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10 Ways to Think Differently about Teaching and Learning - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter.... - 0 views

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  • Barbara Lindsey on 06 Feb 11
     
    What do you think about this? For higher ed?
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Education at the Crossroads - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. - 0 views

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UDI Community - 0 views

www.facultyware.uconn.edu/udi_factsheet.cfm udi factsheet nectfl11 information
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  • Universal Design for Instruction (UDI) is an approach to teaching that consists of the proactive design and use of inclusive instructional strategies that benefit a broad range of learners including students with disabilities.
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      Barbara Lindsey on 29 Mar 11
       
      This sentence is key to understanding the importance of UDI in practice.
  • One of the important aspects of UD is that its inclusive elements benefit all users, not just those with disabilities.
  • By providing faculty with a framework and tools for designing inclusive college instruction, the dialogue surrounding college students with disabilities changes from a focus on compliance, accommodations, and nondiscrimination to an emphasis on teaching and learning.
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  • The nine Principles of UDI
  • provide a framework for faculty reflection
  • They can inform a variety of teaching issues and approaches ranging from assessing student learning, to broadening learning experiences, to considering how an inclusive classroom climate can be established
  • The word universal refers to a flexible design that is specifically created to be used in diverse ways.
  • UDI focuses on many elements of pedagogy and encourages examination of teaching including the daily tasks of planning and delivering instruction as well as assessing student learning.
  • Visitors to the Facultyware web site can use these products as examples of how the Principles of Universal Design for Instruction © can be applied to the task of designing inclusive learning environments and experiences for today's diverse college classrooms.
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