by Robert Cole, Program Director, Reinert Center Some members of the SLU community have experienced abrupt disruptions in their classrooms. Some students are being confrontational, filming the confrontation or parts of class, or otherwise taking time away from the learning of other students and the teaching in which we were engaged. The Reinert Center has… Continue reading A New Resource Regarding Classroom Disruptions
Category: Learning Spaces
Supporting Neurodiversity Using UDL: An Exercise in “Where Do I Begin?”
by Mitch Lorenz, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Winter break approaches and, with it, comes the Reinert Center’s annual Winter Institute. This half-day institute is tailored to match the Reinert Center’s annual theme. This year’s theme is “Teaching, Learning, and Neurodiversity” and the Winter Institute will focus on applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to support… Continue reading Supporting Neurodiversity Using UDL: An Exercise in “Where Do I Begin?”
A Model for Pandemic Era Course Design
by Sandy Gambill, Sr. Instructional Developer, Reinert Center As we face the uncertainty of the fall semester, it is hard to see how our instructional time with students won’t change. We may go through the entire semester without transitioning to remote learning, as we were forced to in the spring. Even if that proves to… Continue reading A Model for Pandemic Era Course Design
Rethinking Learning Space as DeafSpace
by James Fortney, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center As teachers, we have limited control over the spaces where we teach – let alone the built design of those spaces! However, we do have some control over the activities and orientations that students experience in those spaces. Room features such as furniture, lighting, acoustics, and technology each… Continue reading Rethinking Learning Space as DeafSpace
The Notebook 