I am an educator focusing on instructional design, disability studies, and educational technology. I currently teach Women’s Studies and Disability Studies at University of Michigan, Dearborn and Goodwin University. I have previously done faculty development work at UM Dearborn, UW Madison, and UC Davis, and am now an independent faculty developer and instructional designer. As part of that work I regularly present talks and workshops to other educators on topics related to disability, neurodiversity, and pedagogy more broadly. Check out my workshops and consulting pages to learn more or contact me about working together.
My interests in Disability Studies include the ableist biases of educational technologies, neurodiversity history and theory, and the intersections of feminist and disability-informed pedagogies.
I have also recently begun a Substack newsletter called “Beyond the Scope” in which I discuss teaching and learning topics that often fall beyond the scope of what introductory faculty development programming is able to cover. Please feel free to subscribe.
I have been active in the movement to resist academic surveillance technologies, in particular remote proctoring, and co-authored an article on my institution’s decision to resist adopting remote proctoring during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I use the blog section of this site as a space to communicate some of my work in educational development, and some of my analyses of larger issues related to teaching in higher education.
To see more of my current research and writing, check out the links to my work.
Sarah E. Silverman 