Venecia Williams
Join Lunchable Learning on Monday, February 28th at noon PT. We are pleased to welcome Venecia Williams as our guest.
Venecia Williams is a post-secondary instructor and online developer. She is passionate about making post-secondary education equitable, diverse, and inclusive by raising awareness among colleagues around the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and being intentional about its implementation in her courses. Venecia also adapts and uses open educational resources to help lower financial barriers for students. She is also the co-founder of an EDI consulting company.
Show Notes
Recording
Listener Challenge
Think about ways you can implement the UDL framework in your teaching by creating a Welcoming Accessibility Statement. Share your ideas #LunchableLearning #ds106radio For more info on ULD and creating a Welcoming Accessibility Statement, check out https://mediaspace.vcc.ca/media/Let%27s+Talk+About+UDLA+Episode+1-+Welcoming+Accessibility+Statement/0_cy7f5o2j/282036
References
To support the people of Ukraine, you can donate to the Red Cross. The Canadian Government will be matching people’s donations: https://www.redcross.ca/about-us/media-news/ news-releases/red-cross-launches-ukraine- humanitarian-crisis-appeal or donate to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal: https://www.cufoundation.ca/
“Black in BC’ – Convenor Pilot Project
Looks at the ‘performance of BC (government & society) under the Federal Strategic Action Plan that was formulated to celebrate the International Decade for People of African Descent (2014-2024), Here is the link to a report.
Events
Black Ancestry event March 5 – 10th, 1 pm
‘Worlds Within’African Ancestry Dialogue Il: A conversation on the diversity of people of African ancestry in British Columbia: Diverse histories, identities, and experiences. The eventbrite link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/worlds-within-african-ancestry-dialogue-ii-tickets-268338927957
Other things noteworthy
NBA and “Built by Black History” NBA honouring those before us by ensuring their legacy continues.
Vancouver Canucks acknowledge Black History Month with first-ever jersey.
Music
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Ozumba Mbadiwe – Reekado Banks
War – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Blessed – WizKid & Damian Marley
Listener Challenge
Think about ways you can implement the UDL framework in your teaching by creating a Welcoming Accessibility Statement.
For more info on ULD and creating a Welcoming Accessibility Statement, check out https://mediaspace.vcc.ca/media/Let%27s+Talk+About+UDLA+Episode+1-+Welcoming+Accessibility+Statement/0_cy7f5o2j/282036