The growth and understanding of UDL in higher education over the past several years has been a pleasure to watch. States, universities and faculty across the world are embracing the definition outlined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008… Read More
Recognizing learner differences
How do we appreciate differences in learners? Is it a different way of approaching a task, a different way of learning, a different way of sensing, of understanding, or something else? Researchers at CAST and throughout the learning sciences are… Read More
Where’s the Incentive?
I’ve been attending one of my favorite conferences in Washington, DC this week, The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual meeting. This is always a wonderful conference for learning and rich with the latest in using media and technology to enhance… Read More
An opinion on motivation
Daniel Pink has a great way of stating the obvious! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/08/AR2011010804625.html
What does UDL look like?
This is one of my favorite video clips from the CAST UDL collection that helps others understand what universal design for learning (UDL) looks like. It’s not 7 principles around universal design. It’s not 9 principles of universal design applied… Read More
Who’s really on the team?
I love this quote from one of my career transition colleagues, Marianne Moore from Virginina, “it is not acceptable for kids to be silent passengers in the classrooms and teachers need to change/facilitate that process so that kids are engaged!”
The enjoyment of introducing students to the importance of UDL
Today marks the conclusion of another successful week of teaching graduate students about the framework of universal design for learning (UDL). This is our eighth year of offering this course at GW University in Washington, DC and I’m always encouraged… Read More
When UDL works for a postsecondary classroom.
It is always a wonderful experience to watch learning unfold in a well-designed classroom. Information is shared in multiple ways, students are engaged, interactions are lively, enthusiasm is high, and content is absorb. For most educators, I’d say this is… Read More
A new report on assistive technology and universal design for learning…
Last week I attended one of my favorite national conferences, the annual National Technology Innovators Conference in Washington, DC. Many wonderful presentations, national speakers, and thought provoking discussions. The opening drew from a recent NCTI Issue brief that was shared… Read More
The possibilities for the future of universal design for learning
On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, I had the opportunity to join over 100 other educators from around the country convene at the National Education Association in Washington, DC. Our mission, to discuss and share about the topic, “Creating Great Public… Read More