Syllabus

Master of Science in Education

EDU 730: Leveraging the variability of every learner through Universal Design for Learning – Spring B 2022

Credits - 3

Description

This course explores Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It addresses the elements of effective design for learning variability across educational settings including those found in K-12, higher education and corporate environments. Participants will explore and practice designing meaningful learning experiences that meet the needs of all learners.

Materials

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Program Outcomes:

• Demonstrate a high degree of specialized knowledge and skills about inclusion practices
• Develop online collaborative relationships with peers
• Explore and apply a wide range of student research-based differentiated practices
• Apply specialized knowledge and skills to create realistic plans for improvement in their districts as team leaders.
• Develop a toolkit of instructional and assessment research-based best practices

Course Outcomes:

• Demonstrate comprehension of the UDL framework and how it relates to your current learning environment.
• Critically evaluate the UDL framework as a vehicle for equity.
• Investigate the engagement guidelines of UDL to improve learner outcomes.
• Examine where the UDL engagement guidelines are not being leveraged in your current learning environment.
• Reflect and examine the various resources in your setting that can serve as a barrier to learning or can be utilized with more flexibility.
• Create a UDL Resource Map that identifies current resources, potential barriers, and inventive uses.
• Create a lesson plan (learning experience) that embodies the UDL principles.
• Create a UDL Scavenger hunt that showcases what is currently happening with UDL in your setting.

Assignments

Week 1 Assignment: Collaborative Reflection Exercise

This assignment will take place in the form of a discussion. With your course mates, you will consider how mindset affects UDL implementation.

Week 2 Assignment: Flexible Learning Environment Planning

Using a template, you will engage in the process of taking an inventory of a Flexible Learning Environment.

Weeks 3-5 Assignments:

You will complete activities related to UDL components and then reflect about your experiences.

Week 6 Assignment: UDL Resource Mapping

You will consider available resources in your setting, and build a resource map.

Week 7 Assignment: Designing a Learning Opportunity

Using resources and experiences from the course, you will design and lesson or learning opportunity.

Week 8 Assignment: UDL Scavenger Hunt

You will show how you are already providing multiple means of engagement, multiple means of action and expression, and multiple means of representation through a UDL Scavenger Hunt.

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

Weekly Discussions (8 at 3 points each)	24
Week 1 Assignment: Collaborative Reflection Exercise	8
Week 2 Assignment: Flexible Learning Environment Planning	8
Week 3 Assignment: Engagement Reflection Exercise	8
Week 4 Assignment: Representation Reflection Exercise	8
Week 5 Assignment: Action and Expression Reflection Exercise	8
Week 6 Assignment: UDL Resource Mapping	8
Week 7 Assignment: Designing a Learning Opportunity	8
Week 8 Assignment: UDL Scavenger Hunt	20
Total	100

Grade Scale

Grade	Points Grade	Point Average (GPA)
A	94 – 100%	4.00
A-	90 – 93%	3.75
B+	87 – 89%	3.50
B	84 – 86%	3.00
B-	80 – 83%	2.75
C+	77 – 79%	2.50
C	74 – 76%	2.00
C-	70 – 73%	1.75
D	64 – 69%	1.00
F	00 – 63%	0.00