Inclusive Teaching – Trinity Inclusive Curriculum

Is there a need within Trinity for Inclusive practices ? 07/05/2018 Is there a need within Trinity for Inclusive practices ? Students enter higher education from diverse backgrounds bringing with them diverse learning preferences and life experiences. Inclusive teaching is designed for all students, both traditional and non-traditional. When designing teaching and learning strategies we need to consider the diversity of the student population. Diverse student population increasing with TCD

Diversity can take many forms: 07/05/2018 Diversity can take many forms: There is diversity of: The student population (cultural, age, gender, disability, etc.) Learning preferences Not just disability

Is there a need within Trinity ? 07/05/2018 Is there a need within Trinity ? All students have a range of learning styles

Merging into many Teaching styles: 07/05/2018 Merging into many Teaching styles: And all lectures have a range of teaching styles

Merging into many learning styles: 07/05/2018 Merging into many learning styles: Formal : Close to 2nd level – expectation set on what is expected Expert : One way lecturer to student Personal – Observation – demo and asking the student to recreate - All above teacher centred Facilitator – Building strong student relationship - co learning / hands on learning and exploration Delegator : Lecture acts as a resources / passive role in learning Student led

Diverse Needs: Cognitive Challenges 07/05/2018 Diverse Needs: Cognitive Challenges Cognitive challenges can range from dyslexia and ADHD to Autism, Downs Syndrome, and other intellectual disabilities. Impact on learning May have difficulty receiving and processing information or have poor problem-solving skills. May be easily distracted and have trouble with memory, reading, writing, reasoning and understanding acceptable social behaviors. May have trouble concentrating and rely on assistive tools for reading and comprehension assistance. Cognitive attributes

Is there a need within Trinity ? 07/05/2018 Is there a need within Trinity ? 23.4% of 2015/16 admissions were from under-represented groups, comprising 9% experiencing socio-economic disadvantage, 8% having a disability and 7% mature students 7.6% of students are registered with the Disability Service; this percentage is generally increasing 8.5% of undergraduates and 4.4% of postgraduates are registered with the DS

Drivers and Impediments for Inclusive Learning 07/05/2018 Drivers: Enhancing quality of teaching & learning Expectation of the students Improves access to learning for students Clarity and improves processes Impediments: Last of Time (academic) Lack of academic staff (knowledge ) Lacks of Money - Support Lack of departmental culture Pro’s and cons for adapting UDL

07/05/2018 Support in achieving Inclusive Practices Trinity Inclusive Curriculum ( TIC) To mainstream inclusive principles within the entire College curricula: https://www.tcd.ie/CAPSL/TIC/ This involves: Identifying actual and potential barriers to teaching Identifying learning and assessment strategies for good practice ( e.g. JISC UK) What is TIC

Based on 2 clear Guidelines of UDL: 07/05/2018 Based on 2 clear Guidelines of UDL: Clarity and flexibility are central to inclusive Curriculum Design. Clarity Ensure students are clear on what will be expected within your module / programme. Offer clear, comprehensive information to students in advance. Timely notice of assessment methods and deadlines. Avoid jargon in materials. Flexibility Seek to use technology as a supplement to class room contact. Use a range of teaching methods e.g. Videos teaching materials assessment method 2 pillars of its design – curriculum should be give clarity and flexibility where applicable

Guidelines for Inclusive Teaching: Assessment 07/05/2018 Guidelines for Inclusive Teaching: Assessment Reasoning/ eg for looking at alternative assessment

Easy to be inclusive: Quick Wins 07/05/2018 Easy to be inclusive: Quick Wins I can make course information: Easier to navigate Easier to read Easier to transform More engaging and user-friendly - Tied to learning outcomes & reading lists I can make my presentations: A more effective learning resource. Suitable for a variety of media platforms. More interactive and collaborative. Quick wins – how you create content or design a lecture

How do you know if the information you produced is accessible ? 07/05/2018 How do you know if the information you produced is accessible ? Information is produced in many formats: Producing inforamtion

07/05/2018 Online Tools & help create Accessible Content Reference the TIC website : www.tcd.ie/CAPSL/TIC/accessible-info/ TIC resources

Alternative Formats tools available: 07/05/2018 Alternative Formats tools available: Texthelp Read & Write : Available from the University software catalogue OCR engine to convert scanned docs to .doc or .pdf format Create audio format / epub Robobraille www.robobraille.org Using Texthelp to create alternative format i.e. pdf to word or robbraille

Guidelines for Inclusive Teaching, Assessment, and Supervision 07/05/2018 Ponopto lecture capture system video

Trinity Powerpoint templates 07/05/2018 Trinity Powerpoint templates https://www.tcd.ie/local/identity Identity – templates

07/05/2018 TIC Tool http://www.tcd.ie/CAPSL/TIC/evaluation This is an anonymous, private, confidential self-evaluation tool that allows users to reflect and evaluate upon the level of inclusivity within the delivery of programmes, modules or individual practices. Once completed, users will receive a report offering suggested actions that they can follow to enhance inclusion in their area TIC tools – objectives

07/05/2018 TIC Tool The self-evaluation tool has been created for the evaluation of teaching, assessment, and information sharing processes: Teaching self-review Module Evaluation Programme Evaluation Research Programme Evaluation Compliance with Accessible Information Policy Library Practice What is support in help the academic produce

07/05/2018 2. Use to TIC tool to evaluate you present content: http://www.tcd.ie/CAPSL/TIC/evaluation Questions &What is support in help the academic produce feedback.

Accessibility Maturity Table 07/05/2018

07/05/2018 Any questions ? For further feedback please contact : http://www.tcd.ie/CAPSL/TIC/accessible-info Andrew Costello – Disability Service acostel@tcd.ie