Week 5 Post
The journal article, " Universal Design for Learning: Scanning for Alignment in K–12 Blended and Fully Online Learning Materials," published in the Journal of Special Education Technology is a focused examination of the variety of online learning opportunities and in what ways they do and do not align with the Universal Design for Learning framework. Specifically the researches developed a tool by which different blended and online materials could be measure for their alignment to this framework. This measurement system is designed to aid educators as blended and online learning continues to grow in use around the nation. The article notes that, in general, digital learning material that has been created since 2014 is generally well adapted to meeting the needs of students who may have sensory or other physical challenges. Built in text to speech tools would be an example of the type of accommodations already common within most d...