udl@cook library: implementing udl practices in information literacy instruction
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UDL @Cook Library
Albert S. Cook LibraryInformation Literacy Instruction RetreatAugust, 2014
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Learning Outcomes for Today Introduce Universal Design for Learning
Concepts (UDL) in order to generate ideas for UDL-based classroom instruction
Share anecdotal and experiential evidence of classroom diversity in order to understand the role of diversity in UDL practices
Document personal UDL understanding in order to further develop a collective set of UDL instructional practices
The UDL Framework……offers flexible instructional materials, techniques, and strategies to help us differentiate instruction to meet students’ varied needs.
Background TU OAI support
Towson’s UDL Professional Learning Network
Spring 2014 Professional Learning Communities
Cook Library’s PLC participants: Sarah Espinosa, Sarah Gilchrist & Claire Holmes
Myth of Average
UDL helps us: Modify the learning environment, not the
learner
Recognize “learner variability” as the norm
Remove barriers through thoughtful, proactive design
Carefully consider goals
UDL at a Glance
(ThinkBook, Page 9)
Examine Practices Begin to fill in the UDL Planning Sheet
(handout)
Networks of the Brain
(ThinkBook, p. 4)
Group Activity: Brainstorming
UDL provides options for:Presenting information and content in
different ways (the "what" of learning) (ThinkBook, p.13)
Differentiating the ways that students can express what they know (the "how" of learning) (ThinkBook, p.13)
Stimulating interest and motivation for learning (the "why" of learning) (ThinkBook, p.14)
Why UDL for Information Literacy Instruction? Most classrooms we enter as information
literacy instructors include students with diverse abilities and backgrounds.
UDL Guidelines align with the Information Literacy Framework.
Goals of UDL:Improving student access, engagement
and achievement
Eliminating or reducing academic (and physical) barriers
Valuing diversity through proactive design
Selected Resources: What is Universal Design for Learning? (CAST)
Universal Design for Learning: Theory & Practice (Text)
Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice. (Text)
CAST Professional Learning
14 Common Elements of UDL in a College Classroom
UDL-Universe: A Comprehensive UDL Faculty Development Guide