Week 5 - UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Universal Design for Learning aims for instructional design that seamlessly meets the needs of learners. It emphasizes multiple ways for students to engage, access content, and demonstrate their learning. Interestingly, it came out of the concept of universal design in architecture. By using features such as ramps, electronic doors, and braille labeling, more people can access a building, but those features are available to all, and may benefit others. Similarly, if a lesson includes features such as voice support for text, captions on a video, or different options for showing knowledge, more students can access the lesson. In an article by Sheri Vasinda and Jodi Pilgrim, the authors make the point that technology tends to be considered a temporary scaffold (support) in the context of UDL, but actually, in many cases, technology has become a permanent resource that is not withdrawn as scaffolding would be. They argue that digital tools ...
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