1.  Consider how you currently help your students understand how they learn and how to better manage their learning.  Choose one or two apps or tools and explore how you will use them to help students understand and manage their own learning, and how you will scaffold the use of the apps/tools into your instruction. Using a format that works best for you (text, chart, graphic organizer, audio, video etc.) compose a brief reflection that summarizes your thoughts.

 

2. Can you find an app that upon first glance it isn’t obvious how it provides options for self-regulation, sustaining effort and persistence or recruiting interest, but with a little imagination, and when used with certain instructional strategies fits The site App Crawlr is a useful online filter to discover apps for a variety of devices. Share your discovery with the group.

 

3. Explore the various resources from UDL on Campus including UDL Syllabus. After reviewing consider adding additional UDL considerations especially those related to effort and persistence and self-regulation. Then highlight 2 or 3 apps, online tools or functions of your current LMS that would support engagement. Consider the form this information might take and how you will share it with others. For example, create a ThingLink, PowToon video, VoiceThread or book. 

 

4. After viewing the video “Thinking Big About Engagement” discuss how the teacher addresses motivation, self-reliance, interest and other aspects of engagement within the lesson/unit. Locate one or two apps or online tools you would recommend to this teacher to support learner variability and to further address learner engagement. Think about an engaging way to share this information with the G+ community.

 

5. Create an Open Education Resource (OER): This could be a blog, webpage, video, PDF, Infographic, Twitter post, ThinkLink, Prezi, etc. for parents or students, providing a basic overview of Engagement and then provide suggestions for online tools to stock their UDL toolkit for their child (and themselves). Keep the tools simple, straightforward  and practical by focusing on  “use now” activities and apps. Suggested resources/sites to explore are the UDL Toolkit, Betsy's ScoopIt! account, the UDL Placemat, UDL Resource, SETT BC as well as the Week 2 page on this site.

 

6. Open choice  - If there is an aspect of UDL that you want to learn more about or research more deeply, or you have a great idea of how you want to share what you learned, please email us at sooc4learning@gmail.com to discuss your idea. For example, explore the  Strategy Gallery from SET BC and then create a Strategy Gallery for your staff/students that highlights the key aspects of Engagement. We look forward to any and all ideas! 

 

Commenting on Posts

 

Commenting on others' work requires openness and trust. The goal of providing peer feedback to one or more participants is to encourage active participation in the community, support your understanding or UDL and help others reflect on their learning. It is not intended to fuction as evaluative or as assessment. The following questions will help guide your feedback. Consider including:

 

• How their post reflects the UDL principles or specific guidelines

• What insights you gained and/or what was confirmed for you

• What challenged your assumptions and beliefs

• How you will use the information, resource or tool in your own practice

• How you might change or alter the tasks for your own use

• Questions you had about their task or the resource they posted

• Additional examples that support what they discovered/created

• Additional links or tools

• Experiences you've had that might support their next steps