Universal Design in Learning is a framework where learning theory, diversity of learners, education legislation and evidenced-based instructional practices can intersect. This power point will show you the history and science behind UDL and provide some practical application of UDL to the instructional practices in the classroom.
- 1. Ruth Bomar, M.Ed. www.ruthbomar.com Doctoral candidate Texas
Womans University 51st LDA Annual International Conference Anaheim,
CA
2. Ruth is a doctoral candidate at Texas Womans University. She
is in private practice working with college students to help them
reach their academic goals. www.ruthbomar.com 3. Look for todays
presentation on my website. www.ruthbomar.com 4. Content experts
Secondary level Post secondary level Administrators Program
directors 5. After this workshop you will be able to answer: What
is UDL? Why use it? How can I use it? 6. Explain how UDL is the
intersections of education initiatives. Describe the learning
brains three networks. Name three principles of the UDL framework.
Give an example of removing the barriers to learning. 7. Education
Theory: Vygotsky s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) Instructional
Practices Differentiated instruction Cooperative learning
Reciprocal teaching Thematic teaching Community based instructions
Legislative requirements: Accessibility LRE FAPE Inclusion Students
with LD must meet state mandates Student diversity Learning
differences English Language Learners 8. UDL makes explicit what
good teaching is (Rose & Meyer, 2006) Supports inclusive
educational experiences for student with and without disabilities
(Jimenez et al, 2007) 9. Universal Design at North Carolina State
University A barrier free environment Universal design in
architecture by Ron Mace Make a building accessible to the people
in the margins makes it accessible to a wider range of the
population. Built into the design v. retrofitting Image take from:
http://www.vortexdoors.com 10. Center for Applied Special
Technology Founded in 1984 Education researchers Developed an
approach to education using flexible methods and materials. Coined
the term Universal Design in Learning UDL is research based 11.
UDLs basic premise is that barriers to learning occur in the
interaction with the curriculumthey are not inherent solely in the
capacities of the learner. Thus, when education fails, the
curriculum, not the learner, should take responsibility for
adaptation. With the UDL framework, curriculum designers anticipate
and reduce or eliminate barriers by making curricula flexible.
(Meyer & Rose, p. 8) 12. What do we know about the learning
brain and how we can use it to understand differences among
students? 13. Recognition Networks Strategic Networks Affective
Networks 14. Recognition networks are: Specialized to sense and
assign meaning to patterns we see. They enable us to identify and
understand information, ideas and concepts. Strategic Affective 15.
Recognition networks are: Strategic networks are: Specialized to
generate and oversee mental and motor patterns They enable us to
plan, execute, and monitor actions and skills. Affective 16.
Recognition networks are: Strategic networks are: Affective
networks are: Specialized to evaluate patterns and assign them
significance. They enable us to engage with tasks and learning and
with the world around us. (Rose & Meyer, 2002) 17. All three
learning networks interact when learning concepts. Information is
processed in parallel by separate pathways in all three networks.
Information travels in detail to big picture, big picture to
detail. 18. There are no regular students. Each student brings
unique assortment of strengths, weaknesses, and preferences to
learning. Disability can be explained through recognizing the
interaction between student and the environment. 19. The key to
helping all students achieve is identifying and removing barriers
from our teaching methods and curriculum materials. 20. Reminder
21. Course website Syllabus Choice of books The library Textbooks
with companion website, digital text-to-voice Provide support for
learning Provide challenge to learning Universal does not mean
one-size-fit-all 22. To represent information in multiple formats
and media. To provide multiple pathways for students action and
expression. To provide multiple ways to engage students interest
and motivation (Rose & Meyer p. 69). 23. Recognition Networks
Strategic Networks Affective Networks 24. Goals Methods Materials
Assessment 25. 4 year and 2 year colleges and universities Private
and state colleges and universities Freshmen - seniors Private High
school and middle school. Public high school Formal learning
disability diagnosis No diagnosis Coexisting SLD & EBD On
academic probation A/B students Failing several courses Transfer
students Across all departments 26. Flipped classroom Use of iPad
TED talks Lecture Weekly small group review or question session
held by TA Interviews with people in the field, Course website You
tube messages from professor, Power point with embedded audio/video
Prezi, Online class meetings Videos 27. Voice thread Create a
Wikipedia article Course blog Clicker Power point presentation
Prezi presentation Multimedia digital presentation Pinterest board
Facebook page Video presentation Text with embedded links Poster
presentation Essays Response papers Reflection papers Research
papers Literature reviews 28. Or just google UDL and you will find
CAST website http://www.cast.org/udl/ 29. Blog: Free Technology for
Teachers written by Richard Byrne.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/03/a-simple-yet-powerful-student-
blogging.html TED Talks (Technology, Engineering and Design) A
great place to find mini lectures on a variety of topics. The
lectures are done by experts and are usually very entertaining.
FREE. http://www.ted.com/pages/initiatives_tedtalks Interactive
Biology videos with Leslie Samuels
http://www.interactive-biology.com/ FREE About differentiated
instruction.
http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=126
This link will take you to Stenhouse publishers. This a good source
for different topics for different grade levels. You have to
purchase the material on this site.
http://www.sophia.org/home-teacher My Sophia is a social media
format website offering teachers the support for flipped
classrooms. Webinars on 3.0 tools like iPads. Screencasting. 28,000
tutorials taught by 1000s of teachers. An online learning
community. FREE. Blog: http://flipped-learning.com/ Jonathan
Bergmann and his friend Aaron Sams are two high school teachers who
flipped their classroom. They wrote a book about it The Flipped
Classroom : Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day. This blog
is all about the flipped classroom. FREE. Pinterest Sign up for a
Pinterest account. Then type in Education in the search bar. Oodles
and oodles of ideas for all grade levels. Easy and FREE. YouTube.
Look up any topic and you will find a video on that topic for any
grade level. Some videos are nicely produced and some are not. You
get to choose which to watch. Center for Applied Special
Technology: CAST is a research based think tank using Universal
Design in Learning: UDL. UDL principles make learning accessible to
wide diversity of learners in our classrooms. This website has many
free apps for all subjects for all levels. All evidence-based.
http://teachingwithemergingtech.com/ This site has Michelle
Pacansky-Brocks book, Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging
Technologies. The entire book is online at this site for you to
read. 30. References Basham, J. (2010). A comprehensive approach to
RTI: embedding universal design for learning and technology.
Learning Disability Quarterly, 33(4), 243-255. Higbee, J.L. (2009).
Implementing Universal Instruction Design in Postsecondary Courses
and curricula. Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 6(8),
65-78. Jimnez, T. C., Graf, V. L., & Rose, E. (2007). Gaining
Access to General Education: The Promise of Universal Design for
Learning. Issues In Teacher Education, 16(2), 41-54 Meo, G. (2008).
Curriculum planning for all learners: Applying universal design for
learning (UDL) to a high school reading comprehension program.
Preventing School Failure, 52(2), 21- 30.
doi:10.3200/PSFL.52.2.21-30 Meyer, A., & Rose, D.H. (2005). The
future is in the margins: The role of technology and disability in
educational reform. In D.H. Rose, A. Meyer & C. Hitchcock
(Eds.), The universally designed classroom: Accessible curriculum
and digital technologies (pp. 13-35. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
Education Press. Rao, K. Tanners, A. (2011). Curb cuts in
cyberspace: Universal instructional design for online courses.
Journal of postsecondary education and disability, 24(3), 211-229.
Rose, D. H., Harbour, W. S., Johnston, C. S., Daley, S. G., &
Abarbanell, L. (2006). Universal design for learning in
postsecondary education: Reflections on principles and their
application. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability,
19(2), 17. Rose, D.H., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every
student in the digital age: Universal design for learning.
Alexandria, VA: Association for supervision and curriculum
development. Rose, D.H. & Meyer, A., Eds., (2006). A practical
reader in universal design for learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
Education Press. Rush, D. K., & Schmitz, S. J. (2009).
Universal instructional design: engaging the whole class. Widener
Law Journal, 19(1), 183-214. Scott, S.S., McGuire, J.M. & Shaw,
S.F. (2003), Universal design for instruction: A new paradigm for
adult instruction in postsecondary education. Remedial and special
education, 24(6) 369- 379 Smith, R.E. & Buchannan, T. (2012),
Practice brief: Community collaboration, use of universal design in
the classroom. Journal of Postsecondary education and disability,
25(3) 259-265. 31. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5560365-
rabbomar?shelf=%23ALL%23 My recommended reading list is posted on a
website called Good Reads. Here is the link directly to my
recommended reading list for teachers. You can copy and paste this
link Or you can just google goodreads and search for Ruth Bomar.
32. [email protected] www.ruthbomar.com
