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UDL in the Cloud helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences. Drawing on years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, authors Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau offer a highly practical approach to developing e-courses, virtual snow days, flipped classes, and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners.
Following the principles and guidelines of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), readers learn to identify potential barriers to learning, cultivate an engaging "instructor presence" in a virtual environment, develop a detailed syllabus that inspires and motivates students, help scaffold students' time management skills, and much more.
About the author
Tom Thibodeau currently oversees and provides online professional development courses with Novak Educational Consulting. Tom has also been an assistant provost at the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, for 19 years and is former president of the New England Faculty Development Consortium. As NEIT's assistant provost, Tom serves as the division chair for nine academic departments with 23 degree programs (AS, BS, MS & Doctorate) and over 1,200 students. He also leads faculty development, outcomes assessment and attendance tracking through a team-based approach. As the facilitator of new faculty orientation, Tom stresses the use of UDL, active learning, problem-based learning, and technology-enhanced teaching and learning. He managed the development of NEIT's first online degree program in Information Technology and implemented a new curriculum mapping process throughout the university.
Tom started at NEIT in 1990 as an adjunct instructor in video production and then an assistant professor, department chair and director of the Center for Distributed Learning and the Faculty Resource Center. He has been working in online learning since 1996.
Summary
Helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences. Drawing on years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, authors Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau offer a highly practical approach to developing e-courses, virtual snow days, flipped classes, and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners.
