Destination Success 2002

May 2002, Destination Success, Georgian College, Barrie, ON. Jaellayna and Aldo co-presented with Jim Bryson from Georgian College on the topic of "The Role of Principles of Universal Instructional Design and Adult Learning in Building Accessible Learning Communities: Two Research Approaches".

Society for Training and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) 2002

June 2002, hosted by McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Jaellayna presented a workshop called "Universal Instructional Design: Promoting Inclusiveness in Student Learning".

Renewal 2002

June 2002, About Learning, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois (USA). This bi-annual conference is attended by practitioners, researchers and consultants who work with the 4MATª curriculum design model. Jaellayna introduced Universal Instructional Design during a plenary session.

University of Ottawa

September 2002, at an event attended by representatives from University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Trent University, University of Alberta, Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, and University of Winnipeg (plus the pleasure of a delegation from Representatives from Ministry of Education: People's Republic of China), this full-day seminar/workshop explored "Universal Instructional Design: Promoting Inclusiveness in Student Learning" (morning session by Aldo Caputo and Jaellayna Palmer) and "The Accessible Web & Related Technologies" (afternoon session by Gavin Park).

University of Waterloo

Over a 3 month period we were fortunate to have been part of three events co-sponsored by Waterloo's LT3 Centre, Office for Persons with Disabilities and TRACE Centre. (1) A booth in the Adaptive Technology Fair, November 2002, (2) Jaellayna's "UID 101" for faculty and staff, December 2002, and (3) a full-day workshop on "Universal Instructional Design: Promoting Inclusiveness in Student Learning" (Jaellayna) and "The Accessible Web & Related Technologies" (Gavin Park), January 2003.

Inter-University Disabilities Issues Association (IDIA)

February 2003, Jaellayna led a full-day workshop with members from 17 Universities across Ontario with a focus on tools to further UID principles within their schools and offices.

Destination Success 2003

May 2003, hosted by Georgian College, Orillia, ON. Jaellayna presented two workshops. (1) "Universal Instructional Design: Incremental Changes with High Impact" (with the assistance of Linda Yuval, Research Assistant) and (2) "Strategies for Applying UID To A Course: Two Designers Using Two Different Approaches" (with Aldo Caputo of Guelph and Adrienne DeSchutter of Guelph-Humber).

NEXUS Conference (University of Toronto)

May 2003, University of Toronto, the Nexus Conference featured not only plenary presentations but also break-outs and workshops. Jaellayna facilitated an exploration of " Learning Styles and Universal Instructional Design (UID) - Complementary Approaches?".

Durham College and Ontario Institute of Technology

May 2003, Oshawa, ON. A staff develoment day called "Your Turn to Learn" included a hands-on workshop on "Universal Instructional Design and YOUR STUDENTS" presented by Jaellayna.

John Abbott College (Montreal, QC)

May 2003, Montreal, Quebec. An annual event at JAC is a full-day conference on "Learning Disabilities and Academic Success". Jaellayna was invited this year to introduce UID as an approach for faculty, staff and administrators to consider in working with their Learning Disabled (and in fact all) students.

York University

May 2003, Toronto, ON. Jaellayna was invited to introduce UID, showcase examples from our project and elsewhere, and suggest some implementation steps to a representative group of administrators and faculty from many sectors of this University.

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2003

June 2003, hosted by University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Jaellayna presented a workshop offering "A Low-Budget, High-Impact Approach to Universal Instructional Design".

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

June 2003, Acadia University. This 2-day symposium, convened by Rehabilitation Programs and Services Department of Education, was attended by senior administrators, staff and faculty from Acadia, Mount St. Vincent, Saint Francis Xavier and University Ste. Anne Education Departments. Over the 2-day period Jaellayna introduced UID, showcased examples from our own work and elsewhere, presented (with the assistance of Linda Yuval) preliminary data on our research findings, and conducted hands-on activities to move from theory to practice.

International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE) 2003

August 2003, Palm Springs, California. Joining Jeff Stewart (one of our keenest UID project participants) at this major event for the hospitality and tourism industry, Jaellayna facilitated a workshop on "Inclusive Teaching Strategies in the Classroom".

University of Toronto

October, 2003, Toronto, ON. As part of this University's efforts to increase awareness about UID, Jaellayna was invited to introduce UID, showcase examples from our project and elsewhere, and suggest applications using learning technologies to a group of faculty and others from many sectors of the University.

University of Waterloo

October 2003, Waterloo, ON. In addition to offering an exhibit at their second annual Adaptive Technology Fair, Jaellayna gave a presentation about UID to faculty, staff and visitors from the community-at-large.

McMaster University

November 2003, Hamilton, ON. This was an exceptionally well-attended event, with participants from many academic departments and roles within McMaster as well as neighbouring Mohawk College. Jaellayna introduced UID as a set of principles and offered real-life examples. Group activities focused on appreciating the diversity of learner capabilities and needs and also individual, concrete action steps.

 

Some of the other events currently on the schedule:

• Ontario Academy of Arts and Design, Winter 2004
• Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec, March 2004. "How to adapt the environment for people with learning disabilities"