A Neurodiversity Framework

Institutions are increasing their focus on creating inclusive environments.

In this episode, we discuss a course design framework to support neurodiverse learners.

[Instrumental music] Thanks for joining us for Tea for Teaching, an informal discussion of innovative and effective practices in teaching and learning.

This podcast series is hosted by John Kane, an economist.

And Rebecca Mushtare, a graphic designer.

And features guests doing important research and advocacy work to make higher education more inclusive and supportive of all learners.

[Instrumental music] Our guest today is Megan Koehler.

Megan is a assistant teaching professor and learning designer in the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State.

She is the recipient of the Marion G. Mitchell Award for innovative teaching and is conducting research funded by the Schreyer Institute Scholarship on supporting neurodivergent learners in higher education.

Megan is one of the co-editors of The Multidisciplinary Instructional Designer: Integrating Specialized Skills into Design Toolkits.

Welcome back, Megan.

Hi.

Thank you so much for having me here today.

It's great to be talking with both of you again.

We're very glad to have you back again.

It's been a while.

It has.