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Inclusive Teaching and Learning in a Diverse HE Environment

Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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Basic introduction to inclusive teaching and learning.

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Inclusive Teaching and Learning in a Diverse HE

Environment

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What does diversity mean and what does it cover?

Diversity of Learners

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Disability, gender, religion or belief, age, race, sexual Orientation

Individuality Different learning styles Support requirements

Diversity refers to…

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Visual impairments Hearing impairments Mobility difficulties Personal care requirements Specific Learning Difficulties (i.e. Dyslexia,

Dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, visual processing difficulties, etc.)

Medical Health Conditions (HIV, epilepsy, asthma, chronic fatigue, cancer etc.)

Asperger’s, Autism Spectrum Disorders Mental Health Difficulties Neurodiversity

Disability covers seen and unseen needs

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Multisensory teaching Breaking information down into manageable

chunks Reducing blocks of text, working more with bullet

points, graphs, mindmaps etc. Handouts in advance Avoiding white paper –using coloured paper for

handouts Accessible resources electronically User friendly fonts (i.e. arial, comic sans, verdana

etc.) Summarising, concluding, highlighting

Inclusive Teaching and Learning Practice…

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Structured teaching delivery which reinforces learning by repeating information in different ways.

Interactive learning, opportunities for reflection, Q&A, discussion

Help with organisation of information and materials Advance notice of deadlines, reminders Constructive feedback Additional tutorials, mentoring Exam arrangements, alternative methods of

assessment Assistive technology

Inclusive Teaching and Learning Practice…

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Inclusive environment, facilities, curriculum, assessment and resources

Proactively anticipating instead of reacting to the disability

Communication Making reasonable adjustments without

compromising academic standards Reasonable adjustments based on individual

requirements Avoid making assumptions Facilitating and enabling Confidentiality/ discretion

Underlying principles

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University of Warwick Disability Services◦ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/disabili

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Disability Services