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A Best Practice Approach to Flexible and Inclusive Teaching. Applying the Universal Design for Learning Framework. Workshop Objectives. understanding of UDL and inclusive and flexible teaching understanding of benefits of UDL knowledge to design and deliver a course using UDL principles - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Best Practice Approach to Flexible and Inclusive
Teaching
Applying the Universal Design for Learning Framework
Workshop Objectives
understanding of UDL and inclusive and flexible teaching
understanding of benefits of UDLknowledge to design and deliver
a course using UDL principlesawareness of key resources
Defining Concepts
Flexible: the provision of a variety of learning environments for students, that provide a range of different access opportunities and a range of different teaching modes through which students may exercise their choice.
Defining Concepts
Inclusivity: facilitating the best educational outcomes for all students, regardless of characteristics such as gender, race, ability, age, sexuality, socio-economic status and cultural background.
Defining Concepts
Universal Design: The design of products, environments, communications and services to be useable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design.
Diversity 1
If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
John F. KennedyBuilding a more inclusive university, which promotes diversity, has significant benefits for not only for students from diverse backgrounds, but also for all students, staff and the community at large.
Deryck M. Schreuder
Diversity 2
• Diversity is a primary trait of healthy communities
• Diversity creates quality
• Diversity generates creative change
• Celebration and promotion of diversity produces benefits for the whole community
Learning Styles
Learning Style SurveyFind your learning style
•Learning styles differ•Teaching styles differ•Design the t & l environment to maximise educational opportunities
The Four Learning Styles
The Visual/ Verbal Learning Style
The Visual/ Nonverbal Learning Style
The Tactile/ Kinesthetic Learning Style
The Auditory/ Verbal Learning Style
A typical lecture
Participants experience a typical lecture Consider how this limits the learning experience for those with different learning styles
Consider the effect a limitation of vision, hearing or dexterity impacts on the learning style
Current Situation
Support model assumes barriers are within the student is reactive and after the fact ineffective in duplicating information requires individuals to disclose their
disabilities/difficulties must be continually re-established each
unit
Universal Design (UD)
Definition Universal Design: The design of products,
environments, communications and services to be useable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design
Anticipates and accommodates diversity
Universal Design and Education
Definition as it relates to education
‘the design and delivery of instructional
materials and activities that makes
learning goals achievable by individuals
with a wide range of differences in their
abilities and characteristics’
UD and Education cont...
Provides a framework for the design and
delivery of good quality education in a
flexible and inclusive format
Removes barriers within the environment
Anticipates diversity in the student
population as ‘normal’ (removes stigma)
UD and Education cont...
Provides material in a flexible and
inclusive means
Eliminates the need to disclose
personal information to a large extent
7 Principles of UD
1. Equitable access to educational experience
2. Flexible material and instruction
3. Predictable structure and format of material
4. Perceptible information
5. Curricula tolerates error
6. Eliminate unnecessary physical effort
7. Physical accessibility
Summary of Universally Designed Curriculum
Information presented in multiple ways
Allow students to interact and respond to curricula and material in multiple ways
Make multiple ways for students to find
meaning and thus motivate themselves
Make all materials such as Web Pages
accessible to all
Benefits
Time effective
Cost effective
Equitable learning opportunities to
all students
Interactive lectures
Best Practice approach
What is UD in Education?
Represents a shift in current thinking
from support model to one that considers
students with disability as part of the
normal diversity of students
provides a framework for providing
equitable learning opportunities to all
students
The How To of UD
Accessible LecturesDesigning Accessible Web Sites (4 hours) Accessible Conferences (2 hours)Buying Accessible E & IT (Requiring Officials
and Contracting Officers) (1.25 hours) Section 508 Coordinators (1.5 hours) Additional Accessibility & Usability Concerns:
Electronic Forms & E-mail (1.25 hours) Accessible Video and Multimedia (2.5 hours)
Accessible Lectures
Go through the lessons for conference material and presentation methods
Lecture on Spinach Pasta
Design in an accessible lecture format
Design features for accessible notesDesign accessible overheadsDesign it as a laboratory/practical
teaching session
Accessible Web Design
http://www.webaim.org http://www.webct.com/hottopics/viewpage?
name=hottopics_access
Bad Web Design Example from RNIB http://www.hgu.mrc.ac.uk/Bad/splash.htm
Low vision simulator
http://www.webaim.org/simulations/lowvision
Resources
New Website in development - Universal Design in Learning (contact Jaye Johnson)
IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications
Designing Web Usability - The Practice of Simplicity
WebAim resources on teaching