Week 5 Blog
K-12 online lesson alignment to the principles of UDL: the Khan Academy SUMMARY The article begins with a discussion of the growing number of students and parents from all states opting for fully online or blended learning. (Smith & Harvey, 2014) With this article being written in 2014, I imagine that the numbers have only increased because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors go on to state that all types of learners are involved in this increase of numbers including students with disabilities and at-risk students. They also provide sources that suggest the potential of online learning to “transform student learning and outcomes through flexible content and instructional delivery” (Smith & Harvey, 2014, p.223). After defining the terminology describing accessibility in their study, the authors go on to introduce the Universal Design for learning (UDL), a broadly accepted framework. which offers “a general blueprint for considering how instructional ...