Universal Design for Learning in the Age of Web 2.0

Susanne Croasdaile, Ph.D. and Fran Smith, Ed. S, CVE

Virginia Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference

Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA  | February 25, 2008

Presentation Wiki: http://udl4literacy.pbwiki.com/

The VCU TTAC Assistive Technology Blog: http://www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu

The VCU TTAC Website: http://www.vcu.edu/ttac

The VSTE Assistive Technology Rocks in Virginia Site: http://vsteonline.ning.com/group/at

Video: Wikis in Plain English, http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english

Audio: What Wikipedia can teach us about new media literacies, http://connect.educause.edu/blog/gbayne/elipodcastwhatwikipediaca/46006

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Brown, J. S. (2000, March/April). Growing up digital: How the Web changes work, education, and the ways people learn. Change, 11-20. http://www.soe.vcu.edu/infusio/pdf/GrowingUpDigital.pdf

Brown, J. S. & Adler R. P. (2008). Minds on fire: Open education, the long tail, and learning 2.0, EDUCAUSE Review, 43(1), 16-32.

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/MindsonFireOpenEducationt/45823

EDUCAUSE (2008). Connecting and reflecting: Preparing learners for life 2.0. http://educause.edu/ELI081

Rose, D. H., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age. Alexandria. VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

Success for All Learners: Principles of Universal Design for Learning is a four-part series by Carol Seibert (http://www.donjohnston.com/research/articles/UDL_Articles.html)

Carol defines Universal Design for Learning and describes what it looks like in the classroom. To see examples of the 3 UDL principles in practice, go to the Lessons below. Then evaluate and adapt your own lessons to create success for ALL learners!

Part I: From Dream to Reality using Universal Design for Learning

Part II:  Providing Multiple Means of Representation

Part III: Providing Multiple Means of Expression

Part IV: Providing Multiple Means of Engagement

 Also check out: http://www.donjohnston.com/research/articles/LL_JS_CS_TwoThumbsUpPt2.html for some lesson plans.

You will find most of what you need for UDL at http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ and http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html

You might like this as a resource: UDL Checklist.doc

Click here to watch a nice overview of UDL from Karen Janowski (high-speed connections ONLY): http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=0dd9629a5260c4de2185