Universal+Design+(UDL)

= Universal Design for Learning (UDL) =


 * [|Introductory video explaining UDL] developed by Ohio State University for Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education (FAME) aimed at creating accessible higher education for students with disabilities.
 * [|Videos explaining UDL]
 * [|Universal Design: Accessibility for All Learners] -//Educational Leadership// - October 2003 | Volume **61** | Number **2**
 * **Teaching All Students** Pages 55-60 Technology creates powerful physical, social, and learning environments for all students by Cynthia Curry
 * [|NCLD's Universal Design for Learning Podcast] featuring Skip Stahl from Center for Applied Special Technology.
 * Slide show answering the question, "[|What is UDL]
 * Three brain networks

WHAT IS UDL (UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING)?
According to the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), classrooms today are composed of a diverse group of students. CAST has worked to develop and enhance technology-based classroom equipment and strategies according to their definition of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Their definition of a Universal Design for Learning requires:
 * That students are given a variety of representative tools-- so that students have multiple ways of understanding the information presented in order to gain knowledge from that experience/lesson
 * That students are shown or taught several different means of expression--this provides the students with alternative methods for expressing, proving, or demonstrating what they have learned
 * That students are provided with a means of engagement, which increases their motivation in that area of learning

With UDL, teachers are encouraged to use the power of technology to create an inclusive classroom, and an effective teaching environment for //everyone//. Proven research states that all brains perform functions differently. However, CAST has focused on 3 important brain networks that influence learning. These networks are: [|Your three brain networks] Activity for understanding
 * Recognition networks (Obtaining facts, how the brain identifies what is seen, heard, or read--"the //what// of learning")
 * Strategic networks (Performing functions, how the brain organizes and expresses ideas--"the //how// of learning")
 * Affective networks (Engagement and motivation, how a student is interested or challenged--"the //why// of learning")

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Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age======


 * ======[|Universal Design for Learning Guidelines] - Center for Applied special Technology (CAST)======
 * Measure Your Progress Toward UDL Implementation - Denise DeCoste and colleagues from Montgomery County, MD have developed this site devoted to the practical application of UDL.


 * Other UDL Wikis and Blogs**
 * ======What is UDL? Wiki======
 * ======UDL Tech Tool Kit Wiki======
 * ======Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner - Educational and Assistive Technology to support Universal Access and Universal Design for Learning======

UDL by OAISD is licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License].