I think non-classroom educators can benefit a lot from taking a neurodiversity perspective. It might be very helpful, for example, for an advisor to know more about what the identity of "neurodivergent" might mean to a student, as many more students are identifying as neurodivergent.
A recent question on this: "Is the course appropriate for advisors/librarians/other staff?" Yes, and I can provide some customization to make it more so! It is really aimed at anyone in a higher ed setting who would like a basic overview of ND. sarahemilysilverman.com/neurodiversi...
I see some overlaps between what these courses provide and what some of the fee-based support programs provide (coaching, executive functioning support, peer support, defined study times)
Does anyone know of any research connecting companion and or support courses (the ones that run parallel to a math, bio, chem, etc course to support organization and scientific thinking) to the needs of neurodivergent (broadly defined) students?
I made a permanent post of one my recent LinkedIn posts here, to describe how UDL can relate to all members of the learning community, not just students. Here I discuss the idea of "learner variability" and how instructors vary in ways that parallel students sarahemilysilverman.com/2024/09/12/i...
Note: This post is a more permanent version of a LinkedIn post I made in July 2024. There has been some chatter about the limitations of "student-centered" teaching, I think most recently on a Tea for...
Not to say that some institutions don't inherently do better with respect to adjuncts, just assuming having a union has a lot to do with the work conditions in this situation
Same here, and it is the one where lecturers are unionized!
I am going to work on putting a CC-BY-NC on all my substack posts - does anyone have experience with this? I know that substack automatically puts the author's copyright at the bottom of each page.
@sarahsilverman.bsky.social I pointed your recent post to a colleague. They found it so valuable they want to create a professional development activity for their staff. Your substack posts are (c) so my colleague is wondering how they can adapt it. What attribution would you be comfortable with?
A follow-up to "Group Work, Participation, and Neurodiversity"
Thanks Peter! I'd ideally like my posts to by "CC-BY-NC," but I see substack automatically adds the author's copyright. I edited the post you referenced with a CC-BY-NC license, and your colleague can feel free to adapt and cite me as the original author (link to my substack/website would be great!)
