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\nMonash University  \nThe Faculty of Engineering in an Australian university collaborated with a central academic/educational development unit to design and deliver a teaching development program for all engineering teaching assistants (TAs). This paper discusses the approach taken to promote inclusive education in engineering in a situation with competing priorities. One of the strategies employed in the program aimed at enhancing the TAs’ awareness of the diversity of learning styles and abilities within their student cohort with particular reference to students with a learning disability or a mental health condition. Research (Mortimore, 2003) has shown that certain learning styles can be characteristic of a learning disability or mental health condition. A standard learning styles inventory tool was introduced so TAs could identify their own preferences and realize the learning environment can be ‘disabling’ when there is a mismatch between a learning preference and teaching style. Through discussions and activities, TAs developed inclusive teaching strategies which could facilitate learning for all students. The program provided opportunities to discuss other issues related to diversity among students and other members of the university community, and effective communication skills. Changes in the attitude of the engineering TAs andfaculty towards this program are discussed.  \nIntroduction  \nInduteacchtioningaof teand leacrhniinnggiansshiistgahnesed(TAucaotonissuppora com-t  \nmon practice in the US and Canada. The expectation in North America is that all graduate/postgraduate students who plan to become academics in universities and colleges should gain their initial teaching ex-  \nperience through the role of a TA. Programs to support the teaching development of TAs are generally provided through a central unit in the institution. The preparation for future academics to teach is less structured in many other countries, such as Australia. Frequently, TAs are expected to have the knowledge  \nand skills to teach a subject by virtue of having been an undergraduate student in the relevant discipline area. While many Australian universities are attempting to introduce a more structured and standard approach to support the teaching development of TAs, and the teaching development programs generally touch upon student diversity, rarely do the programs attempt to discuss issues associated with learning disabilities. This essay outlines a teaching development program that introduced not only the more obvious issues of diversity (e.g., cultural and language background), but also the issues related to learning disabilities. The program was designed and offered by a central support unit for all TAs in the Faculty of Engineering at an Australian university.  \nBackground  \nThe outcomes of two major projects in Australia, that investigated support for those who are employed by universities to teach on a temporary (non-tenure track) basis, showed that few institutions provided comprehensive support for teaching development of the sessional teachers (Australian Learning and Teaching Council [ALTC], 2008; Australian Universities Teaching Committee [AUTC], 2003) . The first study reported that TAs were often employed as tutors or demonstrators with very little support for professional development (AUTC, 2003) . The second study found an improvement in the support made available to TAs, but the support was still far from comprehensive (ALTC, 2008). Another investigation that focused on the “provision of professional development for university teaching” identified different types of programs or courses, and states that:  \ndespite the central importance of teaching in higher education, and our growing understanding of how to support the development of teaching expertise, the way we prepare and support staff for their teaching role","cbCaielUaj8Ydrtn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaielUaj8Ydrtn","pdf",102722,"English","# Introduction\n# Background\n# Why Consider ‘A Learning Disability?’","[{\"question\":\"What was the core goal of the teaching development program described in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"To promote inclusive education in engineering by helping teaching assistants develop awareness and skills for diverse learning styles and abilities, especially for students with learning disabilities or mental health conditions.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the program help teaching assistants understand learning differences?\",\"answer\":\"It introduced a standard learning styles inventory tool so TAs could identify their own preferences and recognize when the learning environment becomes disabling due to mismatches between preference and teaching style.\"},{\"question\":\"What key module themes were included in the two-day program?\",\"answer\":\"The four modules explored facilitating learning, diversity and inclusive teaching, communication skills, and planning for teaching and classroom management.\"}]","Promoting Inclusive Education Through the Lens of Learning Disabilities - teaching development program | PDF",13]