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15 Ways to Make your Sessions more Inclusive

1. Provide OUTLINE notes in advance on UEL Plus so students can familiarise themselves with new subject matter in their own time. They will then understand what is expected of them and which activities they will be undertaking.
2. When beginning a lecture, summarise what went on in previous lectures and give an overview for the topic in that session.
3. Say things more than once in a lecture.
4. Repeat, rephrase or put students’ questions into context.
5. Break long sessions up into several activities, preferably those that are multi-sensory.
6. The use of timetables, flowcharts and mind-maps will all support poor memory and organisation skills.
7. Use colour and imagery to highlight key points or important details.
8. If a teaching session introduces a large amount of new terminology, provision of a glossary of terms can be very useful.
9. Videoing lectures, or making podcasts of your lectures, can be very helpful.
10. Let students know well in advance what they should read or prepare.
11. Provide written directions and checklists for assignments.
12. Offer existing essays and reports as examples to students.
13. Provide formal tutorials for planning work, offering feedback and checking understanding.
14. Accept that the student might need to leave a teaching session or go for a short break.
15. Encourage students with anxieties to contact Student Services for health and wellbeing support or specialist study skills support.

Adapted from: Pollack, D (ed). 2009. Neurodiversity in higher education - positive responses to specific learning differences. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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