What is UDL?

“We should celebrate neurodiversity – the world would be poorer and life duller if we were all the same.”―Neil Milliken

Universal Design for Learning gives students different options to access learning and demonstrate their learning. With UDL, teachers demonstrate information in many ways so that students have less barriers to learning. For example, if a teacher was teaching a lesson on U.S history, they might show a video or documentary to students along with lecturing, readings, doing a group activity and a project. This helps students learn the material in a way that is most engaging and accessible to them. UDL also allows students to demonstrate their learning in a way that they are excited about. For example, a teacher might assign a project related to U.S history and give students options of creating a poster, creating a video, writing a paper, presenting a PowerPoint to the class, etc. to demonstrate their knowledge on the topic. UDL allows students to be more in charge of their own learning as they get to make choices and advocate for what they need, therefore discovering their personal strengths and interests.

Quote source: Seiter, C. (May 25, 2016). 14 Quotes That Celebrate a More Accessible World. Retrieved from https://open.buffer.com/accessibility-quotes/