ITEC 7480: ITRODUCTION TO ONLINE & BLENDED LEARNING - Professional Learning Goal Reflection7/7/2023 UDL, Universal Design for Learning, is an excellent framework that can greatly improve teaching and learning. This framework comes with guidelines to help anyone, especially educators, that may want to implement it in a learning environment. In Course Objective number 9, the task was to create a video for colleagues that provided an example/model of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in the Blended/Online Learning Module. Therefore, my focus was on incorporating UDL into the Blended/Online Learning Module assignment. The pedagogical approach that I implemented to achieve my goal for improving my implementation of UDL was the Engagement part of the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines.
I believe I accomplished my goal by ensuring that my unit plan and the module I created provided multiple means of engagement for students. The UDL Guidelines 7-9 focus on providing options in teaching and learning to increase engagement. The goal of doing so is to get students to become purposeful and motivated in their learning. The unit plan and module that I created sought to recruit student interest by offering student choice and autonomy. The goals and objectives were clearly laid out and opportunities for collaboration and community were visible within the varied learning tasks. Options for self-regulation were provided numerous times a week through reflection posts and opportunities for students to self-assess. As an educator, there are a few things that I would like to do to further my new understanding. First, I would like to seek additional professional development. This can be done through the district and online training options. I also plan on using the Professional Learning Networks I established last semester to stay abreast of new research and practices. In addition, I would like to incorporate the UDL Guidelines during my lesson planning. They would also be a great tool during collaboration meetings when we need to create a pacing calendar at the beginning of the school year.
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