How UDL context cards have been used for inclusive teaching

Abstract

A deck of 67 context cards for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) was developed at four international teacher workshops, to help teachers understand and improve inclusive teaching, i.e. to be proactive and prepared for student diversity. The printed cards have been picked up or ordered by approximately 150 people. This paper presents the results of a questionnaire sent to 44 people.
The results from 28 respondents show that the cards have been used in four ways: 1) As inspiration for discussions about inclusive teaching in pedagogical courses, 2) At teacher meetings in the department/division, 3) To improve teachers’ own courses, and 4) To play a (serious) game with friends for fun and learning.
The usefulness of the cards has been rated with an average of 8.8 on a scale from 0 (not at all useful) to 10 (very useful).