Designing an Accessible Syllabus for Inclusive Learning
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Access to your class syllabus is vital for the success of an ever-evolving diverse population of JMU students. The course syllabus provides a semester roadmap for students and serves as a crucial learning guide both inside and outside of the classroom. In this session, JMU faculty are invited to take an approach based on universal design for learning (UDL) to explore the multiple paths of representation for an inclusive and accessible syllabus. After taking this workshop, you can also request follow-up consultation, co-design, or co-development services to prepare your courses for Spring and Summer 2025 semesters.
Taking this workshop will allow you to:
- Develop appreciation of an accessible syllabus
- Identify design features that enable inclusive access of a course syllabus in digital format
- Evaluate alternative ways of presenting your syllabus to students for inclusive access
Facilitators
Abiodun Stephen Ijeluola, Chelsey M. Bahlmann Bollinger, Jessica Lantz, Zhenhuan “Henry” Yang, Nathaniel Taeho Yu, Dayna Henry, Daisy Breneman, and Juhong Christie Liu
Joining the workshop
This workshop will be hybrid: held both in person in Rose Library Room 5211 and on Zoom.The Zoom link and password will be sent in the registration and reminder emails to all enrolled participants. The email will come from "LibCal." If you choose to attend in person, read about parking near JMU Libraries.
Schedule note
This workshop will also be offered as a virtual workshop on October 7, 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. You are invited to choose the one that fits your schedule the best.