{"id":128,"date":"2010-05-19T09:03:13","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T13:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/udl-2010conference\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2010-05-19T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T13:03:13","slug":"116-a-stevens-e-mcshane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/udl-2010conference\/session-notes-and-comments\/116-a-stevens-e-mcshane\/","title":{"rendered":"#116 &#8211;  A. Stevens &amp; E McShane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BDbD Workshop 116 - Universal Design for Learning: A Retention Tool in Higher Education - Annie Stevens, Ph.D. and Ellen McShane\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11836671?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop 116 &#8211;  Universal Design for  Learning: A Retention Tool in Higher Education &#8211;  Annie  Stevens, Ph.D. and Ellen  McShane, Ed.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen McShane, Ed.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ellen McShane is the Director of Academic Support Programs at   University of Vermont, which includes the ACCESS, Learning Cooperative,   TRIO\/SSS, and TRIO\/Upward Bound programs. She is currently a member  of  the Design Team for the University of Vermont UDL grant.\u00a0 Ellen  earned a  Bachelor\u2019s degree from Montclair State University, a Master\u2019s  in  Guidance and Counseling from Ohio State University, and a Doctorate  in  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of   Vermont.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annie Stevens, Ph.D. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Annie Stevens is currently the Assistant Vice-President for   Student and Campus Life at the University of Vermont. Dr. Stevens   arrived at UVM 13 years ago as the Director of Residential Life and has   been Asst. Vice-President for the past 9 years. Her 24 years of   professional experience in student affairs has included positions at The   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The University of   California at Berkeley. Education is her passion \u2013 she earned a   Bachelor\u2019s degree at St. Lawrence University, a Master\u2019s in Higher   Education Administration at the University of Vermont and a doctoral   degree in Counseling and Student Personnel Services at The University of   Maryland, College Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goal\u00a0 To\u00a0 Understand Millenial students- the way they think and what   they need to succeed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Activities to get to know participants:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Representation of Information<\/strong> \u2013 3 visual, 3 learn by  Doing, 1  Visual, 1 Digital\/ Written word, 1 uses all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expression of Information:<\/strong> 1 Written tests, 2 work  in groups,  3 Media, websites, blogs, 3 Choice of expression<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engagement with information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Alone,\u00a0 1 Reduced threat,<\/p>\n<p>2 Rubrics<\/p>\n<p>2 Work in teams study groups cooperative learning,<\/p>\n<p>4Focus on goals and objectives<\/p>\n<p>Millinnials who they are and how they learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multi tasking is the norm, they feel machines should be doing the   mundane work not them!<\/li>\n<li>Very good navigators, and negotiation is ok for them.<\/li>\n<li>Profound sense of the world and humanity<\/li>\n<li>Global learners, \u00a0use community service to build community<\/li>\n<li>Raised with lots of things scheduled for them by parents, \u00a0often   people say to them that they are special and they have something great   to offer, Therefore with feedback they might not know what to do\u00a0 with   it, They\u00a0 have\u00a0 high need to\u00a0 know what they are being evaluated on.<\/li>\n<li>Higher Ed methods are disables not the Student!<\/li>\n<li>They are a generation who is interested in a life with value and   meaning.\u00a0 Research has shown that they more they are involved the more   they will persist and succeed.\u00a0 Content in classes must be connected to   how they will use this in life.\u00a0 Ask them how this fits with their   passions.<\/li>\n<li>All federal teacher prep grants must include UDL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Representation for Millenials-\u201c What\u201d of learning.,\u00a0 Understand that   Environments- learning environments shape behavior and drives learning   and gets students thinking creatively and out of the box.<\/p>\n<p>Engagement for Millenials-the \u201cHow\u201d of learning, Give them work that   \u201cmatters\u201d with goals, leadership, require them to take 100%   responsibility for work and have fun! Design class so things happen in   15 minutes sections, groups, talking, video, movement around room.<\/p>\n<p>Expression with Millenials- they \u201cWhy of learning\u201d- teaching modes,   electronic access,\u00a0 reward good work, options for expression.\u00a0 Use self   assessments\u00a0 with students to help them see what they need to change so   they have the ownership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting       questions posed or raised in the session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How tough it is for us all to make the shift from learning content to   shifting how to teach it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarize       thoughts and\/or questions <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Higher Education Research Institutes\u2019s Outcomes for Higher Education-<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that the more students do this these three things, the   better they do.<\/p>\n<p>Habits of Mind for Learning<\/p>\n<p>Pluralistic Thinking<\/p>\n<p>Complex Thinking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workshop 116 &#8211; Universal Design for Learning: A Retention Tool in Higher Education &#8211; Annie Stevens, Ph.D. and Ellen McShane, Ed.D. 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