An increasing number of students at AU are diagnosed or identifying as neurodivergent or disabled. This also means a rising number of students in classrooms who are requesting individual accommodations and who engage and interact in different ways than teachers and co-students are accustomed to.

This course focuses on helping you navigate this change by providing you with insights and tools for creating an inclusive teaching and learning environment for all.

Learning outcome

After this course, you will be able to:

• Describe existing diversity and relate to relevant support resources available at AU
• Identify and distinguish between different models of disability (including the neurodiversity model) and discuss how they might influence teachers' and students' thinking and behaviour in a classroom that is both neurodiverse and ability-diverse
• Communicate with students in a way that allows for a respectful and productive exchange about needs and opportunities
• Engage students in your classes  not despite but via their different abilities (diversity-affirmative teaching activities)

Content

The course is run as a workshop with elements of casework and peer discussion, mixed with brief presentations about relevant frameworks and techniques.