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Applying UDL principles: Sharing content in multiple formats

Applying UDL principles: Sharing content in multiple formats

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Applying UDL principles: Sharing content in multiple formats

- In a separate movie, I outlined the basic principles of Universal Design for Learning, or UDL. Now let's dive into more detail for the first principle known as Multiple Means of Representation. In other words, we'll use text strategies to provide course content in multiple formats and support student comprehension. We do this not only to accommodate learners with different learning challenges, but also to support learners with different strengths and interests. Providing content in Multiple Formats means being able to create different types of media such as: Text, graphics, audio, video, or combining some of these to make multimedia. It's becoming more and more common for teachers to offer multiple formats as they record or find presentations on course topics. For example, for each main e-lecture in my own online class, I provide a screen cast and audio recording, my presentation slide with notes in the notes field, and key media such as charts or graphs. This might sound like a lot…

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