Offer access without lowering the bar

The move: make the invisible classroom visible. CAST Universal Design for Learning Guidelines is useful online because learners have less ambient context than they do in a physical room. The teacher cannot rely on eye contact, hallway questions, or the energy of the room to reveal confusion. The design has to make attention, expectations, practice, and feedback visible inside the platform. UDL works by separating the goal from the route. If the goal is to critique a case, learners may not all need the same media path, expression format, or engagement hook. Multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression reduce…

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