Spring has offered opportunities for the UDI project to work with Collaborating Institutions and continue website development for Facultyware.com. Providing orientation to UDI and exploring how to make products available on the website have been major activities. Read on and learn about UDI Project activities of spring, 2001.(Complete Article) (Printable .PDF Version)

UDI Project Reaches Out to Diverse Professional Audiences

Recent presentations at the Council for Exceptional Children National Conference and at the Pacific Rim Conference gave the UDI project the opportunity to present the concept of Universal Design for Instruction to diverse professional audiences. Conference participants represented diverse professional settings in education, varying from kindergarten to postsecondary. They also spanned different nations and cultures. Interest in providing inclusive education through the application of Universal Design for Instruction extended across these diverse groups of conference participants. Read on for a discussion of what conference participants learned and for some of the feedback the project received from these exciting conference experiences. (Complete Article) (Printable .PDF Version)

University of Connecticut Teaching Fellows, honored for excellence in teaching by the University's Institute of Teaching and Learning, share their advice for new faculty. As professors at a large Research One university, the Teaching Fellows we interviewed are responsible for leading students through a variety of rigorous courses ranging from large introductory level undergraduate courses to small group graduate seminars. Although they teach in the setting of a large university, their advice to new faculty members applies equally well to other educational settings. Their enthusiasm for the teaching profession, combined with their experience and the practical advice they offer, make this group of professors a great resource for ideas about good teaching in any educational setting. Read on for practical advice about teaching from this group of outstanding University of Connecticut faculty. (Complete Article) (Printable .PDF Version)

Northern Essex Community College celebrates graduation. Pictured from left to right, Susan Cunningham, Disability Service Manager; Deb Perry, Registered Nursing graduate; Kelly Sanborn, notetaker; Roxanne R. Cirelli, Learning Accommodations Center Director.

Students with learning disabilities from Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts shared their insights about their best professors and best courses. They participated in a focus group, offering a lively dialogue about things their best professors do to make their courses a great learning experience. If you have ever wondered what qualities students appreciate the most in their professors and their college courses, read on for a glimpse of the student point of view about good teaching. (Complete Article) (Printable .PDF Version)