The Inclusive UCC Symposium

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Creating Inclusive Assessment and Digital Experiences

The Symposium will spotlight the value of creating inclusive digital experiences for all. The day will also celebrate the excellent work happening within UCC to support inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment experiences. The day will feature international keynote speakers, staff panels and the student experience. 

The day will also celebrate the excellent work happening within UCC to support inclusive teaching, learning, and assessment experiences. The 19th of May was selected to coincide with International Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and GAAD aims to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital Inclusion and accessibility.

The theme for this Symposium is Creating Inclusive Assessment and Digital Experiences.

  • Date/time: 19th of May, 9.30 – 15.30
  • Location: Dr Dora Allman Room, The Hub
  • Refreshments and lunch will be provided
  • Registration is required

Note: The day will be recorded, if you wish not to appear on footage, please make this known to James Northridge (jnorthridge@ucc.ie).

Time Topic Guest Speaker
9.00 - 9.30 Registeration and Networking over coffee/tea

 

9.30 - 9.50 Opening Address and Inclusive UCC Welcome

Professor John O'Halloran

James Northridge

9.50 - 10.50

Keynote - "Creating a Digitally Inclusive Culture - a 20 Year Journey"

Clare Thomson

Ulster University

10.50 - 11.10

Morning coffee/tea & scones

Inclusive Technology demos from Access UCC and the UCC Library

  
11.10 - 11.50

Staff Panel Discussion - "How Digital Inclusion enriches learning for all – What worked and where are we going?"

Chair:

Dr Catherine O'Mahony

Panel:

Professor Stephen Byrne

Professor Paul McSweeney

Dr Olive McCarthy

Dr Marie Ryan

11.50 - 12.20 Keynote - "What we all can do to move the dial."

Dr Dónal Fitzpatrick

National Disability Authority

12.20 - 12.50

Student Panel Discussion - "Empowering the Student Voice through Inclusive Assessment and Digital Experiences"

Chair:

Sinéad Roche, UCCSU

Panel:

Kevin O'Connor

Reuban Murray

Amano Miura**

Patrick Kelly**

12.50  -13.30   

Lunch - Inclusive Technology demos from Access UCC and the UCC Library

 
13.30 - 14.20

Keynote - "The Elephant in the Room: Universal Design for Learning and Assessment"

Dr Kevin Merry

De Montfort University

14.20 - 14.30

Course launch - Inclusive Assessment Professional Development - Dr. Laura Lee

Dr. Laura Lee

14.30 - 15.20

Digitally Inclusive Colleges Pilot - Update from the each College representative.

SEFS - Dr Alan Morrison

B&L - Dr Catherine O' Sullivan

CACSSS - Dr James O' Sullivan

15.20 - 15.30

Concluding remarks and Symposium close

James Northridge

 

Inclusive UCC

First Floor, The Hub, Main Campus, UCC, T12 YF78

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