Lessons (not) learned: The troubling similarities between learning styles and universal design for learning.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy A. Boysen
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Design For Learning

scholarly journals Reaching Students in Online Courses Using Alternative Formats

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Fidalgo ◽  
Joan Thormann
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Student Questionnaire

<p class="3">This research was conducted to explore whether students enrolled in graduate level courses found some Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies useful and if they actually used them. The strategies we investigated were presenting course information in alternative formats including PowerPoints with voiceover, screencasts, and videos as an alternative to text resources. In addition, students were invited to submit assignments in alternative formats as well as text. To examine these strategies, we used a student questionnaire, analytics from Blackboard, and assignment formats students used. The results indicate that text was the preferred format for accessing course information and resources as well as assignment submission. However, a substantial number of students acknowledged the benefits of using alternative formats and a smaller percentage used them. We suggest that instructors take advantage of UDL strategies that were examined since a sufficient number of students used them and because learning styles differ. We can reach more students by using these strategies.</p>

scholarly journals Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the Academic Library: A Methodology for Mapping Multiple Means of Representation in Library Tutorials

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Kavanagh Webb ◽  
Jeanne Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Literacy Standards ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
Text Images

Librarians designed a biology tutorial not only to address an assignment, but also to make tutorials more accessible to students with various learning styles. The Science Librarian created the content by using aspects of the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology/Engineering, an informal survey of biology faculty, and assignments for the biology labs. The Instructional Design Librarian created multiple modules that engaged users through text, images, audio, and interactive tutorials. The researchers used Universal Design for Learning principles to address multiple learning styles, specifically multiple means of representation, and created a mapping technique for those principles that can be applied to any library tutorial. To assess the effectiveness, students with learning disabilities completed a usability test on the tutorial.

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