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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

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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.

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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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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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Multiple Means of Engagement

• Foster social learning

• Optimize relevance through case-based learning

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Multiple Means of Engagement • Design educational activities to address the interplay

between emotion and learning

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Address the barriers that exclude learners &

improve the learning environment for all.

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