The Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, in partnership with Memorial University, is pleased to offer Introduction to Universal Design for Learning in Heritage as a pre-conference workshop for our 2025 Heritage Conference!

Date: October 15, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: ED 3005, G. A. Hickman Building, 323 Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, NL
Instructors: Jordan Hollahan, A.B.D., M.A., B.A. (Hons.); Stephanie Evans; B.S.W., Jared T. Hogan, A.B.D., M.A., B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc.; Sean Fardy, A.B.D., M.Ed., B.Ed., B.A.
Fee: $75; $120 for both when combined with Introduction to Reconciliation in Heritage

Workshop Description: 

This workshop introduces participants to the core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and explores how UDL can be applied in program design, exhibit development, and interpretation. UDL is a framework that supports development of inclusive and flexible learning environments. This framework works by ensuring that learning environments are built to be inclusive from the get-go, without requiring visitors–including people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, children, and multilingual audiences–to seek out their own supports.

Whether you are a curator, educator, designer, or heritage worker, this workshop will support you in creating heritage spaces as inclusive, engaging, and equitable paces of learning for everyone. This workshop is inspired by Memorial’s School of Social Work’s Universal Design for Learning Community of Practice.

Please see the full workshop description here.

This workshop is a credit course for MANL’s Museum Studies Certificate Program, but you do not need to be enrolled in the program to participate in the workshop.

Participants who choose to take both this workshop and Introduction to Reconciliation in Heritage as credit courses will have two options:

Option 1: Two Electives 

• Participants would select to use one or both courses as electives for the program.
• Participants would receive a small assignment. 

Option 2: One Core

• Participants would take both courses as one core course, called Inclusion & Reconciliation in Heritage.
• Participants would receive a larger assignment.

To register, please fill out this form by 4:30 PM on Thursday, October 9. A payment is required to finalize your registration. You will be sent your confirmation of registration once your payment has been processed.

Light refreshments will be provided.

If you experience technical difficulties filling out the registration form, please email us at programs@museumsnl.ca. Please make sure to include all of the required information in your email. If you have any questions, please email us at programs@museumsnl.ca.