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Addressing Learner Variability in the Blended Learning Classroom: The Promise of Universal
Design for Learning
Universal Design in Post-secondary Teaching: Reality or
Utopia? Symposium for Educators University of New Brunswick, Nov. 10 2014
Sam Catherine Johnston
CAST
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CAST is an education research and development nonprofit that works to expand learning opportunities for
all individuals through Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
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We leverage the learning sciences and technology to create products, promote classroom practices, and inform
policy. We design for students at the margins from the outset.
Innovations that are essential to some end up being
beneficial to many.
Community Colleges
Who are the Project OPEN Partners?
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When it comes to learning,
natural variability is the rule,
not the exception.
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Recognition what
Strategic how
Affective why
Students differ in the way in which they process information
Students differ in the way they demonstrate knowledge about concepts or processes
Students differ in the ways that they engage with content and concepts
Learning Networks
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that draws upon the latest
understandings from the learning sciences to guide the development of improved
curricular and instructional strategies that address learner variability.
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Barriers to learning arise in the interaction between variable learners and inflexible
environments – rather than existing in the
learners themselves.
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Making information meaningful
Independent, self-directed learner
Accessibility
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Designed for multiple stakeholders: • Instructional
designers • Faculty • Policy makers • Administrators Offer understanding of UDL across five categories.
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Multiple Means of Representation
• Illustrate concepts through flexible multimedia
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Home > Selecting Media and Technology > Flexible Multimedia > Media Overview
Multiple Means of Representation • Select technologies & platforms that offer customization
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Multiple Means of Action & Expression
• Vary the method of response in your assessments
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Multiple Means of Action & Expression • Use web conferencing to broaden options for
communication and expression of knowledge
• Support executive functioning skills to help students set goals, manage time, organize, and apply strategies
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Home > Teaching Approaches > Executive Functioning Home > Selecting Media & Technology > Webcasts & Web conferencing
Multiple Means of Engagement
• Foster social learning
• Optimize relevance through case-based learning
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Home > Teaching Approaches > Case-Based Learning Home > Teaching Approaches > Social Learning
Multiple Means of Engagement • Design educational activities to address the interplay
between emotion and learning
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Home > Teaching Approaches > Emotion and Learning
Categorized Resources
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Assessment UDL and Assessment Learning Analytics Improving Institutional Policies and Practices Legal Obligations Equally Effective Alternate Access Plan Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) Postsecondary Institutions with UDL Initiatives Selecting Media and Technology Flexible Multimedia Accessibility & Open Educational Resources (OERs) Web Casts & Web Conferencing
Teaching Approaches Case-Based Learning Working with Industry Partners Executive Functioning Emotion and Learning Social Learning Planning Your Course Triple-Blended Courses UDL Syllabus Learning Goals
Address the barriers that exclude learners &
improve the learning environment for all.
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