Sacred Heart University Universal Design for Learning
1. Universal Design for Learning
(UDL)
Accommodating Students with
Differential Learning Needs
Professor Cynthia A. Dieterich
Department of Leadership and Literacy
Farrington College of Education
2. Objectives – A Road Map
• Become familiar with general disability law
• Recognize differentiating encourages student success without
lowering standards
• Develop an understanding of methods to differentiate
instruction forALL students
• How to integrate UDL into your courses
5. College course require greater independence
Accommodations in different environment
(e.g., clinical, lab)
Learning time management skills
Challenges
6. Provided reasonable accommodations
Office for Students with Disabilities provides faculty with
agreed upon accommodations.
Provides documentation to Office for Students with
Disabilities
Admitted and remains otherwise qualified
Legal Considerations
7. • Does not substantially modify a program
• Holding students accountable for academic
performance—THE PUSH
Reasonable Accommodations
10. Universal Design for Learning
• Meeting needs of diverse learners
• Evidenced-based practices for effective teaching
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11. Universal Design for Learning
• A pizza parlor in Massachusetts
• Center for Applied SpecialTechnology
• Expand education for individuals with disabilities
• Via development and innovative uses of
technology
CAST
19. A road map - the syllabus
• Consistent across ONE course
• Minimizes misinterpretations
• Allows for students to organize
• Assignments clearly described
• Technical expectations
• Schedule with due dates
• CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
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20. Flipping too
• Flipped Classroom
• Lower level work OUTSIDE class
• Higher cognitive work INSIDE class
• An example
• Compare and contrast IN CLASS
• Group or Individual
• Create a product
• Instructor guides the analysis
21. Chunk-Chew-Check
• Present a “chunk” of content in short lesson
• Provide a question for students to “chew” the chunk in
pairs or small groups
• Use additional resources
• Discussion
• Students present new knowledge
• Written table on white board
• Graphic organizer
• Orally
22. Notes, questions, and text
• Notetaking discipline specific
• Availability of lecture notes or PowerPoint—before and after
• Student Questions—before, during, and after
• Reading the text effectively
• Skim
• Scan
• Read
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23. GoingTech - LowTechnology
• Videos as exemplars of real-life
• BIG IDEA co-teaching
• Simulations
• Field-based learning
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28. • FREQUENT and ongoing assessment
• Pre-assessment , intermittent assessment (formative)
post-assessment (summative)
• Detailed feedback as a formative assessment for
subsequent assignments
• Use examples of graded assignments
Assessing learning AND teaching
29. Assignment Rubrics
• Identifies the expected task
• Limits ambiguity
• Research papers, essays, presentations, lab, clinical
30. Assessment – LowTechnology
• Quizzes (individual or group)
• Case Studies
• Response Cards
• Double-Entry Journal
34. Professor as learner
ASSESS…brainstorm ways you already differentiate
PLAN...select new strategy that aligns with course content
IMPLEMENT... throughout a 15 week class
ASSESS…student versus master
PLAN…revisions and adjustments
IMPLEMENT… add a new strategy
REPEAT
35. “Our mission is to educate the whole person while preparing
students to lead and serve in the world today.”
“From its founding, the University has been recognized for its
caring approach to students.This expresses the University's
belief that each student is born with a unique set of qualities
and skills.”
SHUUDL
Notas del editor
Tape recording lectures, Lecture notes, Sighted reader, Substitute courses, Closed captioning program, American Sign Language interpreter
The term "universal design" was coined by the architect Ronald L. Mace to describe the concept of designing all products and the built environment to be aesthetic and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age, ability, or status in life. He graduated from the School of Design at North Carolina State University in 1966 with a Bachelor's degree in architecture. After four years of practicing conventional architecture, he became involved in the effort to produce the first building code for accessibility in the nation.
Meeting needs of diverse learners
Evidenced-based practices for effective teaching
CAST created to explore ways of using new technologies to provide better educational experiences to students with disabilities
By five clinicians from North Shore Children’s Hospital in Salem, MA
Ron Mace involved in the late 1980s
Ease those with anxiety
Autistic needing order
ADHD
High Technology – Natural Reader, Voice Note, Voice Dream Reader, Kurzweil
Reality Technology - those who do not like synthesized voices for an entire book, Learning Ally TM “world’s largest provider of audio textbooks and literature”
High Technology – Natural Reader, Voice Note, Voice Dream Reader, Kurzweil
Reality Technology - those who do not like synthesized voices for an entire book, Learning Ally TM “world’s largest provider of audio textbooks and literature”
Self-Control free app restricts distracting websites during a given time enter a list of websites into a “blacklist,” then, they are prompted to set a amount of time that the websites will be restricted, using 15 min intervals. If the user attempts to access the website during that time, they receive an error message, stating the website is unable to be loaded at that time.
Time Rescue focuses on self-monitoring, tracking the number of times you visit a specific website, and how much time is spent on those websites with options to block
Low Tech does the dog need to go out? Do you need a cup of coffee before you begin grading? Once you identify these distractions, you can then take steps to address them prior to sitting down to work.
Checklists, self-monitoring i.e., record # of breaks during grading, use parking lot with off topic ideas (write in notebook to review later).
Simple premacking pairing with a desired tasks, after grading X number of papers
