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Topic 11: Universal design
The need for UDI
Student with disabilities
2.3% in 1978 to 9.8% in 1998
Function:
Shift in pedagogy from delivering instruction to promoting learning
College students report
Unclear expectations
Textbooks inaccessible
Lecturers that requires extensive notetaking
Increased emphasis on student retention
Increasingly diverse college student body
40% age 25 or older
31% racial/ethic minorities
34% attending college part time
Origin of UDI
Buildings designed for the "average" person
Require retrofitting to accommodate others
Retrofits expensive, call attention to user, solve one problem at a time
example
ramps, curb cuts, electric doors, TV captions, easy grip tools
Increases access for many unintended users
What is UDI
Proactive instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners
Principle of UDI
Equitable use
flexibility in use
simple and intuitive
Perceptible information
Instructional climate
The design of instructional materials and activites that makes the learning goals achievable by individuals with wide differences in their abilities
Syllabi
Type
clarity
course schedule
grade calculation
Basic information
additional materials required
Adherence
syllabus only effective when it guides course
stick to syllabus (changes are necessary)
Accessibility
Disseminate electronically/post online
Include a disability statement
Common problem
important information often left out
often confused students
sometimes not handed
view of UDI's guiding principle
Multiple/alternative
engagement
Provide practice opportunities (online, in class)
Provide examples that highlight diversity and different ways of thinking
Allows student choice in class activities
expression
Allows student different means to express mastery of content
written paper, applied project, live presentation
handwritten or on laptop
representation
Use varied instructional methods (lecture with a visual outline, group activities and hands-on activities)
Provide class materials in different formats
electronic version can be translated into various formats
record lectures and make available as podcasts
Represent problem in multiple ways
exp: math problem expressed as word problem and graphically
Basyirah binti bahruddin (GB210071)