scholarly journals Universal Design for Learning Principles in a Hybrid Course

SAGE Open ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401348078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Elder Hinshaw ◽  
Suad Sakalli Gumus
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Hybrid Course ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Principles

Performing Without Sound: Using Sign Language to Teach Expressive Qualities of Music

2021 ◽  
pp. 104837132110344
Author(s):  
Emily Hatch
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
A Performance

Performing can be taught in more ways than just with singing and instruments; sign language is also a legitimate option for teaching students about the expressive qualities of music through performance. Using sign language as a performance option serves to promote differently abled musicians. It also is a way to use Universal Design for Learning principles to create learning opportunities in a variety of modalities for all students

scholarly journals Accessing Middle School Social Studies Content Through Universal Design for Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Mackey
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Learning Principles

Universal design for learning is intended to provide opportunities for all students to be successful. An exploration of Mr. Morales’s middle school social studies classroom reveals the universal design for learning principles of multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression infused throughout every lesson. These strategies afford access to knowledge and skill development for all students.

scholarly journals Universal Design for Learning in the University Classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Patricia Kohler-Evans ◽  
Chayla D. Rutledge ◽  
Candice Dowd Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Design Paradigm ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is based on the architecture and industrial design paradigm, universal design. The UDL framework provides guidelines for teachers when they create, instruct, and assess the delivery of content. Based on three underlying principles: multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement, UDL targets the needs of every learner in the classroom. Although much has been written about UDL in the K-12 classroom, the principles apply equally to higher education. Most faculty are well versed in the delivery of content through a traditional lecture format, yet few consider applying UDL principles. It is not enough that an instructor provide knowledge. He or she must also ensure that critical content is accessible to all students entering the university classroom. Faculty members recognized for their excellence in teaching include teaching strategies that are aligned to UDL principles. These strategies include creation of positive learning environments, use of humor, active engagement vs passive engagement, and explicit structure. The primary purpose of the article is threefold: to discuss the importance of using a UDL approach in higher education, to help faculty begin using a UDL approach through professional development, and sharing strategies for students in the higher education classroom.  Recommendations are made for providing professional development to faculty to increase their use of universal design for learning principles with questions for consideration. Additional recommendations are made for teaching students through the UDL lens. By using a UDL framework, all students have access to curriculum in ways meaningful to each individual.

scholarly journals Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the Academic Library: A Methodology for Mapping Multiple Means of Representation in Library Tutorials

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Kavanagh Webb ◽  
Jeanne Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Literacy Standards ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
Text Images

Librarians designed a biology tutorial not only to address an assignment, but also to make tutorials more accessible to students with various learning styles. The Science Librarian created the content by using aspects of the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology/Engineering, an informal survey of biology faculty, and assignments for the biology labs. The Instructional Design Librarian created multiple modules that engaged users through text, images, audio, and interactive tutorials. The researchers used Universal Design for Learning principles to address multiple learning styles, specifically multiple means of representation, and created a mapping technique for those principles that can be applied to any library tutorial. To assess the effectiveness, students with learning disabilities completed a usability test on the tutorial.

scholarly journals Valoraciones del alumnado de Educación Primaria sobre lecturas digitales diseñadas con UDL Book-Builder como apoyo en los procesos lectores

Aula Abierta ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
José Manuel Sánchez-Serrano ◽  
Carmen Alba-Pastor ◽  
Pablo Sánchez-Antolín
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Reading Processes ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Digital Texts ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
Educación Primaria

RESUMENLa diversidad en las aulas es un hecho y atenderla un reto a enfrentar para todos los docentes. Distintas investigaciones muestran que ciertas tecnologías tienen potencial para apoyar procesos de aprendizaje implicados en la lectura, aunque son escasos los trabajos que consideran la visión del alumnado en la evaluación de dicho potencial. Este estudio descriptivo tiene como objetivo conocer las valoraciones de los usuarios sobre un conjunto de lecturas digitales diseñadas con UDL Book-Builder, una herramienta on-line para la creación de libros multimedia según los principios del Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje, y sobre las características que incorpora, como son ayudantes virtuales, lector de texto, audio o glosario multimedia. Se digitalizaron 24 lecturas que fueron utilizadas durante un curso escolar en tres centros de Educación Primaria. Tras ello, una muestra de 117 estudiantes de primer y segundo curso respondierona una encuesta para valorar los materiales y sus características. El análisis cuantitativo de los datos muestra que el alumnado identifica diferentes formas en las que éstas actúan como «andamiaje» de su aprendizaje y la mayoría prefiere estas lecturas digitales frente a los mismos textos en formato impreso. Los datos sugieren que el uso de estos recursos tecnológicos podría ser adecuado para responder a la diversidad en los procesos lectores y pueden resultar de utilidad a los docentes en la selección de las herramientas digitales más adecuadas para lograrlo.Palabras Clave: Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje, TIC, Lecturas digitales, Educación Primaria, Evaluación de recursos digitales.ABSTRACTDiversity in classrooms is an indisputable fact and teachers are challenged to deal with it. Research findings show that technologies own the potential to support different learning processes and that certain technical functionalities have positive effects on the acquisition of literacy skills. However, there are few studies that take into account the students’ vision to assess that potential. This descriptive study analyzes the users’ feedback about digital readings designed using UDL Book-Builder application, a free online tool for creating interactive books, based on the Universal Design for Learning principles, which allows to incorporate features such as coaches, text reader, audio or multimedia glossary. Twenty-four digital texts were used in reading classes of three primary education centres throughout the school year along with the printed version. After that, a sample of 117 first and second-year students was interviewed to respond to a survey so that they could value these functionalities. Quantitative analysis of the results shows that students identify different ways in which these act as scaffolding of their learning and most of them prefer these digital readings versus the same texts in print. The data suggest that use of these technological resources might be appropriate to respond to diversity in reading processes and could be useful to teachers in selecting appropriate digital tools to achieve it.Keywords: Universal Design for Learning, ICT, Digital texts, Primary Education, Digital resources evaluation.

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