UDL Redesign Activity

Universal Design for Learning

The Digital Badge for Universal Design in Teaching and Learning

Redesign Activity

@AshEd_PD

FET Professional Development & Research Projects Coordinator, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training BoardAssociate Faculty Lecturer, National College of IrelandExternal Authenticator, ETBI National PanelBScH, MSc, CTEL, #EdChatEU TeamAmbassador for Wakelet | Flipgrid Student Voice | Teach SDGs | T4 World Education

Ashley Stephens

Learner Group:Youthreach

What?

Reimagine Teaching, Learning & Assessment guided by the principles of UDL

How?

To level the playing field; improve student experience and learning outcomes for ALL

Module:Personal & Interpersonal Development QQI Level 4

Why?

Who?

Reimagine

"Explore a contemporary social issue such as employment, unemployment, poverty, health, mental and physical health, racism or gender, to include the parameters of the issue, official and local or community attitudes and positions, treatment of the issue in the media and own personal response."

Learning Outcome:

Students create a poster presentation & record 6 creative responses on Flipgrid - presented electronically.

Students complete collaborative research & participate in collaborative activities.

Students access an electronic copy of Assessment Brief.

Students generated a research report and submitted paper copy for assessment.

Students completed research and participated in class discussions.

Students received a paper copy of Assessment Brief.

VS

Re-imagining Assessment

Provide Multiple Means of:

Principles of Universal Design for Learning

• Student choice & voice
• Opportunities to reflect on progress & assessment
• Clear objectives
• Exemplars
• Assessment rubric
• Options for communication

Representation

• Immersive Reader
• Subtitles, captions & icons
• Instructions can be accessed in multiple formats: written, verbal & video
• Checklists for goal setting & monitoring progress

Action & Expression

• Learning materials in different formats; read, listen & watch options
• Translation features available across up to 80 languages
• Collaborative activies to support comprehension
• Scaffolding

Engagement

Universal Design for Learning

The Digital Badge for Universal Design in Teaching and Learning

Redesign Activity