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  • June 2025 Workshop - Introduction to the Inclusive Education Toolkit

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    • Introduction Page

      Aims and Objectives of the workshop.

    • Workshop Agenda Page

      The full agenda of the workshop.

    • Part 1 (Day 1) - Introduction

    • Part 2 (Day 1)

      09:30 – 11:00: Inauguration of the Workshop

    • Part 3 (Day 1)

      Survey reports on challenges experienced by students with disabilities in Bangladesh - Prof. M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD) and Prof Saiful Islam (BUET, BD) (30 mins) 

    • Part 4 (Day 1) - Audience comments/feedback: Current challenges.

      What content creation and learning tools do you use in your practice? What platform(s) do you use? What learning management systems do you use?
      Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA) and Dr M. Arifur Rahman

    • Part 5 (Day 1) - Audience comments/feedback: Current challenges (cont'd)

    • Part 6 (Day 1) - Principles for creating accessible online courses 

      Prof David Brown (NTU, UK)

    • Part 7 (Day 1) - The DiversAsia Toolkit

      Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK) and Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA)

    • Part 8 (Day 1) - Introduction to the various free tools for improving accessibility

      Prof David Brown (NTU, UK) (with Prof Simon Brown)

    • Part 9 (Day 1) - Introduction to the accessibility and inclusion toolkit.

    • Part 1 (Day 2) - •    Personae Driven Approach in Inclusive Material Creation

      Description of the personae driven approach and offering support - Prof David Brown (NTU, UK)

      Introduction to the exercise and transforming inaccessible sample course texts - Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK)

    • Part 2 (Day 2) - Feedback from the accessibility checking exercise.

    • Part 3 (Day 2) - Practical Exercise – Reflection (Feedback on the toolkit) 

      Presentation of approaches applied to course materials using the Toolkit guidelines, checklists and leading edge practices by members of our network. 

      Led by Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK), Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK) and Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA)

    • Part 1 (Day 3) - DiversAsia Engagement App – Multimodal affect recognition tool to provide personalised learning platforms for neurodivergent learners - Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA) and Prof M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD)

    • Part 2 (Day 3) - Feedback on the engagement tool and Best Practices

      Feedback from the audience on previous talk.

      Best Practices - https://diversasia-accessible-he.eu/elearning/mod/data/view.php?id=12 - Nick Shopland (NTU)

    • Part 3 (Day 3) - Online Moodle Learning Portal with Synchronised Mobile Apps - includes:

      o    Moodle introduction 
      o    About H5P 
      o    Demonstrate a range of informative courses on Inclusive Education approaches. 
      o    DiversAsia Moodle account set up 
      o    DiversAsia mobile app

      Dr Arif Rahman (NTU)

    • Part 4 (Day 3) - Invite selected participants to provide corroborating statements.

      Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA), Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK), Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK),  Prof Saiful Islam (BUET, BD), Prof M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD), and Dr M Mostafizur Rahman (AIUB, BD) 

    • Part 5 (Day 3) - Related Projects

      The VRET Project Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - Arif Rahman (NTU)

      Machine Learning in Healthcare (PHASE-IV-AI project) - Prof. Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA)

    • Part 6 (Day 3) - Workshop Closing Session

    • Participant Interviews

  • October 2025 Workshop

    • About the Workshop Page

      Detail of the workshop themes and Activities.

    • October 2025 Workshop - Full Video:

  • December 2025 Workshop

    • About the Workshop Page

      Themes and Aims of the workshop.

    • Workshop Agenda Page

      The full agenda for the workshop.

    • December 2025 Workshop - Full Video:

  • April 2026 - 2 Day Workshop on Building Equity – Assessing the Extended Inclusive Education Toolkit

    • Full Agenda Page

      The agenda for the 2 day workshop.

    • Opening Session (Day 1)

      Introduction: Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, VC, Jahangirnagar University, BD
      Welcome Address: Prof. Dr. David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK
      Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed, Chairman, University Grants Commission, BD 
      Special Guests: 
       - Prof. Dr. Abdur Rahman, Pro-VC, AIUB 
       - Mr. Mashiour Rahman, Dean in charge, Faculty of Science & Technology, AIUB, BD
       - Ms. Maarya Rehman, Deputy Director, Bangladesh, British Council

    • Part 1 (Day 1) 

      Introduction to the Inclusive Education Toolkit

      Prof. Dr. David Brown (NTU, UK), Prof. Dr. Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, Saudi Arabia), Mr. Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK)

    • Part 2 (Day 1)

      Introduction to the Inclusive Education Toolkit (continued)

    • Part 3 (Day 1)

      Introduction to the Inclusive Education Toolkit (continued) including a focus on gender and race inclusion charters.

    • Part 1 (Day 2) - Testimonials and Refections

    • Part 2 (Day 2) - Keynote Lecture

    • Part 3 (Day 2) - Open Discussions

    • Closing Session