UDL - Universal Design for Learning

How can Web 2.0 tools help support UDL Principle 3: the "why" of learning?  Here are just a few example on how wikis, podcasts and blogs can provide "muliple means of expression".

 

How can wikis help?

> Hyperlinks can be used to make meaningful connections between current content and its “real life” uses

> Hyperlinks can be used to connect to news reports and other information that validates the time spent in class on a topic

> Educators can offer students option to work together in an online format on group projects

> Educators can offer students the option to share work product online (either with or without comments and changes available to viewers)

 

How can podcasts help?

> Educators can offer multiple podcasts or vodcasts that explain content from different angles

> Educators can allow students to use podcasting (such as songs, radio shows, and news reports) and vodcasting (such as music videos, documentaries, and performing arts) technologies alone or as a group to create projects

 

How can blogs help?

> Educators can use daily and weekly blog postings to clarify choices and communicate to students and parents which parts are choice and which parts are required

> Educators can use blog postings to frequently make connections between the current content and real-life applications

How can Web 2.0 tools help support UDL Principle 2: the "how" of learning? Here are just a few example on how wikis, podcasts and blogs can provide "muliple means of expression".

 

How can wikis help?

> "Educators can post hyperlinks to demonstrations of multiple models of skilled performance

> Educators and students alike can offer ongoing relevant feedback to student contributions; students can contribute/alter content anonymously and still receive relevant feedback"

 

How can podcasts help?

> "Students can use podcasting and vodcasting to share what they know; these can be used as informal assessments (to guide educators in determining what to teach in the future) as well as for formal assessment"

 

How can blogs help?

> "Students can use text, graphics, video, voice/sound files, and other easy-to-create electronic tools to interact with the material and “show what they know”"

 

- From the course, SPED 210 (6210)|TRED 210 (6110): Universal Design for Learning - Implications for Career Assessment and Transition at The George Washington University