An Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (Theory & Practice) www.independencefirst.org

Goals-cast.org Understand the concepts of Universal Design & Universal Design for Learning Understand access to the general curriculum using digital technologies and UDL Apply the concepts of Universal Design for Learning to classroom practice

Understand the concepts of Universal Design & Universal Design for Learning

Understand access to the general curriculum using digital technologies and UDL

Apply the concepts of Universal Design for Learning to classroom practice

Origins of Universal Design

Universal Design: Origin and Definition “ Consider the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the beginning” Architect, Ron Mace

“ Consider the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the beginning”

Architect, Ron Mace

… Print: a limiting medium in the digital age,...

… for the diverse students we have. UT-Educational Technology Collaborative

“ Print based curriculum cannot meet the challenge ” Physical barriers for students with motor disabilities Sensory barriers for students with perceptual disabilities Cognitive barriers for students with learning and mental disabilities Language barriers for students for whom English is a 2 nd language Decoding barriers for emerging readers

Physical barriers for students with motor disabilities

Sensory barriers for students with perceptual disabilities

Cognitive barriers for students with learning and mental disabilities

Language barriers for students for whom English is a 2 nd language

Decoding barriers for emerging readers

Universal Design Evolution: Retrofitting to Integrated Design

Universal Design Solutions Icons as well as text labels Buses that kneel Ramps Curb Cuts Electric Doors Captions on Television Lever door handles vs knobs

Icons as well as text labels

Buses that kneel

Ramps

Curb Cuts

Electric Doors

Captions on Television

Lever door handles vs knobs

A More Accessible Medium: Digital

Flexible Display … .The summer evenings were long. It was not dark, yet. Presently Tom checked his whistle. A stranger was before him -- Tom Sawyer … .The summer evenings were long. It was not dark,… Tom Sawyer

Flexible Display: Multiple Modalities Text Reader Software Examples include: TextAloud by NextUp Technologies, Read and Write Gold by Texthelp

Multiple Means of Representation Writing with Symbols Software http://del.icio.us/mmabell/ACM Audio Books for the Classroom

Origins of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)-cast.org

Origins of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)-cast.org Definition: UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences.

Definition:

UDL is an educational approach to teaching, learning, and assessment, drawing on new brain research and new media technologies to respond to individual learner differences.

UDL and the Learning Brain-cast.org Recognition network Strategic network Affective network

Recognition network

Strategic network

Affective network

UDL and the Learning Brain One must recognize information, ideas, and concepts One must be able to apply strategies to process the information One must be engaged Vygotsky

UDL and the Learning Brain cast.org Task is too difficult for learner ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT Task is too easy for learner

All learners are unique and universal does not mean “ one size fits all” UDL and the Learning Brain

All learners are unique and

universal does not mean

“ one size fits all”

Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning By David Rose and Anne Meyer The companion Web site for Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age includes complete text and images from the print book with interactive Web resources. enrich understanding of UDL apply UDL principles to the classroom build an active community of teachers and learners www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

enrich understanding of UDL

apply UDL principles to the classroom

build an active community of teachers and learners

http://louisville.edu/education/ciidl