RIPECast 011: Alana Loison - Inclusive Education: Advocacy for Universal Design and Hidden Disabilities

In this episode DBS lecturer and academic Alana Loison tells the story of her learning journey. Along the way we also talk about Schein’s career anchors, lifelong learning, career breaks, neurodivergent communities and the internet, metrics, doctoral research,  Universal Design for Learning, teaching philosophies, adult education, John Dewey, experiential learning, engagement, participation, upskilling, and reimagining higher education post-pandemic. We also talk about her advocacy for The Hidden Disabilities Network and their Sunflower scheme. The Scheme allows people to ‘voluntarily share that they have a disability or condition that may not be immediately apparent’ through wearing a sunflower lanyard. For more details, visit their website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.