Class Outline: April 26, 2005 (#15)
Topic: Teaching Strategies - Universal Design

4:20 - 5:20	interactive presentation: universal design
5:20 - 6:20	small group activity: Take a short tour around Dane Smith Hall and/or the surrounding campus. What barriers did you observe that individuals with a wide range of diversities (physical, sensory, intellectual, linguistic, cultural, etc.) might encounter? Consider the physical, social and learning environments.
6:20 - 6:45	report back to whole group & discuss
6:45 - 6:50	minute paper

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• The Center for Universal Design is a national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products: http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/
• Teaching Techniques from the Universal Design Education Online Web Site: http://www.udeducation.org/teach/teaching_techniques/index.asp
• This handout describes four states' intiatives in Universal Design for Learning: http://www.nasdse.org/FORUM/udl.pdf
• The the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) web site provides lots of information about Univresal Desgin in education: http://www.cast.org/