Radar Brief · 1 min read
More than one way to understand
People can encounter the same instruction and face different barriers. CAST’s learning guidelines offer a way to make knowledge easier to access and use.
CAST · Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0
Several routes to understanding
CAST’s Universal Design for Learning guidelines, known as UDL, organize learning around engagement, representation, and action and expression. In everyday terms: what draws people into learning, how information is presented, and how people can use or demonstrate what they understand.
The guidelines include connecting with prior knowledge, clarifying language, and giving useful feedback. They invite attention to the design of the learning experience.
Make the work easier to understand
A spoken explanation, a clear image, and a demonstration can reveal different aspects of the same culinary process. Someone may understand the technique yet struggle with an unfamiliar term. Another person may need to see the sequence from a better position.
These are reasons to offer more than one route into the material, rather than assign people fixed “learning styles.” The question is where the barrier sits and what would help the person participate. Better access begins with noticing the actual experience of the people learning.
Original work & further reading
CAST · Universal Design for Learning Guidelines 3.0 ↗
Source published July 30, 2024
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