Universal Design For Learning

Dana Kieran

Assistant Director, Disability Resources

UDL Lunch and Learn Goals:

Foundations of Universal Design for Learning

Principles of Universal Design for Learning and the benefits

Practical suggestions and resources

Foundation

Universal Design Term Ron Mace Definition

The Bridge

Universal Design

Universal Design for Learning

Principals of Teaching:

Faculty want to reach and teach all students effectively as possible

Proactive course design for a diverse student body

Want students to learn and interpret the course content in a meaningful way

Neuroscience

Receive

Store

Process

Organize Retrieve

Recognition Learning Network

Affective Learning Networks

Strategic Learning Networks

IndividualLearning Differences

UDL: Three Key Principals

How UDL can help you:Meet the needs of Diverse LearnersRemove Barriers from the learning

processOffer flexibility in course deliveryAllow students alternative ways to

access and engage in learningReduce the need for individual

accommodations

No Magic Formula

Benefits

Teachers Stronger sense

of job satisfaction

Student success

StudentsStronger sense

of learning satisfaction

Meaningful learning experience

Let’s get practical

http://accessproject.colostate.edu/

http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/ude_onlinetut.html

http://ualr.edu/pace/tenstepsud/

http://www.ist.hawaii.edu/training/design/

Thank you!!

Resources

http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/ude_onlinetut.html

http://ualr.edu/pace/tenstepsud/

http://www.ist.hawaii.edu/training/design/

http://accessproject.colostate.edu/