Using UDL Principles

1. Using UDL Principles With thanks to James Backer, Ph.D. Cambridge College

2. What is UDL? • Universal Design for Learning • Its origins are in architecture and in Lev Vygotsky’s learning theory.

3. Architect Ron Mace: • The Concept of Universal Design • “Consider the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the beginning”

4. Consider the Barriers: • Access denied to people (including students) in wheel-chairs. • Access limited for people (including students) with lesser mobility problems

5. Consider the Solutions:

6. Ron Mace: “Consider the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the beginning.” • Saves the time, money, effort, and ugliness of “retrofitting” a structure • Enables the designer to create the final project as elegantly as possible

7. Unexpected Benefits • Modifications designed for one group may often benefit other groups.

8. Consider the Barriers: • Access denied to people (including students) in wheel-chairs.

9. Unexpected solutions: Bicycles Walkers Shopping carts Etc. Expected solution for people with wheel-chairs Consider the Solutions: curb-cut

10. CAST(Center for Applied Special Technology) • Applies concepts of Universal Design to education, using Vygotsky’s theories: • Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

11. Multiple representation of content, options for various recognition systems Multiple means of expression and control, supporting different strategic systems Multiple options of engagement, accessing various affective systems UDL’s Extension of Vygotsky:

12. Other UDL Principles: • Careful consideration is given to the goals of instruction. • Teachers view students along continua of skill and style differences. • Teachers make thoughtful adjustments for learner differences. • Curriculum materials are flexible, varied, and diverse.

13. Other UDL Principles: • Curricula, methods and materials designed to meet the needs of the broadest possible range of learners • Supports for diverse learners are built in from the start • Frequently more effective for all learners, even the “typically developing”.

14. Legal Requirements for Accessibility in Education • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973) • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – IDEA (1975) • Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA (1990)

15. FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education • Section 504, the ADA, and the IDEA require schools to provide students with disabilities with a FAPE. • Vast number of accommodations and modifications for FAPE occurs in regular classroom, rather than in Special Education classrooms.

16. Consider the Barriers: • Books and other traditional curriculum delivery vehicles may actually be inaccessible to many students!

17. Flexible sizes, fonts, font colors, background colors One Solution: Digital Text Prologue Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare

18. What else can you do with Digital Text? • Insert textual comments!!! • Definitions • Explanations • Guiding questions • Etc. • Insert Audio comments!!! • Insert visuals!!!

19. In MS WORD: Choose text with mouse

20. In MS WORD: Choose text with mouse INSERT - COMMENT

21. In MS WORD: Choose text with mouse INSERT – COMMENT Write comment in balloon

22. In MS WORD: Later, mouse highlighted word

23. In MS WORD: Later, mouse highlighted word Get comment in text box

24. In MS WORD: Now for audio: Choose text with mouse

25. In MS WORD: Now for audio: Choose text with mouse Click on Insert Voice icon on Reviewing Toolbar

26. In MS WORD: Choose text with mouse INSERT VOICE ICON Click on RED BUTTON Record your voice

27. In MS WORD: Record up to one minute of audio Hit Black box to stop

28. In MS WORD: To listen to comment, click on speaker icon.

29. In MS WORD: Now for visuals: Choose text with mouse

30. In MS WORD: Now for audio: Choose text with mouse INSERT - COMMENT

31. In MS WORD: Choose text with mouse INSERT – COMMENT PASTE a picture into the balloon RESIZE if necessary

32. Now, go make your lessons accessible!