{"id":1231,"date":"2025-12-01T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:09:01","slug":"lunch-learn-series-kicks-off-monthly-sessions-from-november-to-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/lunch-learn-series-kicks-off-monthly-sessions-from-november-to-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch &#038; Learn Series Kicks Off: Monthly Sessions from November to June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"792\">Our <strong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"184\">Lunch &amp; Learn series<\/strong> has officially begun in the Faculty of Health Sciences, with plans for one engaging session each month from November through June. The November 25 session offered a rich exploration of <strong data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"413\">Universal Design for Learning (UDL)<\/strong>, led by presenter <strong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"451\">Adriana Striker<\/strong>. She walked us through the core principles of UDL and shared practical, ready-to-use tips that educators can apply directly in their classrooms to support more inclusive and flexible learning. Her guidance sparked meaningful conversations about how small, intentional changes can make a big impact on student engagement and accessibility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"792\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1232 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9002-e1764612789891-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9002-e1764612789891-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9002-e1764612789891-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9002-e1764612789891-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9002-e1764612789891.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"792\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1233 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004-e1764612760273-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004-e1764612760273-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004-e1764612760273-924x1024.jpg 924w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004-e1764612760273-768x851.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004-e1764612760273-1386x1536.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9004-e1764612760273.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"792\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1234 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9011-e1764611167710-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9011-e1764611167710-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9011-e1764611167710-863x1024.jpg 863w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9011-e1764611167710-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_9011-e1764611167710.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"1011\">We\u2019re already looking forward to continuing the momentum at our next session on December 4, which will be presented by<strong> Lindsay Spielman<\/strong> and will focus on <strong>Practical and Engaging Classroom Exit Strategies<\/strong>. Looking ahead to 2026, we are excited for future sessions that will dive into Incorporating the Science of Learning into Undergraduate Classes and Grading Academic Papers Holistically.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"1011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1236 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/files\/2025\/12\/2-Serie-December-poster.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Lunch &amp; Learn series has officially begun in the Faculty of Health Sciences, with plans for one engaging session each month from November through June. The November 25 session offered a rich exploration of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), led by presenter Adriana Striker. She walked us through the core principles of UDL and &#8230; <a title=\"Lunch &#038; Learn Series Kicks Off: Monthly Sessions from November to June\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/lunch-learn-series-kicks-off-monthly-sessions-from-november-to-june\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":280,"featured_media":1235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,5,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-faculty-focus","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1248,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions\/1248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}