Inclusive and Generationally Aware Teaching Practices for CSD Education
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/04/2025 at 4:00 PM (EDT)
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- Non-member - $60
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Thursday, September 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
.15 ASHA CEUs
Today’s students bring varied lived experiences, generational perspectives, and learning needs to the classroom, and effective teaching must meet them where they are. This session offers suggestions for inclusive pedagogy that embraces generational diversity and considerations for implementation of these methods for CSD education. Attendees will engage in reflective practice and explore practical strategies to create learning environments that are welcoming, equitable, and responsive to the real students in front of us.
Learning Objectives
- Identify generational differences that may impact the teaching and learning environment
- Describe at least 3 evidence-based inclusive teaching strategies
- Re-examine longstanding beliefs about student expectations and learning to better serve students within their programs
Time Ordered Agenda
4:00 - 4:05 PM ET Introduction to speakers and topics
4:05 - 4:30 PM ET Generational Differences and the Conflation of Biases
4:30 - 5:00 PM ET Evidence-Based Inclusive Strategies: An Overview and Implementation
5:00 - 5:30 PM ET Case Studies and Reflective Practice
Kerry Mandulak, PhD, CCC-SLP
Pacific University
As Professor and Chair of the Graduate Admissions Committee in the Pacific University School of CSD, Dr. Kerry Mandulak has seen firsthand the power of using holistic review to advance equity and inclusion in admissions processes, and subsequently, increase diversity in myriad dimensions of the speech-language pathology and audiology workforce. This work has led her to focus on ways to facilitate deep learning and promote belonging within the classroom context, in order to best support undergraduate and graduate students be successful throughout their academic journeys.
Disclosures
Financial: Salary for full time employment at Pacific University and will be receiving an honorarium for this webinar.
Non-Financial: TLCSD Assistant Editor, SIG 10 member, CAPCSD Admissions Summit Co-Facilitator.
Amanda Stead, PhD., CCC-SLP, CHSE
Pacific University
Amanda Stead is a professor at Pacific University and coordinator of the school's simulation program. A decorated educator, she teaches graduate courses in aging, counseling, and dementia, with a focus on inclusive, learner-centered instruction. Her current work examines how simulation-based education and instructional strategies can better prepare future clinicians to serve older adults. Dr. Stead is committed to fostering equitable, engaging learning environments that support diverse student needs and backgrounds.
Disclosures
Financial: Receives Salary from Pacific University and will be receiving an honorarium for this webinar.
Non-Financial: None
Robert Serianni (Moderator)
Salus University - SLP
Moderator
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