Frederic Fovet

@ffovet.bsky.social

Learning - teaching - exploring - researching: Inclusion, Disability, accessibility, edtech, UDL,, ethnography of the student experience, Critical Pedagogy, sociology of school exclusion, EBD and ecological approaches to learner disenfranchisement

The 4th Pan-Canadian Conference on UDL and the 4th Maynooth UDL symposium will run jointly, in a unique and ground-breaking international partnership, and take place at Thompson Rivers University and be hosted by the Faculty of Education and Social Work, June 9th to 11th 2027

Have a chapter just out 'Preparing for different futures in inclusion: Framing the growth of the UDL momentum in the K-12 and post-secondary sectors from the perspective of sustainable development', Handbook on Universal Design for Learning: Research and Practice. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...

Handbook of Universal Design for Learning

‘This Handbook offers both a thoughtful curation of experienced, cross-discipline perspectives, and a detailed historical evaluation of UDL’s decades of impact on the process and practice of learning....

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Looking forward to facilitating a discussion session, this January, as part of the Queens University Accessibility First Talk series: 'When UDL is No Longer Enough: Examining Post-UDL Reflections on Inclusive Design and Learning Accessibility' www.queensu.ca/ctl/programs...

Teaching & Learning Speaker Series | Centre for Teaching and Learning

Accessibility First The Accessibility First Speaker Series aims to foster a sustained, campus-wide dialogue on disability justice, accessibility, wellness, and equity in higher education. Building on ...

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Such a pleasure to have been able to give virtual plenary session @ From policy to Practice Conference - Global Inclusive Teachers Summit in India (International Purple Fest): 'Inclusion 2.0 in a disrupted global landscape – Exploring current challenges & opportunities shaping teacher perceptions'

Delighted to announce that the next Maynooth UDL Symposium will be held in Canada the week of June 7th 2027 & will represent a combined occurrence of the 4th Maynooth UDL Symposium & the 4th Pan-Canadian Conference on UDL. More details will be released about location and format before December 2025!

My colleague Tanya Manning-Lewis, PhD and I facilitated a workshop entitled 'Liberatory Pedagogy: Where UDL Meets Anti-Racism' today at the ADCET 2025 UDL Symposium. Dynamic dialogues and lots of engagement from participants. Thanks to all who attended!

And what a pleasure to be launching on the international platform that is the ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training 2025 UDL Symposium, the volume 'Decolonizing UDL', a volume I have the pleasure of editing with CSMFL Publications!

Looking forward to running a workshop today at the ADCET - Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training 2025 UDL Symposium: Growth of UDL Implementation among faculty: "Understanding the risks that lead to instructors losing momentum".

Dynamic and engaged dialogue today within the workshop I had the opportunity to facilitate ‘Beyond the PD piece: supporting instructor resilience with UDL in a challenging and dynamic tertiary landscape' at the European Access Network 2025 Conference in Galway. This was a lot of fun!