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Universal Design for Learning (UDL): A Content Analysis of Peer Reviewed Journals from 2012 to 2015 Open
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach is increasingly drawing attention from researchers and educators as a possible solution to promote content accessibility and fill the gap between learner abilities and individual differences…
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Universal Design for Learning and Instruction: Perspectives of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education Open
Universal design in the setting of education is a framework of instruction that aims to be inclusive of different learning preferences and learners, and helps to reduce barriers for students with disabilities. The principles of Universal D…
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Using Universal Design for Learning to Design Standards-Based Lessons Open
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can be used to proactively design lessons that address learner variability. Using UDL guidelines, teachers can integrate flexible options and supports that ensure that standards-based lesso…
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Inclusion, universal design and universal design for learning in higher education: South Africa and the United States Open
Around the world, institutions of higher education are recognising their responsibilities to achieve the full inclusion of individuals with differing needs and/or disabilities. The frameworks of universal design (UD) and universal design f…
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Inclusive Pedagogy and Universal Design Approaches for Diverse Learning Environments Open
For educators in diverse contexts, it is not only socially virtuous but also pedagogically valuable to proactively anticipate and incorporate students' heterogeneous backgrounds, abilities, and interests into teaching and course design. Th…
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Developing Teachers' Competences for Designing Inclusive Learning Experiences Open
Inclusive education, namely the process of providing all learners with equal educational opportunities, is a major challenge for many educational systems worldwide. In order to address this issue, a widely used framework has been developed…
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Applying Universal Design for Learning in Online Courses:Pedagogical and Practical Considerations Open
Inclusion of the universal design for learning (UDL) model as a guiding set of principles for online curriculum development in higher education is discussed. Fundamentally, UDL provides the student with multiple means of accessing the cour…
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Applying the Principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the College Classroom Open
Universities are charged with educating students from diverse backgrounds, including ELL students, nontraditional students, military students, first generation college students, and students with disabilities. In order to meet the wide var…
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Exploring Best Practices for Online STEM Courses: Active Learning, Interaction & Assessment Design Open
The purpose of this study was to examine effective design practices for online courses in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at a large four-year public university in southeastern United States. Our researc…
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Challenges to inclusive education at the university: the perspective of students and disability support service staff Open
This study presents a series of key aspects to achieve inclusive education in Spanish universities, from the viewpoint of students with disabilities and disability support service staff. The study used a qualitative methodology through in-…
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The Effect of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Application on E-learning Acceptance: A Structural Equation Model Open
Standardising learning content and teaching approaches is not considered to be the best practice in contemporary education. This approach does not differentiate learners based on their individual abilities and preferences. The present rese…
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Is Active Learning Accessible? Exploring the Process of Providing Accommodations to Students with Disabilities Open
This essay documents the challenges that active-learning practices pose for students with disabilities and how these challenges are currently being addressed by disability resource centers, or DRCs. Recommendations are presented for instru…
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Online design education: Searching for a middle ground Open
At its heart, design is a studio-based discipline, which makes it difficult for design educators to adopt technology-driven changes into an online teaching and learning environment. Globally, few universities offer online undergraduate deg…
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A Systematic Review of Empirically Based Universal Design for Learning: Implementation and Effectiveness of Universal Design in Education for Students with and without Disabilities at the Postsecondary Level Open
This systematic review explored methods of UDL implementation for postsecondary students with and without disabilities and the degree to which these methods are effective. The authors examined 17 empirically based studies published across …
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From Assistive Technologies to Metaverse—Technologies in Inclusive Higher Education for Students With Specific Learning Difficulties: A Review Open
The development of new technologies and their expanding use in a wide range of educational environments are driving the transformation of higher education. Assistive technologies are cutting-edge technologies that can help students learn m…
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Universal Design: Places to Start Open
Beginning with a series of possible ways to introduce an essay on Universal Design for Learning, this contribution instead resolves to offer a long listing or inventory of different places to start implementing Universal Design in classroo…
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Beyond Pokémon: Augmented Reality Is a Universal Design for Learning Tool Open
The success of Pokémon Go is demonstrating that augmented reality (AR) is reaching the masses quickly and can be a robust tool to enhance student engagement and learning. Leveraging AR for instructional purposes has the potential to become…
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What next for Universal Design for Learning? A systematic literature review of technology in <span>UDL</span> implementations at second level Open
In the last two decades, there has been a global movement towards pedagogies that create more inclusive school environments in order to meet the needs of diverse learners. One such approach is Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which for…
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Universal Design for Learning: Guiding Principles to Reduce Barriers to Digital & Media Literacy Competence Open
Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for designing instruction to address the wide range of learner variation in today's inclusive classrooms, can be applied effectively to broaden access, understanding, and engagement in digit…
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A framework for inclusive AI learning design for diverse learners Open
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prominent in children's lives, an increasing number of researchers and practitioners have underscored the importance of integrating AI as learning content in K-12. Despite the recent efforts in …
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Taking Universal Design Back to Its Roots: Perspectives on Accessibility and Identity in Undergraduate Mathematics Open
Universal Design has been promoted to address the diversity of learners in higher education. However, rarely have Universal Design implementations been evaluated by listening to the voices of disabled students. For this study, we investiga…
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Inclusive education services for the blind: Values, roles, and challenges of university EFL teachers Open
Implementing inclusive education, the process of providing all learners with equal educational opportunities, is a major challenge for many educational systems worldwide, for it requires changes to values, system, and practices. In the tea…
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Familiarity, Current Use, and Interest in Universal Design for Learning Among Online University Instructors Open
This study investigated online faculty familiarity, course design use, and professional development interest regarding universal design for learning (UDL) guidelines. The researchers surveyed all 2017 to 2018 online faculty at a large univ…
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Universal Design for Learning as a Tool for Inclusion in the Higher Education Classroom: Tips for the Next Decade of Implementation Open
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has gained significant momentum in Higher Education (HE) over the last decade in North America. It offers considerable potential to achieve the inclusion of diverse students in the HE classroom. It is a …
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Open
Universal design for learning (UDL) ensures that content is accessible to the largest audience by removing learning impediments (CAST, 2011). However, few scholars have surveyed students about how much UDL they encounter in their courses o…
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Postsecondary physics curricula and Universal Design for Learning: Planning for diverse learners Open
Federal legislation specifies equitable access to education for all students at all levels of education, including postsecondary. To explore how well the physics education research (PER) community is currently serving students who inherent…
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Evaluating Pedagogy and Practice of Universal Design for Learning in Public Schools Open
How can education change to meet the demands of effectively educating an increasingly diverse student population with the skills, knowledge, and abilities they need to be productive and successful citizens in the 21st century? One possible…
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Integrating UDL Strategies into the Online Course Development Process: Instructional Designers' Perspectives Open
This qualitative case study design examined the perspectives that instructional designers at a 4-year research institution in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States have about integrating UDL strategies into the online course develop…
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Universal design for learning in inclusive education policy in South Africa Open
The implementation of inclusive education in South Africa could be enhanced by introducing the concepts of UDL into policy, research and teaching practice as a common language and vehicle for packaging support systems.
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UDL in Online College Coursework: Insights of Infusion and Educator Preparedness Open
Teacher education programs are increasing the use of online courses to train and prepare teachers. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework is one strategy used to effectively train and prepare special education teachers in the on…