Forthcoming Work

Speaking, Workshops, and Courses

2026

  • May 15 - July 31, 2026. Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ) design consultation. Sherman Oaks, CA: Exceptional Minds Academy and Studios.
  • Jun 24, 2026. "How Educational Developers Can Use Community Power to Scale Universal Design Practices." With Lisa Padden, Niamh Plunkett, and Maureen Haran. International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) Annual Conference. Salamanca, ES: Universidad de Salamanca.
  • Jul 9, 2026. "Finding Work in a Tight Job Market: An Ed-Dev Career Coaching Session." Conference workshop. Leading with Our Values: Cultivating Connection in a Time of Upheaval. 3rd Annual Virtual Gathering.
  • Jul 16, 2026. "Three Ways to Really Connect with Online Learners." Invited keynote. IvyOnline Learning Summit. Terre Haute, IN: Ivy Tech Community College System.
  • Jul 21, 2026. "Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone with Universal Design for Learning: Ask the Author Anything." Invited webinar. Clear Lake, TX: University of Houston at Clear Lake.
  • Jul 30, 2026. "The Role of Center Assessment in Evolving and Growing Your Center's Mission." Invited faculty member. With Heeyoung Kim. Institute for New Educational Developers (INED) Online. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University and the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network.
  • Aug 5, 2026. "The Basics of Accessibility." Invited webinar. EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Community Group.
  • Aug 13, 2026. "Beyond Title II: Everyday Accessibility with Universal Design for Learning" and "Using Artificial Intelligence to Lower Accessibility Barriers." Invited keynote and workshop. Teaching Effectiveness Institute. Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University.
  • Sep 10, 2026. "Taking Work Off Our Plates with Universal Design for Learning." Invited webinar. Digital Accessibility Town Hall series. Baltimore, MD: University of Maryland, Baltimore.
  • Sep 16 - Oct 28, 2026. Invited Facilitator. Mid-Career Faculty IGNITE career-development micro-credential series. Great Falls, VA: HigherEd+.
  • Sep 22, 2026. "Way Beyond Compliance: Lowering Access Barriers with Advanced Universal Design for Learning." Invited keynote. Teaching and Learning Symposium. Boston, MA: Colleges of the Fenway.
  • Oct 6, 2026. "From Accessibility to Access: Taking Work off Your Plate." Invited keynote. Faculty Development Day. Rhinelander, WI: Nicolet College.
  • Oct 12, 2026. "UDL at Scale: Lowering Access Barriers across Campus." Invited keynote. Fall Development Day. Faculty and Professional Learning Center. Moorhead, MN: Minnesota State Moorhead.
  • Nov 16-18, 2026. [proposed]. "Evaluating Teaching in the Digital Era." Workshop session. Accelerate conference. Orlando, FL: Online Learning Consortium (OLC).
  • Nov 18, 2026. [proposed]. "How to Design a High-Trust Peer Observation Program." Pre-conference workshop. Baltimore, MD: Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network conference.
  • Nov 18-21, 2026. [proposed]. "Putting the 'Access' in 'Accessibility': Educational-Development Partnerships across the Institution." Baltimore, MD: Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network conference.
  • Nov 25, 2026. "Universal Design for Learning in Curriculum Design." Invited webinar. Building Capacity in the Promotion, Implementation and Evaluation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) through eLearning grant. Waterford, IE: South East Technological University.
  • Dec 3, 2026. "Universal Design for Learning for Flexible Yet Rigorous Assessment." Invited webinar. Building Capacity in the Promotion, Implementation and Evaluation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) through eLearning grant. Waterford, IE: South East Technological University.
2027
  • Jan 19 - Mar 23, 2027. [in negotiation]. UDL Champions Seminar. Invited train-the-trainer webinar series. Baltimore, MD: University of Maryland, Baltimore.
  • Jan 21 - Mar 25, 2027. UDL Champions Seminar. Invited train-the-trainer webinar series. Rhinelander, WI: Nicolet College.
  • Jan 20 - Mar 24, 2027. [in negotiation]. UDL Champions Seminar. Invited train-the-trainer webinar series. Boston, MA: Colleges of the Fenway.
  • May 17-19, 2027. "Lowering Access Barriers with Universal Design for Learning." Invited keynote. Austin, TX: International Teaching and Learning Cooperative (ITLC) Lilly Conference.
Research, Grants, Publications, Interviews, & Project Work

2026

2027
  • TBD Spring 2027. [in press]. Evaluating Teaching in the Digital Era. With Ann H. Taylor and B. Jean Mandernach. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
2028
  • TBD Spring 2028. [under contract]. Peer Observation Made Practical for Higher Education: Building Programs, Tools, and Cultures that Foster Teaching Excellence. With Lauren Barbeau. London, UK: Routledge.
  • TBD Spring 2028. [proposed]. "How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Support Inclusive Learning Design." In Advancing Learning Design in the Age of AI: The Collaborative Design Shift. Eds. Megan Kohler and Adam Davi. London, UK: Routledge.

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