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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.

Inclusive teaching

Examples from Podcasting

  • Recording podcasts is one way of supporting a range of auditory and visual learning approaches.
  • Podcasting allows flexibility in terms of pace and learning preferences and hence is inclusive.
  • Using podcasts encourages active learning and positive motivation.

Video examples

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: "Strategies that dyslexic students use when reading.." Duration: 4 minutes : 48 seconds

Strategies that dyslexic students use when reading.

"…I get frustrated having to read things word by word…if I don't understand a word I hop over it,…replace it with one that fits and carry on…"

4 min 48s student perspective video by Ryan Beardsley et al., 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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