tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post7690387007755541686..comments2024-03-24T08:15:29.679-05:00Comments on misscalcul8: What Is Universal Design for Learning?miss.calcul8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-57415944460758000102012-11-25T18:24:20.403-06:002012-11-25T18:24:20.403-06:00I think you're misunderstanding. The idea of u...I think you're misunderstanding. The idea of universal is not to have one giant remote but to have all of the options that multiple remotes can provide. One person might need more volume while another needs caption or while another needs subtitles in Spanish and etc. Universal implies that it's more accommodating for ALL.<br /><br />It seems as if you're contradicting yourself. You say that the holy grail of education is a one-stop solution that fixes all problems but then you turn around and say you don't buy into the fact that a single methodology will produce the same results every time. So then a one-stop solution isn't the holy grail?<br /><br />UDL agrees that every person is not exactly the same. Therefore we need to think of multiple modes for delivering instruction as well as multiple modes for students to learn and prove that they have learned.<br /><br />It's the opposite of saying we are lab rats. It's saying that every individual is unique and needs a unique mixture of delivery and supports. One methodology won't work every single time which predicates UDL's emphasis on "multiple options". miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-76773143253010645152012-11-25T07:45:41.529-06:002012-11-25T07:45:41.529-06:00I see what they did. Let's make "universa...I see what they did. Let's make "universal" become "multiple options". I can duct tape all my remote controls together into one giant "universal remote", but then users (students and teachers) are still trying to find the right button in this glob of stuff. <br /><br />Wouldn't ONE button that does it all work better? But really, that's the holy grail of education: a one-stop solution that fixes all the problems.<br /><br />Guess I'm not buying the underlying principle that every person is exactly the same and a single methodology will produce the same results every time. Put that way, it makes us sound like lab ratsBen Biddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752365858429564588noreply@blogger.com