The UDL Framework and Why You Should Use it for your Learning Solutions
- March 15, 2019
- By Hannah Grennan
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So why is the UDL awesome?
A valuable and effective experience for each of your learners is important right? We also understand that this isn’t always easily achieved. Creating an experience that is perfectly aligned to the needs of each individual learner is extremely difficult. If you are tasked with designing a learning experience for 1,000 learners, how can you create an experience that aligns with the preferences of each of those individual learners?
As humans we each have different experiences, strengths, skills, interests, needs, wants and desires (Future Learn, 2017). This diversity means that we each need to be valued and recognised for our individuality. Much like accommodating everyone through providing a lift over stairs, the goal of the UDL is to utilise a variety of teaching methods that removes barriers to learning and provides learners with an equal opportunity to succeed (Morin, 2018). If you were tasked with organising an event for 1,000 people, you would consider accessibility through providing ramps, lifts and braille on toilet doors, so why not do the same for your learning solutions?
So, sit back, relax and keep an eye out for the next blog. Value is on it’s way!
If you are curious and want to get ahead of the game or even take this framework research into your own hands, check out the UDL guidelines here (CAST, 2018)
If you would like to discuss the UDL in more detail, contact our passionate founder, Kim Tuohy via kim@belvistastudios.com or through LinkedIn.
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