I have the honor and pleasure of teaching two graduate courses in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) this summer. Watching my colleagues take on the challenge of creating and revising their written work in a way that demonstrates understanding of the UDL Guidelines has led me to thinking about summarizing some steps that teachers can take to bring UDL to their current practice in ways that are not overly time-consuming. As we know, the UDL road is long (never-ending, if done correctly) and cyclical, so these might serve only as first steps or as a return to first steps.
Adding visuals (screenshots)
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Breaking up Text
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Incorporating Grids
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Using Links and Hyperdocs
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With thanks to Karyn Copland, Amanda Fournier, and, as always, Irene Witt for allowing me to use their work.
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