Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning

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  Universal Design for Learning By:Farran Coker FRIT 7231
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  What is UDL? Universaldesign for learning is an instructional approach that presents a curriculum that is easy to understand using strategies that meet the needs of all students. Essentially, UDL creates learning opportunities for every individual learner.
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  What does UDLmean? • U = Curriculum that can be easily understood by all learners. • L = Incorporating the what of learning, how of learning, and why of learning into instruction so that students are able to make sense of desired content. • D = Methods of instruction that accommodates all types of learners.
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  3 Main Principlesof UDL According to UDL, educators must provide options for the following principles: 1. Multiple Means of Representation: 2. Action and Expression: 3. Multiple Means of Engagement: The key idea when incorporating each principle is to always keep in mind the learning goal!
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  3 Networks ofLearning 1. Recognition: When learners take information from senses and recognize what they are seeing. 2. Strategic: When learners create a plan of action and check to see if their plan is working. 3. Affective: Motivates learners and helps engage them in the learning process.
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  Why is UDLimportant for learning? Every learner works differently and has their own strengths and weaknesses. By incorporating the essential concepts of UDL into instructional design, instruction is able to meet the needs of each and every learner!
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  How might aninstructor of an online course apply UDL? In the digital age of technology, new ways of learning have emerged, specifically by using online environments. With that still comes the challenge of meeting learners’ needs. Online courses can create a customize learning environment by utilizing UDL principles into their course design. For example, an online course can easily incorporate the three principles of UDL when designing course material and assignments.
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  Implementing the 3Principles of UDL into an Online Course 1. Multiple Means of Representation: Instructors can provide students with multiple ways of interacting with information. For example, a professor might embed various web links such as articles, videos, and presentations to explain concepts and ideas. By doing so, students are provided with various ways for attaining and interacting with the information being presented. 2. Action and Expression: Instructors can provide students with alternative ways for demonstrating what they know. For example, an instructor could include a variety of assessments throughout the course and give students the opportunity to select which assessments they wish to use to express what they have learned. 3. Multiple Means of Engagement: Instructors can shift the control of what to learn to the learners by targeting their interests. For example, an instructor can allow learners to select learning topics that interest them.