Diversity In LearningFoundations of Universal Design

Learning – Universal Design

Modified from Courtney DeRosaWalden UniversityInstructor: Evelyn Thompson6714I-3: Reaching and Engaging all Learners Through TechnologyJuly 10, 2010&Gary Braman – East Stroudsburg University

Discussion - Grocery Stores: What accommodations are made for differences?

Who benefits from the accommodations?

• Originated in the field of architecture

• Design buildings with built-in accessibility for everyone

• Superior to retrofitting buildings

• Accommodate diverse individual needs

Origins of Universal Design

Universal Design

• Not one size fits all – but alternatives

• Designed from the beginning, not added on later.

• Increases access opportunities for everyone

Review Question

• From what field does the concept of universal design come?

Architecture

What is going on in the brain when learning?

Split the brain into 3 parts:Recognition Networks

Strategic NetworksAffective Networks

Brain Research

Strategic Networks

Affective Networks

Laureate, 2009

Recognition Networks

Recognition Networks

• Note: quantity of the brain – Back Half of Brain

– Sensory Pattern Recognition

– Gather facts and recognize

familiarity

– Ex: rose smells or what a tree

looks like.

• http://udlonline.cast.org/page/module1/l144/

Recognition Networks

Strategic• Planning,

organizing, problem solving, critical thinking

• Examples: knowing how to respond to questions on a test, taking notes

• http://udlonline.cast.org/page/module1/l148/

Strategic

Review Questions• What network is used to recognize your friend’s

face?

• What network in the brain is used to think about the various perspectives of global warming?

• What part of the network is used to know the term global warming?

Recognition Network

Strategic Network

Recognition Network

Affective Networks

• Motivation, feelings, priorities, interests

• Think: High school, prom, first day of college

• http://udlonline.cast.org/page/module1/l152/

Review & Discussion Question

• When you find out that you have to pay a parking ticket, what part of of brain is activated?

• When you hear that you have a test coming up, how does your brain work?

Affective Network

Which network do we focus on the most in school?

Why could this be a problem?

Central Role Of Technology

Combination required for student success

Assistive Technology• Tools to assist learner

UDL• Barrier free learning environment

Retrieved from: http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/toolkits/presentations/AIR_Toolkit/HTML/11_UDL_and_AT/slide_11_01.htm

Technology Examples

calculators wheelchairs

spell check Touch activated speech device

References

Center for Applied Special Technologies, CAST, found at http://www.cast.org/

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Brain Research and Universal Design for Learning. Baltimore: Author.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). UniversalDesign for Learning.Baltimore: Author.

UDL supported with Assistive Technology http://homepage.mac.com/seilts/udl_at/index.html

Amen, D. (2005) Making a good brain great. New York: Harmony Books.

Everyone’s Networks work differently:Humans recognize strategize

feel (affective)in our own ways.