Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based instructional design framework for creating a flexible learning environment optimized to meet the needs of a diverse student population. UDL’s purpose is to minimize barriers and maximize learning opportunities for all students through three principles: (1) providing multiple means of engagement, (2) providing multiple means of representation, and (3) providing […]
Per Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Quality Matters best practices for instruction, faculty who provide instructional videos to students must provide them with closed captions or text transcripts of the video’s content. What are Closed Captions and Transcripts? Closed captions are synced text subtitles that represent all speech and sounds occurring […]
MATC’s Distance Learning department is proud to announce the availability of a new tool that faculty can use to provide students with engaging, accessible instructional video: NBC Learn. Available within Blackboard, NBC Learn is a collection of more than 21,000 videos, documents, and images that can be integrated with classroom lectures and online teaching materials. […]
According to a recent survey conducted by Learning House and Aslanian Market Research, most online students are looking for opportunities to use mobile technology to support their learning. “Virtually every online college student owns a smartphone or tablet. Most students use mobile devices not only to search for their online program of study (87 percent), […]
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“Flipped Classroom” is one of the buzzwords of the 21st Century teacher, but what does it really mean? The term describes a teaching model where the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. It is oftentimes associated with blended classrooms and active learning. In a flipped class, the instructor creates or curates […]
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