Increase Engagement and Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
Philip Gene Pulley
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Course Content ◽  
The World ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Interchange Format

With the infusion of educational technology and internet access into classrooms, including 1:1 laptops, iPads, and Chromebooks, educators must realize the importance of visuals for their online course content. Today's students are growing up in an internet-forward culture. Social media is an important part of how students connect with their friends, peers, and the world. Their interactions use accompanying memes, emojis, and GIFs (graphics interchange format) that are used to describe and supplement events happening “IRL”—in real life. Just as we use technology to enhance the learning experience in the classroom, it is perhaps equally as important to speak students' language to improve both student engagement and learning while using those devices in the classroom. This chapter reviews research concerning visual use in course content, discusses visuals in the context of universal design for learning (UDL), provides tips on for using visual appeal to improve engagement and learning, briefly discusses the topic of copyright and fair use, and gives examples of visuals including GIFs.

Universal Design for Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110319
Author(s):  
Sandra Levey
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Design Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Design For Learning

This review presents the Universal Design Learning (UDL) approach to education. Classrooms have become increasingly diverse, with second language learners, students with disabilities, and students with differences in their perception and understanding information. Some students learn best through listening, while others learn best when presented with visual information. Given the increased number of new language learners across the world, the UDL approach allows successful learning for all students. UDL has allowed students to acquire information more effectively. UDL provides guidance to educators that is especially valuable for the diversity of classrooms and the diversity in modalities in learning,

Using participatory action research to support the implementation of universal design for learning in an elementary science classroom : a case study

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Eun Ju Lee
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Elementary Science ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Science Classroom ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Design For Learning

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was investigating an elementary teacher's implementation of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework in her science classroom through engaging in participatory action research (PAR). This study examined (1) how the teacher developed understanding UDL and how engagement in PAR contributed to it (2) how the teacher's implementation of UDL influenced non-dominant groups of students' science learning experience as well as class climate. The data sources to answer these research questions included teacher interviews, classroom observation field notes, transcripts of PAR sessions, reflections and artifacts. The findings of the study demonstrate that my participant developed knowledge of UDL over time as engaging in PAR. PAR supported her learning about UDL and how to implement it in her classroom. This study also demonstrates that the teacher's implementation of UDL allowed non-dominant groups of students' greater access to information and learning and supported the engagement of nondominant groups of students in science practices. The results demonstrate that the overall classroom climate became more inclusive as the teacher implemented the UDL framework in several ways. The findings of this study suggest that teachers' understanding of students should precede learning of the three principles of UDL. Moreover, teacher education programs should help preservice teachers attend to strengths of students with special needs as well as weaknesses especially related to academic subject areas. The results of this study reinforce the notion that teachers must be supported in translating policy into practice.

Cultivating Student Engagement in a Personalized Online Learning Environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 267-287
Author(s):  
Jeremy Anderson ◽  
Heather Bushey ◽  
Maura E. Devlin ◽  
Amanda J. Gould
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Course Content ◽  
College Degrees ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Frameworks

Higher education has a national imperative to change the ways it supports its increasingly non-traditional populations who seek completion of college degrees in more flexible online environments. However, online education can present challenges to such students learning remotely and often independently, and who may struggle with accessing, understanding, and processing course content and achieving mastery of outcomes. A unique model based on technology and data-driven decision-making that is undergirded by two teaching and learning frameworks—adaptive learning and universal design for learning—is presented, along with outcomes and best practices. By adopting revolutionary methods of engaging students online and ensuring mastery of course and program learning outcomes, which enhance persistence and degree completion, such a model addresses this national educational imperative.

Access within the Classroom through Universal Design for Learning and Key Learning Elements

2014 ◽  
pp. 253-278
Author(s):  
Joe Grimes ◽  
Mark Grimes
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
The World ◽  
Design For Learning

Much has been done to assure that social justice is achieved by providing equal opportunity for access to education, but less has been done to provide equal opportunity for learning success. This chapter addresses how an organizational trainer/faculty (instructor) may become an Equal Opportunity Instructor for Learning Success (EOILS). In particular, it provides guidance for how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Elements of Learning may be combined in an innovative manner to design and implement classes that will provide equal opportunity for learning success. This is accomplished by presenting the UDL Principles and Elements of Learning while showing how course improvements may be made. There are three examples resulting in the final implementation that incorporates significant use of UDL Principles and Elements of Learning. Faculty and organizational trainers (training and development) around the world would likely benefit from the use of UDL.

scholarly journals Application of Universal Design for Learning into Remote English Education in Australia amid COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
Hengzhi Hu ◽  
Feifei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
English Education ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Remote Learning

Confronted with the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, students, teachers, educators and other stakeholders have to make the best of online learning from home and look at ways of optimizing remote learning experience. Embedded in the nature of inclusive schooling and organized in a specific public secondary school in Victoria, Australia, this study explores the effectiveness of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on English as an additional language (EAL) students’ online learning proficiency. The research findings indicate that in the discipline of EAL, with the assistance of multiple means of representation, expression and engagement as well as a range of information-communication technologies (ICTs), UDL has positive effects on students’ academic performance and can trigger their positive attitudes towards online learning experience. This sheds light on the feasibility of improving remote learning quality and promoting inclusive online schooling that engages every student via the implementation of UDL integrated with different assistive technologies, which can be summarized as that UDL is one of the possible solutions to online learning that affords ample opportunities or more precisely, technical promises for the implementation of UDL.

scholarly journals How do we employ UDL in our own practice?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Rochelle Vincent ◽  
Mark Bailye
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Design For Learning

As learner diversity continues to grow, so does the need for institutions to ensure that the needs of all learners are considered and appropriately addressed in the learning, teaching and assessment experiences they design and develop. Creating content and providing a learning experience that is accessible for all students can be challenging. In this session, participants will be exposed to the basic principles behind Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how this can be achieved in practice. When learning materials are well designed – the closer the parity and quality of learning experience becomes for all learners.

From Deficit Remediation to Capacity Building: Learning to Enable Rather Than Disable Students With Dyslexia

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 864-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann ◽  
Alyssa R. Boucher ◽  
Miriam Evans
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Scientific Discovery ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Deficit View

Purpose In this article, we explore the deficit view of dyslexia and consider how it may narrow research so as to hamper the progress of scientific discovery and constrain best practices to the detriment of the overall well-being and growth of students with dyslexia. We consider the neurodiversity view of dyslexia as an alternative to the deficit view and explore how strengths-based approaches such as Universal Design for Learning can be used to support the overall well-being and development of students with dyslexia. Practical strategies are provided for applying a strengths-based approach in the speech-language pathologist setting to support students with dyslexia. Method We completed a focused literature review of the history of the deficit view of dyslexia, the alternate neurodiversity view, exceptional abilities related to dyslexia, and strategies for Universal Design for Learning. Results Although the research literature that deals with visual-spatial affordances associated with dyslexia is limited, there is significant evidence that a strengths-based approach to learning experience design can be leveraged by practitioners to improve student self-development, motivation, and academic outcomes. Conclusion We find that further research is needed to explore strengths associated with dyslexia and argue that a shift in mindset from the deficit view toward the neurodiversity view is required to build the capacity of students with dyslexia to thrive in learning and life.

scholarly journals How UDL can make learning work for all your students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara Ryder ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Design For Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles and guidelines for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL aims to improve the educational experience of all students by introducing more flexible methods of teaching and assessment to cater for the huge diversity of learners now participating in higher education. This approach is underpinned by research in the field of neuroscience and the learning sciences and is designed to improve the learning experience and outcomes for all students. The basic idea is simple but backed by decades of research – that all of us learn differently, have different life experiences and demands, and differing physical and cognitive strengths, and so a variety of teaching and learning approaches with choice and flexibility built in are required to reach and motivate everyone. This presentation will explore the origins of UDL, provide an introduction to its 3 key principles, encourage participants to examine the diversity within their own classrooms and offer practical take-aways for those seeking to explore further and get started on their own UDL journey.

Universal Design for Learning in Rehabilitation Education: Meeting the Needs for Equal Access to Electronic Course Resources and Online Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Gina R. Oswald ◽  
Robert David Nathan Adams ◽  
Jeffrey A. Hiles
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Diverse Field ◽  
Design For Learning

As rehabilitation services and counseling educational programs aim to promote a philosophy of equal access for persons with disabilities within the classroom, in the profession, and within society in general, higher education accessibility measures should not be an afterthought but proactively sought throughout course design and delivery as an exemplar for future professional service provision and learning opportunity. Learning the basic principles of universal design will improve the ability of rehabilitation students to create an inclusive environment within a diverse field and working environment. Clear and easily achievable recommendations for course content and program materials accessibility compliance are outlined.

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