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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Catlin Tucker

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is based on a scientific understanding of how people learn. The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). Sustaining Effort and Persistence.

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Shift to Leveraging Formative Assessment for Metacognition

Catlin Tucker

When students can view and interpret their formative assessment data, they can engage in metacognitive processes, such as planning and goal setting, tracking and monitoring their progress, and evaluating and reflecting on their learning. This reflective process is key to promoting self-awareness and critical thinking.

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Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning

eSchool News

Team representation: Including neurodivergent people, or those who have lived experience as a member of the target audience, on the design and development team, to contribute perspectives that may otherwise not be heard. Technology holds immense potential to make learning accessible and engaging for all students,” said Rosenheck.

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5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction

Catlin Tucker

You can ask questions that encourage students to evaluate, analyze, compare, contrast, debate, or reflect. Below are some tips for designing discussion questions that are more likely to yield high levels of participation. An online discussion allows students to learn with and from each other.

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Standard-aligned Rubrics: Assessing Progress Toward Firm Goals While Allowing for Flexible Means

Catlin Tucker

If students are writing an essay, you might be tempted to evaluate mechanics or writing style; however, those are specific to that product and are not target learning objectives for this learning experience or cycle. In that case, you can use this one rubric to assess each product (e.g., argumentative essay, live debate, or recorded speech).

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

Utilizing the AiiCE tenets , which recommend taking approaches that are responsive to student identities (Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education, 2023) we will suggest steps towards inclusive education pedagogy with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and generative AI thought partners.

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Why education leaders should prioritize asset-based edtech

eSchool News

As education leaders review the utility and effectiveness of those solutions, an asset-based approach is an essential criterion in the evaluation process. Leaders should be wary of products that convey urgency and impact through deficit-based design.

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