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Module design.

Designing modules involves thinking about different teaching activities for student learning.

Here you will find insights into dyslexia and examples of how some staff have designed ways of teaching for everyone that have addressed common issues for dyslexic students. For example, tutors and dyslexic students talk about how they use podcasts and WebCT.

You may find that you can adapt these techniques to suit your own disciplinary context.

Reasonable adjustments

Examples from Giving feedback

  • Have policies that allow additional feedback as a 'reasonable adjustment'.
  • Offer verbal explanation of written feedback where necessary.
  • Encourage students to see Academic Support tutors where appropriate.

Video examples

Dyslexia video: "How might staff identify when dyslexia is affecting a student's work?." Duration: 8 minutes : 54 seconds

How might staff identify when dyslexia is affecting a student's work?

"…With me, if you see what I write in an exam or if you see what I write in an essay, it's not the same person that's speaking to you face to face…"

8 min 54s student perspective video by Barbara Taylor et al., in What is dyslexia

Dyslexia video: "Introducing podcasting and WebCT: implications for dyslexic students.." Duration: 5 minutes : 3 seconds

Introducing podcasting and WebCT: implications for dyslexic students.

"…it seems to fit in almost exactly with the way dyslexic students like to do things on average…"

5 min 3s inclusive teaching video by Richard Field, in How students learn

Dyslexia video: "Combining visual and auditory teaching methods to suit a range of learning styles.." Duration: 4 minutes : 10 seconds

Combining visual and auditory teaching methods to suit a range of learning styles.

"…if they are strongly one way or the other, certain tasks won't lend themselves to their way of being, so it's important to encourage some flexibility…"

4 min 10s reasonable adjustments video by Michael Shaw et al., in How students learn

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