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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL at its core is simply good teaching.

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Inviting Community College Students to See Themselves as University Researchers

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Over the past year, the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, has built partnerships with California community colleges to engage dozens of students in research surveying young people in the communities where the two-year colleges are based. She hadn’t thought much about it, she said. It’s really hard.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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Five years ago, I published a book on the future of university credentials, making some predictions about what seemed likely to come next in the market for degrees and emerging forms of alternative college credentials. Today, there is ample evidence of demand for new types of educational credentials—especially since the start of the pandemic.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

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Christopher Bugaj Assistive Technology Specialist, Loudoun County Public Schools One way for educators to meet the needs of students is to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into their instructional practices. For example, one common barrier for students at Compass High School is the inability to read grade-level text.

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Channel 5: Tim Peake – Secrets of Our Universe

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Tim Peake’s new TV show launches on Channel 5 from September 19th and it promises to be a fun, family-friendly exploration of our universe! Over three episodes, our iconic UK astronaut will investigate three iconic subjects: The Planets, Stars & Black Holes, and Space Missions.

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Why State Universities Are Buying Up Online Colleges

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Even before the pandemic, big-name colleges and universities were getting serious about online education. But we’ve seen an interesting trend in how some state universities have decided to get into online learning—with a big splash. UMass Global is still adjusting to its fusion last year with Brandman University.

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Why One University Is Moving Toward a Subscription Model

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Louis, Maryville University, is embracing that argument in a big way by revamping its curriculum and even changing its business model to include options like a subscription model—with the goal of helping its students get good jobs after graduation. One college in St.