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Universal Design for Learning (UDL): DISCUSS

Many students do not want to self-identify as disabled. If you design your course from the start with learning differentiation in mind, everyone does better, and special accommodation needs can disappear

D Define - what you want your students to take away from your lesson.

How To Prepare Lesson Plan In 2023? (/acadstuff.blogspot.com)
Bullet point lists.
Teaching Resources > Teaching Strategies: Discussions (citl.indiana.edu)
"Give your students an open-ended problem to solve, a task to complete, a judgment to reach, a decision to make, or a list to create—something that begs for closure."

I Investigate - curriculum resources including open educational resources and library materials.

FVTC Faculty Resources (library.fvtc.edu)
Let us know what you want added!
Librarians as Facilitators in Learning (eduscapes.com)
"In an information inquiry learning environment, good facilitators create opportunities for student thinking."

S Set goals - start with the end in mind.

"Begin with the end in mind." -Stephen Covey (/eachdifferent.com)
Panel discussion transcript.
Backward Design (unh.edu)
Link to U of New Hampshire Teaching & Learning Resource Hub.

C Chunk - break the topic down into chunks.

U UDL- use different ways to see, hear, and experience or practice concept

S Scaffold - structure the lesson whether it is an outline, agenda, readings, or videos into manageable parts that build onto each other.

S Student reflection – What use is the lesson? (This is where the learning happens.)

Learning By Thinking: How Reflection Improves Performance (hbswk.hbs.edu)
"Reflection builds one's confidence in the ability to achieve a goal (i.e., self-efficacy), which in turn translates into higher rates of learning."
Reflective Practice Toolkit (libguides.cam.ac.uk)
"Reflective practice is the ability to reflect on one's actions so as to engage in a process of continuous learning." - Donald Schon

Disclaimer:

This is just my own brainstorming and article collection. You can come up with your own mnemonic to keep in mind while creating educational content. -Val

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