{"id":1405,"date":"2021-05-03T11:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2021-05-03T11:10:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:10:37","slug":"celt-partners-with-cast-org-to-offer-udl-training-at-wcsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/2021\/05\/03\/celt-partners-with-cast-org-to-offer-udl-training-at-wcsu\/","title":{"rendered":"CELT partners with CAST.org to offer UDL training at WCSU\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CELT Offers New Training for WCSU Faculty and Staff<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_1406\" style=\"width: 163px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1406\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/05\/CAST-logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"CAST logo\" width=\"153\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/05\/CAST-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/05\/CAST-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/05\/CAST-logo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/celt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/05\/CAST-logo.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CAST logo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WCSU\u2019s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) and CAST.org partnered to offer a new customized and contextualized Universal Design for Learning (UDL) training for WCSU faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration will involve the training of two cohorts (AY 21\/22, AY 22\/23), training of WCSU UDL trainers, and partnership in developing novel UDL training programs for higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The first diverse cohort of 17 faculty and staff members will start the online synchronous training on 5\/24\/2021 and will conclude in December 2021. The training will focus on advancing learning and teaching in First Year (FY) and 100-level courses.<\/p>\n<p>CELT would like to thank the following individuals and WCSU units for their support of this project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Provost Missy Alexander<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for greenlighting CELT\u2019s involvement with CAST.org and UDL.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Prof. Tom Schmiedel<\/i><\/b>\u00a0and the\u00a0<b><i>Academic Leave Committee<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for allocating key initial seed funding.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>AAUP<\/i><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b><i>SUOAF<\/i><\/b>\u00a0WCSU chapters for generously providing financial support for all participants.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Ms. Amy Lopez<\/i><\/b><i>,\u00a0<\/i><b><i>Ms. Kim Spinelli<\/i><\/b>, and\u00a0<b><i>Ms. Karen Muffatti<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for their dedicated professional service.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Ms. Aura Lippincott<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<b><i>Ms. Elisabeth Werling-Morell<\/i><\/b>, and\u00a0<b><i>Prof. Chuck Rocca<\/i><\/b>\u00a0for their invaluable input and feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span class=\"mark9u7330kjo SSBqA0O5vTLfa9GC1wxGQ\" data-markjs=\"true\">Congratulations<\/span>\u00a0to all AY 21\/22 UDL training participants!<\/div>\n<div>May you have a fun and insightful experience.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Brosh Teucher, CELT Director<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CELT Offers New Training for WCSU Faculty and Staff WCSU\u2019s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) and CAST.org partnered to offer a new customized and contextualized Universal Design for Learning (UDL) training for WCSU faculty and staff. 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