10:00 Lightning Session
10:00 Lightning Session
Lightning 2.1: Resolving the tension between presumed-to-be rigid programmes and UDL: A health professions case study
- Marion Brown PhD, Associate Dean Academic, Dalhousie University
Marion Brown PhD Associate Dean Academic, Dalhousie University
Marion Brown is Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, responsible for strategic leadership and support for program and curriculum development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement for academic and scholarly innovation and all initiatives related to the scholarship of teaching and learning including and faculty development.
Lightning 2.2: Mind Power
Lightning 2.3: Whole institution approach to students' diversity and inclusion in European universities: A SWOT analysis
- Dr Hemendra Mistry, MSCA COFUND Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of SalamancaProfessor Maria Cruz Sanchez Gomez, Professor of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Salamanca
Dr Hemendra Mistry MSCA COFUND Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of Salamanca
Despite having bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Dr. Hemendra Mistry has completed his higher studies from graduation to doctoral in general universities in India. Currently, working as an MSCA Cofund fellow at the University of Salamanca, Dr. Mistry has over 30 conference presentations and more than 40 publications to his credit.
Professor Maria Cruz Sanchez Gomez Professor of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, University of Salamanca
With more than 25 years of teaching and research experience, Prof. Maria Cruz Sanchez Gomez has received many awards for her contribution in the field of educational science. 23 scholars have completed their Ph.D. under her guidance. She has rendered her services in various capacities at the University of Salamanca.
Lightning 2.4: Designing a university Canvas template
- Sophie Gahan, University College Cork
Sophie Gahan University College Cork
Instructional Designer in Digital Inclusion UCC
Sophie joined the Inclusive UCC team in June 2022, following an exciting 10-year career as an Instructional Designer in both private and public sector organisations. Sophie’s current role goes by the title ‘Instructional Designer in Digital Inclusion’ to emphasis the focus on accessibility.
Lightning 2.5: Increasing awareness to embed inclusion: The Universal Design in Education Project
- Aoife McNicholl, PhD Candidate, Dublin City University
Aoife McNicholl PhD Candidate, Dublin City University
Aoife McNicholl is a PhD candidate in the School of Psychology at Dublin City University. Her doctoral research is funded by an Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship. Aoife's research focuses on the impacts of assistive technology use for students with disabilities in higher education.