Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - George Brown Faculty

Universal Design for Learning (Part 6): Culturally Diverse Learners, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Oakland University (5 minutes) 

• Design for Learning, or UDL, is a set of learning design principles that increase access and reduce barriers for all types of learners. This video shows how UDL principles serve culturally diverse students, such as international students or English language learners.

Reality Pedagogy: Christopher Emdin at TEDxTeachersCollege (16 minutes)

• In this talk Christopher Emdin talks about the true meaning and role of "peace", "justice", "equity" and "equality" in the classroom by talking about Reality Pedagogy.

Mental Health Matters: How UDL practices benefit students with mental health difficulties (24 minutes)

• Mental Health Matters: How UDL practices benefit students with mental health difficulties in higher education - Dr. Esther Murphy (Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin)

Other[ed.]: What is decolonizing education in the post-secondary setting?, by The Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) at the University of Toronto (22 minutes)

• What does it mean to decolonize education, what is the link between decolonizing education and anti-racism, and who can the project of decolonizing education be taken up to create change in the post-secondary context?

• Gaining Access to General Education The Promise of Universal Design for Learning (14 pages)
  • Journal of Issues in Teacher Education 2007
• Beyond Ownership of the Model - Building UDL Alliances in Post Secondary Education Outside Disability Service Provision, by Frederic Fovet & Tanja Beck (3 pages) 
  • Proceedings from the 2nd Annual UDL-IRN Summit 2015, page 62
• Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice by David Gordon and Anne Meyer EdD  Buy book, 

Immediate Actions You Could Implement:

• Multiple sources of lecture content (written, video, audio) – Supports Representation
• Provide multiple ways of completing assessments – equal, on par evaluations e.g., test, presentation, video - Supports Action & Expression
• Provide assessment feedback directly in Blackboard rubrics - Supports Engagement

Speak with:

• A UDL Curriculum Specialist,  email Valerie Scovill or Patricia Robinson
• Your program Librarian for resources and research support 
• Email Johanna Petite, George Brown College faculty about UDL and Social Justice
  • See Johanna’s video on Setting Group Norms by ‘Deconstructing’ the GBC Equity Statement

Participate in faculty professional development courses:

• Blackboard – “Retention Centre, Evaluation & Analytics” , visit Learning Calendar in Cornerstone