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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Representation

Catlin Tucker

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of engagement. I highlighted how blended learning can help educators more effectively provide multiple means of engagement to increase student motivation and ensure all students can successfully engage with learning experiences.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

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The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. UDL provides a framework for designing and delivering lessons that address the diverse needs of all learners, including those with disabilities and other learning challenges.

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What Is Universal Design for Learning in Today’s Education Environment?

EdTech Magazine

Automatic doors, crosswalks with audible directions, adjustable car seats ­— these are all universally designed products. In education, students should have access to learning that meets their needs and makes their lives easier in the same way. The Universal Design for Learning framework supports learning for all students.

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. In order to do that, students need to be motivated, resourceful, and self-directed.

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Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students

eSchool News

Today, a staggering nearly one in 10 children have a developmental disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). To meet the demands and needs of these neurodiverse students, school districts are on the hunt for special education professionals.

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

A faculty vision of inclusive pedagogy informed by equity and social justice transcends bias and makes diversity functional and beneficial to all students. In this article, we will examine ability/disability as a characteristic of human diversity in education as illustrated by Cushner et al. Support colleagues with disabilities.

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Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. There is often a tension created by the pressure put on teachers to cover content with the student-centered approach to learning described by UDL and blended learning.