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LEARN
What to consider for the digital learning environment.
What to consider for the digital learning environment.
What resources will best support access for all learners?
Consider how you are support perception and physical action.
Access Check:
Access Check:
Can everyone physically navigate the resources in the back of the room?
Are there freely available digital versions of the resources?
How is crucial background knowledge support and primed?
“So much of my daily stress comes from trying to jump through hoops to gain access.”
― Grant Blasko
Learn about and experiment with the accessibility features of software you use all the time.
Audio Description
Audio Description
Check out this example of audio description in action.
Try out Clusive
A digital reading environment with many UDL designed features built in. You just upload a Word Document and it does the rest for you.
To Support Perception of content consider...
To Support Perception of content consider...
Intruducing and using accessibility tools to all students in your classroom
Offering multiple ways for learners to perceive content including audio, video, digital written material, and print
Offering visual supports for audio information including closed captioning and graphic organizers
“…the goal of education has shifted from knowledge acquisition to learner expertise..”
–Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice
“Technology should be used to create a learning space—a breathable space that nurtures possibilities rather than merely fulfilling predictions.”
― Yong Zhao
To Support Physical Action consider...
To Support Physical Action consider...
Offering digital tools for learners to communciate in a variety of ways
Working with special educators and assistive technology specialist to ensure that all learners can communicate and navigate the learning environment
Reflecting on and sharing with your learners all of the ways you use technology to navigate the world
“All new environments and products, to the greatest extent possible, should be usable by everyone regardless of their age, ability, or circumstance.”
–Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice
Experiment with Accessibility Tools in Google Docs
Experiment with Accessibility Tool in Word Docs
COLLABORATE
COLLABORATE
Interview a colleague:
What is your design challenge?
How do you hope students will interact with the learning environment?
What barriers are getting in the way? Consult the UDL guidelines - What options might minimize those barriers?
Read the UDL Learning Spaces Idea Kit with a colleague. Choose three cards to explore and use for brainstorming.
DESIGN
DESIGN
Choose a space in your classroom to consider. Use the Learning Environment Map to build and experiment In that space, what barriers do you want to address? What new predictable options could you offer?
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