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Universal
Design for
Learning
Thomas J. Tobin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
#HowToTellUDL
April 6, 2023
How to Tell Whether
Image © Joe DeSouza. Used under CC-BY license.
Image
©
Thomas
J
Tobin.
Used
with
permission.
Is Working
What Is UDL?
Image © Snapwire. Used under CC-0 license.
What Is UDL?
Okay, then. What Isn’t UDL?
Image © Snapwire. Used under CC-0 license.
Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license.
Multiple means of
Engagement
Representation
Action & expression
Image © 2022 Netflix. Fair use asserted.
Image © Kindel Media. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com. Image ©Ashutosh Sonwani. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com. Image © Anna Nekrashevich. Used under CC-BY license pexels.com.
Unit 1: Written Essay Unit 2: Audio Notes Unit 3: Video Report
How to Tell Whether UDL is Working
Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license.
“The central practical premise of UDL is that
a curriculum should include alternatives to
make it accessible and appropriate for
individuals with different backgrounds,
learning styles, abilities, and disabilities in
widely varied learning contexts.”
-- Meyer & Rose, Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age (2002), 70
UDL is different than universal design.
UDL productively values diversity.
UDL is a subfield within instructional design.
UDL is not just good teaching or “natural.”
UDL requires tech—and isn’t assistive tech.
Measure primary & secondary impact of UDL.
UDL should enhance learner performance.
-- Edyburn, “Would You Recognize UDL If You Saw It?” (2010)
Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license.
Image © S Smits. Used under CC-BY license from flickr.com/photos/14829735@N00/4909832792.
Access to Information Depth of Knowledge Embedded Supports
Image © U of Minnesota. Used under CC-BY license from https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/ac.
Image © 凱閔-楊. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com.
How to Tell Whether UDL is Working
How to Tell Whether UDL is Working
UDL Reporting Criteria
Learner Variability
& Environment
Describe participants & learning setting.
Proactive &
Intentional Design
Address barriers or increase access.
Design for variability. Apply UDL guidelines
& checkpoints.
Implementation &
Outcomes
Align practices/intervention to UDL
guidelines. Describe outcomes for specific
and general learner populations. Relate
outcomes to UDL implications.
Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license.
Image © Egor Kunovsky. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com.
Image © Dina Nasyrova. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com.
How to Tell Whether UDL is Working
Image © AHEAD Ireland. Used with permission.
Image © Visit Melbourne
Copyright
Academic Integrity
Accessibility & UDL
Alt-Ac Career Guidance
Evaluating Online Teaching
@ThomasJTobin thomasjtobin.com
Images © Thomas J Tobin & various presses. Used with permission.
Image
©
Joe
DeSouza.
Used
under
CC-BY
license.
Universal
Design for
Learning
Thomas J. Tobin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
#HowToTellUDL
April 6, 2023
How to Tell Whether
Image © Joe DeSouza. Used under CC-BY license.
Image
©
Thomas
J
Tobin.
Used
with
permission.
Is Working

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How to Tell Whether UDL is Working

  • 1. Universal Design for Learning Thomas J. Tobin University of Wisconsin-Madison #HowToTellUDL April 6, 2023 How to Tell Whether Image © Joe DeSouza. Used under CC-BY license. Image © Thomas J Tobin. Used with permission. Is Working
  • 2. What Is UDL? Image © Snapwire. Used under CC-0 license.
  • 4. Okay, then. What Isn’t UDL? Image © Snapwire. Used under CC-0 license.
  • 5. Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license. Multiple means of Engagement Representation Action & expression
  • 6. Image © 2022 Netflix. Fair use asserted.
  • 7. Image © Kindel Media. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com. Image ©Ashutosh Sonwani. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com. Image © Anna Nekrashevich. Used under CC-BY license pexels.com. Unit 1: Written Essay Unit 2: Audio Notes Unit 3: Video Report
  • 9. Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license. “The central practical premise of UDL is that a curriculum should include alternatives to make it accessible and appropriate for individuals with different backgrounds, learning styles, abilities, and disabilities in widely varied learning contexts.” -- Meyer & Rose, Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age (2002), 70
  • 10. UDL is different than universal design. UDL productively values diversity. UDL is a subfield within instructional design. UDL is not just good teaching or “natural.” UDL requires tech—and isn’t assistive tech. Measure primary & secondary impact of UDL. UDL should enhance learner performance. -- Edyburn, “Would You Recognize UDL If You Saw It?” (2010) Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license.
  • 11. Image © S Smits. Used under CC-BY license from flickr.com/photos/14829735@N00/4909832792. Access to Information Depth of Knowledge Embedded Supports Image © U of Minnesota. Used under CC-BY license from https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/ac. Image © 凱閔-楊. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com.
  • 14. UDL Reporting Criteria Learner Variability & Environment Describe participants & learning setting. Proactive & Intentional Design Address barriers or increase access. Design for variability. Apply UDL guidelines & checkpoints. Implementation & Outcomes Align practices/intervention to UDL guidelines. Describe outcomes for specific and general learner populations. Relate outcomes to UDL implications. Image © Hassan Ouajbir. Used under CC-0 license.
  • 15. Image © Egor Kunovsky. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com.
  • 16. Image © Dina Nasyrova. Used under CC-BY license from pexels.com.
  • 18. Image © AHEAD Ireland. Used with permission.
  • 19. Image © Visit Melbourne
  • 20. Copyright Academic Integrity Accessibility & UDL Alt-Ac Career Guidance Evaluating Online Teaching @ThomasJTobin thomasjtobin.com Images © Thomas J Tobin & various presses. Used with permission. Image © Joe DeSouza. Used under CC-BY license.
  • 21. Universal Design for Learning Thomas J. Tobin University of Wisconsin-Madison #HowToTellUDL April 6, 2023 How to Tell Whether Image © Joe DeSouza. Used under CC-BY license. Image © Thomas J Tobin. Used with permission. Is Working