Universal Design for Learning in T-560

How much variation among Harvard students?

Lectures

Berkowitz

Cox

Goldsmith Pt 2

Sallen

Parker

Miranda

Kim

Roberti

UDL Principles

1) Use multiple means for representation

UDL Principles

1) Use multiple means for representation to reduce barriers to:

1) Understanding

2) Language

3) Perception

UDL Principles:

2) Use multiple means for action and expression

UDL Principles:

2) Use multiple means for action and expression to provide supports for:

a) Organization and planning (Executive functions)

b) Skills (especially communication skills)

c) Physical action

UDL Principles:

3) Use multiple means for engagement

UDL Principles:

3) Use multiple means for engagement to provide support for

a) Self-Determination

b) Sustaining Effort

c) Recruiting Interest

UDL Guidelines:

Multiple Means of Representation:

Consider Two main forms of presenting information: lectures and readings.

Multiple Means of Representation:

How to make Lectures that are more universally designed.

1) Lectures

•What are the strengths of lectures?

•What are the weaknesses of lectures?

•What are the barriers they impose?

Multiple Means of Representation:

1) Lectures

Multiple Means: Lectures

Expressivity voice gesture facial

Immediacy live

interactive social

Variety: image, sound

body language

Strengths:

Multiple Means: Lectures

1) Comprehension Structure is implicit, information is impermanent, sequential, un-reviewable

2) LanguageRequires English fluency, relevant vocabulary, listening skills.

3) Perceptual Requires excellent hearing, auditory processing, vision.

Potential Barriers: Representational

Multiple Means: Lectures

1) Comprehension optionsexplicit structure, concept maps, slide headersprinted PowerPointfull video recordingNotes, Small Sections

2) Language options captioned video

alternative oral language3) Perceptual options

audio amplificationlive ASL translationimage projection,image description

PowerPoint

Video

Reducing Barriers: Providing Multiple Representations

Lectures

1) Alternative modes of interaction1) large class interaction2) small group discussion

(live and options)3) online threaded discussions4) networked blogs

2) “assigned” note-takersPowerPoint

Video

Reducing Barriers: Providing Multiple Means of Interaction

Lectures

PowerPoint

Video

Reducing Barriers: Providing Multiple Means of Engagement

Multiple Means of Representation: Books

Potential Barriers1) Representational2) Strategic 3) Affective

The virtue of printed books:

The disabilities of printed books:

FMRI Summary -Dyslexia

• From Shaywitz et al.

Media: The virtue of Digital Books

NFF

Media: A foundation for flexibility

Flexible display

Flexible Display: Multiple Representation

Tale of Two Cities

…It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of

Multiple representations

Multiple representations

Virtual of Digital: Embedded Strategy Supports

Virtue of Digital Text - Embedding the Supports

Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning

This book addresses the concept of Universal Design for Learning and its practical application in the classroom.

by: David H. Rose and Anne Meyer with Nicole Strangmanand Gabrielle Rappolt

Virtue of Digital: Toward images that are more universally designed.

TESInteractive Images

Multiple Means of Expression:

What are the opportunities for Expression?

1) Oral participation in sections

2) Written participation on Blogs/On-line Discussions

3) Composition through authentic projects

Multiple Means of Expression:

Stynes – on Autism

Myers – on Aphasia

Smith – on Dyslexia

Snyder – on OCD

Tran – on dyscalculia

Assignments and Projectshttp://projectsfromudl.blogspot.com/

Examples of Student Multimedia Projects