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Transforming the Way the World Learns

How Educators Can Facilitate Inclusive and Accessible Learning

D2L x Times Higher Education 

In today’s diverse educational landscape, creating inclusive and accessible learning environments is paramount to engage and inspire every learner. Innovative pedagogical methods play a critical role in ensuring that every learner feels valued, supported and empowered to succeed.

As part of this process, technology can be an ally in democratising access to education and enhancing the learning experience for all students. However, establishing a digitally intelligent campus involves upgrading infrastructure to integrate the latest technology.

This webinar, held in partnership between Times Higher Education and D2L, will bring together a panel of experts from industry and academia to discuss how institutions can build digital and hybrid learning experiences to remove physical, geographical, and psychological barriers to learning.

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Date

Duration

1 Hour

Location
Virtual
Two colleagues collaborating at a desk with a laptop

Topics for discussion will include:

  • Challenges to achieving educational parity for diverse learner needs amid the ongoing digitalisation of higher education
  • Importance of designing institutional strategies for accessibility and inclusivity
  • Strategies for designing and delivering inclusive courses in different modalities
  • Harnessing digital technologies to create flexible and equitable learning experiences catering to diverse learner needs
  • Utilising feedback and analytics to ensure continuous improvement of accessibility initiatives

Presenters

Dr. Sam
Dr. Sam Chandrashekar global accessibility lead at D2L

Sambhavi “Sam” Chandrashekar leads the accessibility initiatives at D2L corporation as its global accessibility lead. She is a recognised accessibility champion and an award-winning inclusive educator/researcher with over 15 years of strategic and direct operational experience in implementing technology-based accessibility projects.

Jo Eliott
Jo Elliott digital education practitioner & researcher at Queen Mary University London

Jo Elliott leads strategic projects in digital learning at QMUL, including co-designing online learning programmes and developing capacity-building activities and inclusive online learning experiences. Her research interests include the role of online learning in inclusive education and student transition, staff-student partnerships and communication for behavioural change.

Emma ONeill
Professor Emma O’Neill fellow in teaching and academic development at University College Dublin

Emma O’Neill spends her time as a specialist in the University College Dublin’s veterinary teaching hospital and leading experiential learning for students at the university. She is passionate about exploring ways to support metacognitive skill development in students through blended learning.

Rob Telfer
Rob Telfer director of higher education EMEA at D2L

Rob Telfer has more than 20 years of experience working on digital transformation projects across various industries. After joining D2L in 2020, Rob has helped numerous schools, colleges and universities across Europe with their evaluation, selection and implementation of the Brightspace Learning Management System.