1. Staff Learning Community (SLC)
Dr. Deb Castiglione, EdD, ATP
University of Kentucky
BTW – They want you to know they are fabulous.

2. Learning Objectives
Discuss the formation of a staff learning community.
Express the importance of collaboration in UDL and accessibility training.
Identify the benefits and challenges of a staff learning community (SLC).
Please ask questions throughout to make more interactive.

3. Learning Communities Student Learning Community Community of Study
Community of Practice
Faculty Learning Community
FLC is a form of Community of Practice

4. Faculty Learning Community
Cross-disciplinary faculty (graduate students, staff)
6-15 (8-12)
Faculty lead
Yearlong – regularly scheduled
Topic- or cohort-based
Curriculum of enhancing teaching & learning
Active collaboration
Seminars & activities
Community building
End product or results
Milton Cox, University of Miami

5. Staff Learning Community (SLC)
Established learning outcomes
Membership:
Create a list of potential members
Solicit instructional designers
Seek associate dean recommendations
March 2017 – Discussion about awareness & instruction in UDL & Accessibility; how could increase

6. Established Learning Outcomes
Identify avenues for educating faculty & staff in UDL & accessibility
Discuss best practices for incorporating UDL & accessibility into
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint
Excel
PDF Documents
Multimedia (audio & video)
LMS/Web (in conjunction with Marketing/PR)
Other

7. Established Learning Outcomes
Establish topic teams & responsibilities
Design & develop instruction & support materials
Schedule & deliver instruction to faculty & staff; share support materials
Appraise, critique, & revise instruction & support materials

8. Request for Participation
SLC description
Learning outcomes
Representation
eLearning/Distance Learning & Student Media Depot - ITS
Marketing/PR
Human Resources (training)
CELT
The Hive
DRC
Library
Colleges
Ask
Formal invitation
Membership in addition to the above:
Academic Pharmacy
Social Work
College of Nursing
Honors College
Human Development Institute
Arts Administration
Transformative Learning/Office of Strategic Communication
Also, instructional designers

9. April 2017 Kickoff planning Welcome email w/doodle poll
Meeting announcement
Outlook invitation

10. May 2017 Kickoff meeting 16 attendees Introductions Overview
Expectations
Top Ten
Bookmarks
Team selection
Meeting dates
All but…
Transformative Learning/Office of Strategic Communication
Disability Resource Center

11. Team Assignment 4 per group 1x per month Team leader Workshop
PowerPoint
Word
Multimedia
LMS/Canvas/HTML
1x per month
Team leader
Workshop
Support materials
Just-in-Time

12. June 2017 UDL & Accessibility presentation Meet in teams
Team roles
Needs moving forward
Next meeting
Beginning planning
Meeting invites (through June 2018)
Digital resource list shared
Resources shared with SLC and teams on an ongoing basis
Digital resource list updated on an ongoing basis

13. July 2017 Canvas & UDOIT overview Encouraged to meet with others
Deb direction
Google folder created
Deb to team meetings
Workshop template created
Revision of Top Ten
Language resources
Person first vs identify first & language resources
Suggest use of “person first” and “disability”
Accessible template
Emphasis on Top Considerations/Steps/Tasks

14. August 2017 Screen reader overview Deb to meetings – optional
Top Ten as an acronym
Video recording

15. September 2017 Team updates Retreat discussion Team work
Donations for retreat
Retreat Doodle poll
Retreat save the date
Retreat invitation
Member survey
Top Ten (Plus One) – DESIGN SMART
Down 2

16. October 2017
Read&Write Gold
DESIGN SMART
Survey feedback

17. Survey Results Why - goals/purpose SLC learning outcomes ADDIE
Audience
Workshop learning outcomes
Evaluation
Timeline
Audience to include GAs & TAs

18. Goal/Purpose Increase awareness of UDL & accessibility campus-wide
Increase the universal design & accessibility of digital materials to benefit all students, faculty, staff, visitors, etc.
Model & encourage others to incorporate UDL & accessibility
Part of a grassroots effort to grow UDL & accessibility on campus

19. SLC Learning Outcomes
Identifying avenues for educating faculty & staff in UDL & accessibility
Discussing best practices for incorporating & assessing UDL & accessibility
Establishing topic teams & responsibilities
Identifying key UDL & accessibility considerations.
Designing & developing instruction & support materials
Practicing the delivery of workshop designed

20. SLC Learning Outcomes con’t.
Collecting a larger body of knowledge in the creation of accessible materials. (train-the- trainer)
Appraising, critiquing, & revising instruction & support materials
Scheduling & delivering workshop to faculty & staff; sharing support materials through the UDL website
Evaluating instruction & support materials

21. Workshop Learning Outcomes
Know why UDL & accessibility are important (intro slides)
Discuss the critical considerations for UDL & accessibility (intro slides)
Discuss how to incorporate UDL strategies & accessibility principles into X X

22. Proposed Timeline
October 5th – Workshop outlines; top considerations November 2nd – Slides December 7th – Plan for support materials January 4th – Workshop February 1st – Final changes February 7th – Workshop retreat March 1st – Support materials complete/published March 19th – April 20th – Offer workshops (Excluding April 2-6)
Set a link that leads to my website  mark me as the creator (Anka Albrecht) in return.
Anka Albrecht:

23. November 2017 Just-in-time material access DESIGN SMART infographic
Captioning
Engagement
Dates/locations - invites
We are here.

24. In Discussion Registration Incentives Name (for promotion) Promotion
Video
Delivery modes
Prequestionnaire
Evaluation
Introductory slides
Incentives – i.e. Certificate, Badge
Video of students, possibly faculty, Haden

25. February Retreat Practice Feedback Train-the-trainer
Implement & Evaluate from ADDIE

26. March/April/May 2018 Support materials complete/published
Workshops offered (CELT)
Evaluation
Continuation plan(s)
Final celebration
March 19th – Word
March 28th – MM
April 11th – PPT
April 17th - Canvas

27. Challenges/Benefits/Suggestions
Time
Anticipate needs
Reiterate goals
Show appreciation
Share/show passion
Organization/ facilitation/ communication
Collaborative spirit/common goals
Dedication
Community
Great experience
3 of us here
Not really sure why working, but it’s working.

28. Thank You
Deb Castiglione, EdD, ATP Universal Design & Instructional Technology Specialist