive online teaching and learning. This paper presents the structure and content of the two camps, our reflections on moving from a face-to-face to an online situation and our elaboration how the UDL principles apply to eLearning to create Universal Design for eLearning (UDeL). We found that because we already had a syllabus for the camp prepared, transferring it to an online camp did not present a great number of challenges. Some aspects of the online situation were actually advantageous (e.g. presenting all materials digitally and making them fully accessible) while others were difficult to overcome (e.g. engaging all participants in online activities and discussions). We provide a set of recommendations of how to implement the three principles of UDL in eLearning situations.

Conceptualizing language, culture and intercultural communication in higher education languages programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-213
Author(s):  
Paul J. Moore ◽  
Adriana Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Australian Universities

Abstract Languages curricula are an important, yet underutilized, site for students’ development of intercultural knowledge, awareness and skills in higher education, though there has been little related empirical research. Given the key role teachers play in student learning, in the context of two Australian universities, this study explores language teaching academics’ perspectives on language, culture and intercultural communication, and how these are reflected in their teaching approaches. As part of a larger needs analysis project into the teaching of languages and intercultural communication, this article reports on semi-structured interviews with ten academic staff engaged in teaching and/or researching languages, and one study abroad coordinator with a language teaching background. Interpretations of the key concepts varied, as did participants’ reported approaches to teaching, from critical to instrumental. Teachers’ interpretations and approaches were influenced by their teaching and learning histories, and while there were a range of approaches to the incorporation of the (inter)cultural in the teaching of languages, this was approached more critically than reported in previous studies. Contextual features which may limit such integration of language and culture are discussed, as is the contribution of languages teachers to students’ development of intercultural competence.

Using Universal Design for Learning as a Lens to Rethink Graduate Education Pedagogical Practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 168-187
Author(s):  
Frederic Fovet
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Diverse Learners ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Inclusive Pedagogy ◽  
The Many

Universal design for learning has gained interest from the higher education sector over the last decade. It is a promising approach to inclusion that allows instructor to design for optimal flexibility so as to address the needs of all diverse learners. Most implementation efforts, however, have concentrated on undergraduate education. The presumption is that graduate students have developed the necessary skills to perform, by the time of their admission into the graduate sector. It is also assumed, somehow, that the graduate population is homogeneous, rather than diverse, even if the literature does not support such assertions. Inclusive pedagogy therefore does not seem currently to be a priority in graduate education. This chapter will debunk these myths and highlight the numerous challenges graduate education faces, as a sector, with regards to the inclusion of diverse learners. It will then showcase the many ways universal design for learning is pertinent and effective in tackling these challenges.

The University in Transition

2012 ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Laurie Craig Phipps ◽  
Alyssa Wise ◽  
Cheryl Amundsen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Social Connectivity ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
The University ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

Discussion of changing notions of faculty expertise and the role of technology within the educational enterprise is nothing new. However, the current demand for change in teaching and learning practices is particularly strong, in part due to the pressures arising from emerging technologies and the shifting nature of faculty expertise. Web 2.0 technologies enable social connectivity, academic interactivity, and content co-creation. Thus, they change the ways of interacting with information and can support collaborative and constructivist approaches in higher education. This both inspires and requires a corresponding expansion in faculty’s role: from imparter of knowledge to orchestrator of learning experiences. Within the general metaphor of orchestration, other specific roles and functions will also be required; for example, scripting, translating, introducing, and co-exploring. As educators attempt to reimagine an educational paradigm in this context, the integration of new technologies must be grounded in how they can support educational experiences and outcomes that are focused on learning.

scholarly journals Universal Design: Strategies and Examples to Assist Educators in the Classroom

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linn Jorgenson ◽  
Korey Singleton ◽  
Deborah Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
New York ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Course Material

"College can be challenging for all students, and the challenges for students with visible and invisible disabilities are even greater. According to Taylor & Colvin in About Campus, the number of students with disabilities attending institutions of higher education has increased by 20% from 2003 to 2009 (2013).  Technology can be used to transform course materials from inaccessible to accessible. Universal design (UD) was coined by architect Ronald Mace to design products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible (Vance, 2014). Universal instructional design (UID), a term used on college campuses, will potentially make it easier for students and faculty with different learning styles, students with disabilities, and international students to access course material and participate more fully in the classroom (Adams, 2013). The unspoken way an institution of higher education communicates with any underserved population is by offering a welcoming environment. Teaching and learning opportunities through universal design is an exciting new avenue through which more students will be able to participate and be successful as they pursue a agree in higher education. ReferencesAdams, M. (Eds.). (2013) Readings for diversity and social justice (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge, 98._Taylor, C.M. & Colvin K.L. (2013). Universal design: A tool to help college students with  Asperger's syndrome engage on campus. About Campus, 18(3), 9-15. doi:10.1002/abc.21118Vance, L.V. (Eds.). (2014). Beyond the Americans with disabilities act. Washington, DC: 37-8.

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