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Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning "The world is harder when it is not conceived for you." http://www.ad-awards.com/inc/video.swf?id=104 WHAT IS UNIVERSAL DESIGN?

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Universal Design for Learning

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  1. Universal Design for Learning

  2. "The world is harder when it is not conceived for you." http://www.ad-awards.com/inc/video.swf?id=104

  3. WHAT IS UNIVERSAL DESIGN? The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

  4. Emphasizes meeting the individual needs of a broad range of students

  5. Attempts to remove barriers to the learning process without watering down academic standards

  6. Stresses flexible and customizable delivery of content, assignments, and activities

  7. Goes beyond accommodating students with disabilities to benefit all students

  8. WHY USE UNIVERAL DESIGN? Audiences have - • A variety of cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds • Distinct learning styles • Different primary languages • Different abilities

  9. These differences mean that people do no receive, process, or remember information in the same ways

  10. Visual pictures diagrams colors shapes Auditory lectures music rhythms Learning Styles Kinesthetic lab exercises demonstrations building sculpting drawing

  11. Control: Internal Desire Goal Orientation Reframing Adaptability: External Persistence Goodness of Fit Learned Creativity Social Ecology 1989 Research – GERBERCharacteristics of How to Achieve Success Personality Styles

  12. Verbal IQ Information:A measure of general knowledge. Digit Span:A test of immediate auditory recall and freedom from distraction. Vocabulary:A measure of expressive word knowledge. It correlates very highly with Full Scale IQ Learning Challenges

  13. Verbal IQ Arithmetic:Mental arithmetic brief story type problems. Tests distractibility as well as numerical reasoning. Comprehension:Focuses on issues of social awareness. Similarities:A measure of concept formation. Learning Challenges

  14. Performance Picture Completion: A test of attention to fine detail. Picture Arrangement: A test of logical sequencing. Block Design: Involves putting sets of blocks together to match patterns on cards. Learning Challenges

  15. Performance Digit Symbol: Involves copying a coding pattern. Object Assembly: Four small jig-saw type puzzles. Learning Challenges

  16. PROCESSING DEFICITS • Visual Perception & Discrimination Not seeing likenesses and differences in shape and form — as in letters, words and numbers. • Language Processing Difficulty with word attack, phonics, word identification, sequencing, fluency, comprehension

  17. PROCESSING DEFICITS • Auditory Perception/Discrimination Not hearing differences in similar sounds, not hearing high range or low range sounds • Executive Functions Memory, organization, prioritizing, analysis, synthesis

  18. Learning Processes • Intake information • Process information • Output information • Apply learning in new situations

  19. PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN Identify the student’s • learning style • personality characteristics • learning challenges

  20. PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN Identify the teacher’s • teaching style • academic expectations • flexibility

  21. PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN 1. Identify the essential components of the lecture, presentation, activity, project

  22. 2. How can the information be presented in the most inclusive way possible without compromising the essential components identified?

  23. PLANNING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN Plan for success • advance preparation • communication • flexibility

  24. PRESENTATION CHALLENGES • Sustained concentration • Auditory reception/processing • Retention of oral information • Fluency in spoken language • Note taking • Reading/writing skills

  25. PRESENTATION CHALLENGES • Processing speed (requires simultaneous visual, auditory and manual processes) • Interpersonal communication skills • Evaluation / prioritization difficulties

  26. EVALUATION CHALLENGES • Tests, Reports, Presentations • Reading comprehension • Memory • Language processing • Interpretation • Organization

  27. EVALUATION CHALLENGES • Tests, Reports, Presentations • Environmental issues (noise, other distractions) • Anxiety issues • Time management

  28. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS • Visual Perception/Discrimination • Provide information in auditory format • e-text, audio text • talking dictionary • talking word processor • talking calculator

  29. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS • Language Processing • Provide information in multiple formats • e-text/audio text & printed text • talking word processor & voice recognition software

  30. audible spell check, grammar check • Franklin speller w/voice

  31. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS • Auditory Perception/ Discrimination • Provide information in visual format • Voice recognition software • Copies of notes • Powerpoint, interactive boards

  32. Mark I am a 19 year old male with learning disabilities attending college.I rarely read except for the times that I am really interested in the subject matter. When I need to read and study textbooks, I read out loud, tape myself, and play back the tape repeatedly. I can get by with this method but I need a more efficient means to absorb what I read. “What can I do to stop the insanity?”

  33. LD Screening and/or Evaluation Visual Perception & Discrimination Auditory Perception & Discrimination Assistive Technology Evaluation, Software/Equipment & Training AT for reading and writing Testing Accommodations and Modifications Goals 4 year degree Speech Communication Increase Reading and Writing skills Personal Budget Planning Mark’s Action Plan

  34. The “rate” at which you learn will become the only sustainable competitive advantage you’ll have in your life. Peter Senge (The Fifth Discipline)

  35. TOOLS FOR SUCCESS Technology provides the tools to function effectively and independently

  36. Microsoft Word • Auto-correct • Auto text • Auto summarize • Outlook • Templates • Formatting • Highlighters

  37. Microsoft Accessible Technology • Accessibility Resource Centers • http://www.microsoft.com/enable/centers/default.aspx • Resource Guide for Individuals with Learning Difficulties and Impairments • http://www.microsoft.com/enable/guides/learning.aspx

  38. Apple’s Accessibility Featureshttp://www.apple.com/accessibility/ • Accessibility Technologies in Mac OS X: • Zoom • Full keyboard navigation • Sticky keys/Slow keys • Mouse keys • QuickTime: Closed Captioning • Visual Alert • Spoken items • Talking alerts • Speech recognition • Display Adjustment

  39. Reading Tools • Kurzweil 3000 • http://www.kurzweiledu.com/ • WYNN (What You Need Now) • http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html • Read & Write Gold • www.texthelp.com

  40. Reading Tools • Scan and Read Pro • www.readingmadeez.com • Digital text • Publishers • In house production • Production centers

  41. Accessing Alternative Text • Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic • http://www.rfbd.org/ • BookShare.org • http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html • AMX Index Data Base • http://www.htctu.fhda.edu/ • AMAC • www.uga.edu

  42. Playback Devices • General Purpose vs. Specialized • Hardware vs. Software • Depends on format of e-text

  43. Writing Tools • Inspiration www.inspiration.com • SOLO, Draft Builder, CoWriter, Write OutLoud • www.donjohnston.com • Read & Write Gold • www.texthelp.com

  44. Writing Tools • Talking word processor • www.readingmadeez.com • WordQ • www.wordq.com

  45. Complete Reading System E-Library/E-Text reader Talking Internet Browser PDF Magic Pro Scan and Read Lite/Pro Scan and View Talking Word Processor Text Clone Pro Ultimate Talking Dictionary Universal Reader Premier Assistive Software

  46. Writing Tools • SOLO is a software tool set that builds learning skills in reading, writing, planning, organizing, revising and editing

  47. Writing Tools Draft:Builderhelps your students develop a strategic approach to planning, organizing and draft-writing; it breaks the writing process into small, manageable chunks so students stay on task and build effective writing habits.

  48. WordQwww.wordq.com • Predicts what you are typing and presents you with a list of correctly spelled words.  • 30 day download

  49. Voice Recognition • Words appear on screen and in memos, emails, spreadsheets and other documents • 160 words per minute • Surf the web by voice • Dictate into a handheld digital recorder for automatic transcription later • Text to Speech Dragon Naturally Speaking

  50. Digital Voice Recorder • Speech-to-text software • Download to computer, save on CD, iPod, or other device

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