Universal Design for Learning with David Rose at MACUL 07

Did you know that the most of us use universal design and don’t necessarily have a disability? We use these tools to help us adapt.
•    Captions on the TV (too noisy use captions, or if you want to watch  TV and not annoy anyone else use captions)
•    Curbs designed differently so that we can wheel our suitcases, computers or strollers
It is so important that we help those who cannot read due to a disability.
Put all books into electronic form  (turning pages by people is not always physically possible)

WiggleWorks- scholastic program that reads to children

He showed some neat graphics of Pet Scans- where is the bran active- where it burns glucose. This helps us first understand what learning is, and what kinds of learner there are.

Memory is very different because we can watch it through scans now. The brain scans show that when people are passively viewing words or listening to words different parts of the brains are working.

He feels that Books:
Are not good about teaching process
Don’t necessarily prepare students for their futures.

The Options:
We can either dumb the books down
Or Smarten the books up
Smartening up through Technology

By using the power and flexibility of modern technology

•    Represent the information so everyone knows the information is there
•    Make it as big as you want
•    Play the book so you can hear it
•    Or have the words highlighted and pronounced

NIMAS  National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
Textbooks companies are now required to create a Print and
HTML copy for students with print disabilities  (blind or other students with print disabilities in elementary and secondary schools)

Check out the CAST website- Bookbuilder  Create your own Digital books