Neurodivergent students bring varied strengths, needs, and ways of thinking to our classrooms. In this episode, Sarah Silverman joins us to discuss teaching strategies that reduce access friction, inc...

An overview with commentary

This workshop took place on July 21, 2026. Please feel free to access the materials: Workshop slides Workshop handout What Depending on your perspective, a “no/low-tech” classroom might…

Welcome to Ep 163: Low Tech, No Tech Accessibility Considerations with Sarah Silverman. Sarah Silverman, PhD is an independent faculty developer and instructor of Disability Studies. As an autistic ed...

Happy “beginning of summer” to everyone, whatever summer looks like for you!

How do we teach inclusively when access needs conflict?

Thinking about how recent interest in lower-tech teaching and learning can engage with accessibility

Tying together some threads on neurodiversity and group work

Or, why "listening carefully" doesn't always work

A question that I often ask myself at moments of taking stock (after a course, conference, trip, etc.) is: Who did you really get to know during this experience?

A case study of neurodivergence, label, and stigma from a recent workshop

Or, my answer to “What do you do for work?”

In my ongoing engagement with both primary and grey literature about neurodivergent student experiences, I’ve noticed a trend that is not often mentioned in discussions of pedagogy.

What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

Some existing discourse

Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff

Why we're curious about this topic

Or, the (not so) dull roar of active learning

Student-instructor access friction related to the distribution of materials

A personal reflection on some of my writing over the past year

Hi everyone!

I’m glad to be back to writing this blog after a short pause to work on my book.

This week’s post is a more of an extended thought, as I have been busier than usual with other writing projects and teaching (perhaps an “evergreen” statement - when are writing and teaching not extre...

And some of my own reactions

My last post of this year is a retroactive dedication.

"Isn't that just good teaching?"

Thinking about how I can apply some positive conference experiences to my teaching and facilitation

Another post reconsidering common teaching advice

This course is designed to introduce educators (including faculty, staff, advisors, librarians, and others) to the history, politics, and key terms of neurodiversity and its relevance to higher educat...

Note: This post is a more permanent version of a LinkedIn post I made in July 2024. There has been some chatter about the limitations of "student-centered" teaching, I think most recently on a Tea for...

This course is designed to introduce educators (including faculty, staff, advisors, librarians, and others) to the history, politics, and key terms of neurodiversity and its relevance to higher educat...

A follow-up to "Group Work, Participation, and Neurodiversity"