Inclusive Teaching: UDL Post-Secondary Final Project - Genny Hay

🎓 The speaker is a teacher education professor sharing her learnings from a UDL course and how it has influenced her teaching.

🧠 She emphasizes the importance of understanding Universal Design for Learning from an instructor's perspective and applying it to college-age students.

📚 The course has helped her consider new ways to make learning more accessible and improve her teaching methods for college students.

🔑 Getting to know students and being responsive to their learning needs is important.

🌍 Creating an inclusive and supportive classroom environment through cooperative group work.

📚 Working towards making lectures and assessments more accessible.

Developing lesson plans for teacher education standards while applying Universal Design for Learning.

Addressing unique learning needs of case study students through Universal Design and differentiated instruction.

Incorporating research to make specific adjustments for case study students.

📚 The final project involves students presenting a comprehensive lesson plan that incorporates Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies.

👥 Instead of presenting to the entire class, students present their plan in small groups, which promotes a more comfortable and learner-centric environment.

📋 The students must identify and label the UDL strategies used in their plan, ensuring that there is at least one strategy per principle.

📝 The instructor aims to improve course assessments by incorporating more options and choices, such as essay question choices and take-home components for quizzes.

💡 The Universal Design Learning (UDL) plan is presented by students at the end of the semester, including a case study they develop earlier on.

💼 Students have choices in how they present their work, such as through videos, posters, or traditional presentations.

📚 Students create Hands-On materials that address organization, communication skills, and support for students with special learning needs.

🎥 Using Flipgrid videos to present and share material in class.

⏰ Allows students to work at their own pace during a one-week period.

🔄 Recognizing that learning and applying Universal Design is an ongoing process.

📚 Reflect on instructional strategies and make adjustments based on student feedback.

🎯 Set goals to ensure manageable progress and avoid feeling overwhelmed.

🙌 Appreciate the structured course environment and the various support mechanisms provided.