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Faculty Voices: Barriers to Implementing UDL Strategies
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, Wisconsin Technical Colleges (Gateway Technical College), United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Austin, TX, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-27-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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The changing nature of higher education, particularly the growth of online enrollments, provides impetus for faculty access to resources that can be used to purposefully create engaging and supportive learning environments. Courses designed according to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles support this type of learning environment by providing learners with enhanced access to content and interaction. They increase the likelihood that learners will persist and achieve in their coursework. This is essential; evidence indicates online learners do not persist in course completion at the rate of their peers enrolled in face-to-face courses. Addressing the learning needs of a diverse group of online students is a hallmark of UDL. Some faculty commit to UDL strategies. Others struggle in their efforts to apply these principles. What are the barriers to applying UDL strategies in post-secondary, online courses? Recent research in a multi-district, technical college system yiel

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Chapko, N. (2017). Faculty Voices: Barriers to Implementing UDL Strategies. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2516-2520). Austin, TX, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved June 8, 2023 from .

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