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Alice Anderson, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Jacqueline Bustos E-mail: [email protected]
Mary Lee Vance, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected]
Universal Design (UD) Definitions
From the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ...Flexibility
In ways information is presented, in ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and
skills in the ways students are engaged
Reduces barriers in instructionProvides appropriate accommodations, supports,
and challengesMaintains high achievement expectations for all
students
A universal design approach to service delivery holds the promise of:creating more inclusive postsecondary
environmentsalleviating the need for most individual
accommodationscreating a more collaborative, wide-reaching
professional role for postsecondary service providers
Keep in mind…
There may always be the need for some accommodations, such as sign language interpreters for deaf students.
Advantages!!
Little, if any, re-development is necessary when diverse individuals enter your classes
Planning ahead can be less time-consuming in the long run
Allowing all students access to all materials can help all students learn by appealing to a variety of learning styles! Benefits to all!!
You learn and grow as a professional educator!
Syllabus Tips
Write clear and specific learning objectives with expected outcomes/products
Ensure activities and assignments are flexible, adaptable and match expected outcomes
Use multiple accessible methods for assessment that test what is important
Make information available in more than one format- hard copy, digital, audio, video, narrated PPTs, etc.
Give students varying resources to help them learn critical information
Provide for choices in assignments- multiple avenues to accomplish course objectives
(Adapted from: Equity and Excellence in Higher Education: Universal Course Design www.eeonline.org)
Syllabus Tips- Make your “life” a bit easier!!
Be familiar with technological resources (videos, pics, graphics, screen readers, etc.)
Understand formats accessible to screen readers (Resource topic: universal web design)
Keep in mind– Time invested up front decreases time demands later!
Beyond the ADA
CLASSROOM BEST PRACTICES
Lectures
● Be as black and white as possible"Yes/No" not "Maybe”
● Use scaffolding techniques and concrete examples to teach abstract concepts (Gander 62).
Lecture Usability
Various theorists such as Dolmage, Kroll and Hinckley all encourage communication with the students. Dolmage refers to “collaborative communication” about the curriculum flexible usability. Knoll terms it “interdependency” and Hinckley prefers the term “collaboration”.
Additional Classroom Aids
● Visual calendars for weekly assignments
● List objectives for each class on the board
● Do not speak to class while writing on the board
Intent of Universal Design
“Universal design is 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”
Ron Mace
Disability Models: Social Constructs
Moral- Pity- Horror
MedicalSocialUniversal Design
Teaching and Learning Expectations
Student Learning Styles/Preferences- Audio- Haptic/kinetic- Visual
Teaching Preferences Audio (lecture) Visual (power point) Haptic (in labs)
7 UD Principles
Equitable UseFlexibilitySimple and IntuitivePerceptible InformationTolerance for ErrorLow Physical EffortSize and Space
Areas Affected in EducationCurricular (teaching and advising) *TechnologicalPhysical
AT (Special Ed)/UDL Relationship
Assistive Technology
Overcome Barriers
Universal Designfor
Learning
Reduce Barriers
Considerations for UD in Learning (AHEAD)
What do I want my audience to know?What do I want my audience to be able to do?What lasting impact do I want to have?What challenges to inclusion might my presentation
style create?How can I plan my presentation to provide
meaningful access to all members of my audience and minimize the need for individual accommodations, without compromising the essential components that I’ve identified, and in the most inclusive way possible?
Universal Design for Instruction
Everyone benefits from a more universally accessible and accommodating information process
In particular students:- with disabilities- non-native English speakers/
1st gen- non-traditional age- technologically challenged- those with disabilities
Remember
DISABILITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT – WHAT ROLE YOU PLAY IN SOCIETY IS
YOUR CHOICE
Scenarios
Case Study: Ch 19, Chuck
Chuck is a low vision student who parlayed his hobby, inventing sports equipment for visually challenged people into national recognition in a competition for entrepreneurs. He is a perfect example of a freshman student with multiple identities who thrived in the PUC Writing program, owing to the use of universal design. The Writing Center helped Chuck acquire the knowledge and confidence to take what he had written in the classroom, and enter a nation-wide contest for entrepreneurs. He finished in the top 10. What UD approaches were utilized here?
Case Study: Ch 16, Koino
Koino attended one of the best schools in Taiwan, but struggled with reading and comprehension. Koino’s parents decided to send her to the US for postsecondary education. Within the first two weeks of the semester, Koino was struggling. She could not keep up with the required reading and was having trouble comprehending the lectures. She went to the international student office and disability resources for support. If this was your student, what would you recommend? Where does universal design fit in?
Case Study: Ch 12, Sarah
Sarah is a first-year student at the local university. She had an IEP for learning disability throughout HS, but did not contact the disability services office to request accommodations. As midterms approach, she is feeling overwhelmed, and having difficulty keeping up with the volume of reading assignments. She is scared but doesn’t want to talk to anyone. Why is Sarah afraid to request accommodations? What might be options for Sarah to improve her academics? Where does Universal Design fit in for her situation?
Questions? Please speak loudly and clearly so all may hear.
