Welcome to Episode 148 of the Think UDL podcast: Students Tell Us What Works in Statistics with Jen McNally and Laura Callis. Jen McNally is a Professor and the Math Area Coordinator in the Department of Science and Mathematics at Curry College. Laura Callis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics. Jen is the PI, or Principal Investigator, and Laura is the Co-PI of the DISCUS-IS (Discourse to Improve Student Conceptual Understanding of Statistics in Inclusive Settings) project which we will be exploring today. Jen and Laura have found that students are often the best collaborators to understand what UDL interventions and applications work best in their particular settings. Their project is particularly focussed in statistics and today’s conversation will explore how to help students learn and even have a little fun in statistics classes using UDL. From flipping pennies to dolphin tricks, this episode has it all. You can also find the resources associated with today’s conversation on the thinkUDL.org website and thank you for listening to the Think UDL podcast.

Welcome to Episode 147 of the Think UDL podcast: Nursing Education with John Gilmore and Freda Browne. Dr. John P Gilmore (RGN FHEA) is an Assistant Professor and Head of Subject - Adult General Nursing, and Dr. Freda Browne, is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the BS General Nursing, University College, Dublin School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. I met with these lovely scholars in Dublin at a UDL conference and wanted them to share what they are doing to bring Universal Design for Learning in nursing education to Think UDL listeners, as folks still ask me often about UDL in STEM fields. Today we will discuss how John and Freda infuse UDL into their nursing education program including how they incorporate student collaborators throughout their program. You can find resources associated with today’s conversation on the thinkUDL.org website.

Welcome to Episode 146 of the Think UDL podcast: Futureproofing with Adam Davison and Clare Squires. Adam Davison is the Lead Specialist Autism Mentor and Clare Squires is the Disability Officer for Autism both at De Montfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom. I met Clare and Adam at the AHEAD conference in Dublin, Ireland, and was intrigued by the programs they have created to help Autistic students transition out of university and into the working world. We have many college and university programs that help students transition into college, but Clare and Adam saw a need for programs to help students think through life after college and confront and prepare for the challenges outside of the university that do not necessarily have to do with academic life. In today’s episode, we discuss the need for these programs and what De Montfort University has to offer, and also the many successes of these programs. You can read more about “Future Proofing” in this episodes resources on thinkUDL.org website and thank you for listening to the Think UDL podcast.