Eunice Ofori has a unique background, originally from Ghana where she worked as an educator for 20 years. In 2011, she moved to the U.S. with her husband, who was starting his PhD program. She was drawn to the American education system and its efforts to support students with disabilities, something that was lacking in Ghana and motivated her to pursue her own PhD research on optimizing instructional messaging for mobile devices from both an accessibility and learning perspective.
Currently at Tulane University, Eunice focuses on promoting innovation and accessibility in education. In her role as Senior Instructional Designer and Faculty Program Coordinator, she established a Universal Design for Learning summer academy to help faculty understand UDL principles and apply them in course design. She also sees potential in AI tools like ChatGPT as assistive technologies that can offer flexible engagement with content through text, visuals, and other modalities. While UDL has made progress in the U.S., these concepts are not widely known globally. Eunice highlights that the decentralized American education system allows for customization but also leads to inconsistencies in accessing student services. She emphasizes the importance of continuing the dialogue on accessibility, being open to learning, and effectively utilizing existing technologies to better reach and support all learners.
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