2. What is Universal Design?
Universal design is a cross discipline
movement that urges creators, designers, and
innovators to design products and space that
can be usable by all people
Universal design involves, “the design of
products and environments to be usable by all
people, to the greatest extent possible, without
the need for adaptation or specialized design.”
3. How does this Apply to Education?
The principles of
Universal design actually
fit very well with the
philosophical goals of
teaching.
Not only physical space
and classroom materials,
but also lessons and
instruction methods can
take clues from the
universal design.
4. These are the guidelines for implementing universal design in the classroom as defined by
The National Center on Universal Design for Learning
5. Examples of Implementation
Tests questions often
include bias, in that they
assume students' prior
knowledge in a particular
area.
By remembering the
principles of universal
design, teachers should
write questions that are
accessible to everyone.
6. Technology's Role
Technology can play a huge role in facilitating
universal design!
Just by the sheer number of resources available thanks to
new developments in technology, teachers can greatly
increase options for representation, expression, and
engagement
7. Sources
UDL picture:
http://www.cast.org/library/UDLguidelines/udl_guidelines.gif
UD overview:
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Programs/ud.html
Weelchair pic:
http://images.inmagine.com/img/iris/imagebrokerrm-008/ptg010
UD definition:
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/udi/center-for-unive
Test anxienty picture:
http://chesapeakeadd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Testing
