Embedding Universal Learning Design in the Classroom Workshop, Maricopa Community College System, June 4, 2013

On June 4th I conducted a workshop with a group of educators from the Maricopa Community College System in Arizona on how to embed Universal Learning Design in the Classroom and within Student Services.  Below are links to some of the resources shared during the workshop that help explore this topic.

Universal Learning Design

• Handout of PowerPoint slides from presentation on Universal Learning Design in the classroom and a learning center.  Click on the following link for the Presentation PowerPoint slides.
• Click on this link to download ULD book edited by Higbee and Goff.
• Click on this link to download Pedagogy and student services for institutional transformation: Implementation guidebook for student development programs and services.
• Click on this like to download Pedagogy and student services for institutional transformation: Implemenation guidebook for faculty members.
• Learning technology resources free and low-priced.
• Post-Exam Survey Completed by Students. 
  

Instructional Technology

• Handout of PowerPoint slides from presentation on instructional and learning technology.
• David Arendale's Guide to iPad Apps
• Learning technology resources free and low-priced.
• National Repository of Online Courses (NROC).  Free online courses and learning modules free for use by students and instructors.  Most content focused on college-readiness and first-year college level.  Another pilot project of NROC are online college readiness courses and learning modules to prepare students without enrollment in full semester-length courses.  Click on this link to learn more.  They are currently pilot testing an online course that fuses together reading and writing followng the same approach as their online math course.  Students take an online assessment to determine which online modules.  Students take a post assessmnent to determine if they reach competency and move on.

Peer Learning

• Models and Resources Talk PowerPoint Slides Handout
• Peer Assisted Learning Annotated Bibliography
• University of Minnesota Training Manual for PAL Facilitators
• CRLA Standards and Cerrtifications for Tutoring Programs
• NADE Standards and Certifications for DE Program Components (DE courses, SI and similiar programs, Tutoring, and the Teaching/Learning Process)

Additional resources are available through a blog page maintained on this topic.  The web site contains audio interviews with some peer study group leaders, links to online resources, and links to training programs from nationally-known organizations.  Click on the following web link, PALgroups.

Intentional Teaching Conference, 05/22/13, Eau Claire, WI

On Wednesday May 22, 2013 th I provided an online presentation for a 2nd annual gathering of Wisconsin college developmental educators and others involved with college student success.  The host institution was Chippewa Valley Technical College. The following items were referenced through the keynote and concurrent presentations and may be helpful as the reader explores this topic. Click on the web link to download.

Universal Learning Design

• Handout of PowerPoint slides from presentation on Universal Learning Design in the classroom and a learning center.
• Click on this link to download ULD book edited by Higbee and Goff.
• Click on this link to download Pedagogy and student services for institutional transformation: Implementation guidebook for student development programs and services.
• Click on this like to download Pedagogy and student services for institutional transformation: Implemenation guidebook for faculty members.
• Learning technology resources free and low-priced.
• New Item Posted: Post-Exam Survey Completed by Students. 
  

Instructional Technology

• Handout of PowerPoint slides from presentation on instructional and learning technology.
• David Arendale's Guide to iPad Apps
• Learning technology resources free and low-priced.
• National Repository of Online Courses (NROC).  Free online courses and learning modules free for use by students and instructors.  Most content focused on college-readiness and first-year college level.  Another pilot project of NROC are online college readiness courses and learning modules to prepare students without enrollment in full semester-length courses.  Click on this link to learn more.  They are currently pilot testing an online course that fuses together reading and writing followng the same approach as their online math course.  Students take an online assessment to determine which online modules.  Students take a post assessmnent to determine if they reach competency and move on.

Peer Learning

• Models and Resources Talk PowerPoint Slides Handout
• Peer Assisted Learning Annotated Bibliography
• University of Minnesota Training Manual for PAL Facilitators
• CRLA Standards and Cerrtifications for Tutoring Programs
• NADE Standards and Certifications for DE Program Components (DE courses, SI and similiar programs, Tutoring, and the Teaching/Learning Process)

Additional resources are available through a blog page maintained on this topic.  The web site contains audio interviews with some peer study group leaders, links to online resources, and links to training programs from nationally-known organizations.  Click on the following web link, PALgroups.

Models and Resources for Training Peer Study Group Leaders

On Friday, April 26th I provided an online presentation for a gathering of Wisconsin college learning center directors and others involved with college student success.  The following items were referenced through the presentation and may be helpful as the reader explores this topic. Click on the web link to download.

• Models and Resources Talk PowerPoint Slides Handout
• Peer Assisted Learning Annotated Bibliography
• University of Minnesota Training Manual for PAL Facilitators
• David Arendale's Guide to iPad Apps

Additional resources are available through a blog page maintained on this topic.  The web site contains audio interviews with some peer study group leaders, links to online resources, and links to training programs from nationally-known organizations.  Click on the following web link, PALgroups.

2013 David Arendale Guide to iPad Apps

Greetings,

I have updated my annotated directory of Apple iPad apps for personal and professional use. It is available by clicking on the following link, Apple iPads Apps. 

This directory identifies more than 300 apps I personally use for personal use and in my history classrooms at the University of Minnesota. With more than 750,000+ apps currently available, it is focused on free apps when possible. I most often use the Apple iPad as a media consumption device rather than a generator of media. In my history class we use the iPad apps to search for global news events, display PDF readings, and access social media created by students in the classroom such as History Music Videos through Animoto and Then and Now, the audio podcast for our global history and culture course.

Best wishes with your exploration of the iPad for personal and school use. Please send me comments.

Take care, David Arendale

Annotated Bibliography Science-Related Publicaitons Involving Supplemental Instruction

Greetings,

There was a recent discussion on the LRNASST email listserv about publications that described the results of using Supplemental Instruction in science-related courses. I maintain an annotated bibliography on postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs including SI. A sort of my database revealed about 200 entries. Click on this web link to download a copy of the annotated biblioraphy. It is about 40 pages and is in the Rich Texture Format. RTF can be openned by most word processors including Word. Enjoy.