Thursday, 28 April 2022, 2-3.30pm (via Microsoft Teams)

This interactive masterclass is of particular interest to staff members interested in building inclusive curriculums and wider student experiences for disabled students.

Across the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) sector, we see a positive increase in the number of students starting courses with declared disabilities, particularly Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) such as Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Condition. Neurodiversity encompasses all of these mentioned SpLDs, many of which co-occur or overlap.

However, research across the HEIs has identified that disparities exist when comparing the continuation rates and the learning and teaching experiences of disabled students versus non-disabled students. At the University of Warwick, our TEF submission in 2018 and the Access Participation Plan also echoed these wider sector research findings. This session aims to share experiences and challenges of embedding inclusive practices and, importantly, hear from our disabled students about their academic learning experience at the University of Warwick.

During this session, you will:

• hear from disabled students about their academic experiences at the University of Warwick
• hear about the findings of a WIHEA funded project which;

• • quantitively surveyed and qualitatively interviewed over 85 Neurodivergent Students (SpLDs) about their academic experiences at the University of Warwick
  • the creation of a digital inclusive practice toolkit created from existing inclusive practices staff at the University of Warwick
  • using inclusive co-production and participatory action research principles to develop student and staff projects.

• have time to discuss and share experiences of supporting disabled students at the University of Warwick

• collaborate with colleagues to work through cases studies based on the WIHEA project findings.

SPEAKER DETAILS

Dr Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson Associate Professor/Director of Student Experience and Progression Department of Psychology

Dr Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson is an Associate Professor and Director of Student Experience and Progression at Warwick. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a national convenor for the specialist interest group “engaging assessment” for RAISELink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window. She is also a fellow of the Warwick Institute Higher Education Academy, where she leads the specialist interest group “Neurodiversity and the Student Experience (more hereLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window)