Better Educators Podcast

In this podcast, host Eric Robertson interviews MiraCosta College Faculty Director of Online Learning Jim Julius about Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Dr. Julius begins the discussion by explaining how Universal Design for Learning advocates for the use of multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression in educational contexts. Then he and Eric explore the implications of those principles for lecturing and other presentation techniques, flipped classrooms, activity and assignment design, feedback to students, and online learning. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Julius explains how UDL can inform all of these pedagogical questions and consistently advocates for an incremental, exploratory approach as faculty test new ways to diversify their students’ learning options. Other topics discussed include the implications of Universal Design for Learning for MOOC’s, adaptive learning approaches, student engagement through choices, and learning styles. You can follow up with Jim Julius on twitter, a