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Academic writing and neurodiversity: Pedagogies for inclusion
26 January 2023, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Join this event to hear Adrian Wallbank present on some of his research into how dyslexia and other forms of neurodiversity may affect student writing.
This event is free.
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Academic Writing Seminar Series
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In this presentation, Adrian will argue that because student writing is necessarily both a measure of student learning (the product), and an inescapable part of learning itself (the process), the assignments we read, especially in their developmental/draft stages, are inescapably a microcosm of these students’ neurodiversity, a linguistic map, and a barometer of their cognitive difficulties/strengths.
This talk presents some of Adrian’s research into how dyslexia affects student writing and proposes practical ways in which we can work with students using meaningful, visual, metaphorical, pedagogically inclusive techniques based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in academic literacies, neurodiversity and student support.
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About the Speaker
Dr Adrian Wallbank
Lecturer in Educational Development at The Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Development, Oxford Brookes University
He has particular research and teaching interests in academic writing, dyslexia and inclusion, writing in the disciplines / writing across the curriculum pedagogies, neurodiversity, transition pedagogies and Universal Design for Learning, one-to-one pedagogies and the philosophy of Higher Education. As a successful, dyslexic academic, Adrian is passionate about inclusion and works tirelessly to help enable both students and staff to achieve their full academic and professional potential.