MaWSIG – Beyond Adaptation: Designing ELT Materials for Learner Variability

ELT materials are typically created with an imagined 'average' learner in mind, even though real classrooms are influenced by the variety among learners. This webinar looks at how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be used to guide the writing, assessment and adaptation of ELT materials from the very beginning.

The session will look at how materials writers and teachers can create meaningful choice, offer varied support, provide multiple ways of engaging with the content, and give learners flexible opportunities to show that they understand, all without having to prepare several versions of the same lesson.

Participants will leave with a practical framework which they can use when reviewing and redesigning ELT tasks so that the materials become more inclusive, accessible, and responsive to a wider range of learners while still providing an appropriate level of challenge and clear learning goals.
 

Speaker: Mohamed Nabil 

Mohamed Nabil is an educational leader, a specialist in teacher development, an ELT consultant and an international speaker, and has extensive experience in the areas of English language teaching, professional development and educational innovation. He provides work for teachers and institutions all over the MENA region, focusing especially on inclusive pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), learner motivation, materials development and reflective teaching.
Mohamed is a teacher and educator who is qualified at CELTA, DELTA, and in Train the Trainer, and he has an MA in Education as well as holding a PGCE International from Liverpool John Moores University.
His professional work has involved collaborating with organizations such as the TESOL International Association, the British Council, and Macmillan Education, and, in this capacity, he has participated in teacher development and training, created content, and provided educational consultancy. He has given presentations at international conferences, schools, universities, and professional learning communities on topics including UDL, learner agency, motivation, assessment, materials adaptation, and effective teaching practice.

Furthermore, Mohamed is the founder of Educast International, a professional learning platform and conference community that connects educators and speakers from all over the world.

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