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Leveraging collaborative e-learning to support UDL

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But how does the concept of Universal Design Learning (UDL) fit into all this? From podcasts, YouTube captions, personalized learning dashboards, and social annotation, teachers now have a variety of e-learning methods at their disposal. Let’s unravel these questions. What are the fundamentals of UDL and why is it important?

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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With Zoom, for example, students might experience harmful or obscene visuals during “ Zoombombing ”—internet trolling during video conferencing. Educators should also use the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST as a guide for creating inclusive educational experiences for remote learners.

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. Do they have internet connections? Jennifer, as an instructional designer, are there particular concerns that you look out for?

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MIT Professors Propose a New Kind of University for Post-COVID Era

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And except for relatively new options by for-profit upstarts, the options haven’t changed much in decades, despite the rise of the internet and a knowledge economy. So what if there was a new model of university designed from scratch for 2022? Henderson says she has seen such an approach work well from her own experience.

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Learning in the Digital Age

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This includes the integration of devices like computers and tablets, educational software, interactive multimedia content, and internet-based resources into the curriculum. Digital literacy also involves critical evaluation of information found on the internet.

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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So now, schools have to worry about purchasing inaccessible materials, according to Elizabeth Barker, a senior technical assistant and project director for CAST, a nonprofit that created the Universal Design for Learning framework. While not new, the obligations in the rule have become pressing.

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With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students

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Hardware, internet availability and connectivity, alongside learning materials to support instruction—from age-appropriate books to paper, pencils, glue and scissors—vary substantially from household to household, just as the capacity to provide and respond to these needs varies from one district to the next.