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UDL stands for Universal Design in Learning.

UDL is a concept that encourages educators to create an inclusive and considerate learning environment based on student engagement and varying abilities or learning styles.

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OER stands for Open Educational Resources.

Websites such as The OER Project And OER Commons house thousands of free educational and learning resources. These resources are free to use and free to access, making resources more accessible to communities that need them the most.

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Universal Design in Learning has proved itself to produce more student engagement and success in academics. UDL utilizes student strengths to help individuals achieve their academic goals, making learning accessible for everyone.

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Removes educational barrier

Utilizes objectives that are challenging

Objectives are also still realistic

Learning objectives curated to individuals

Increases student engagement

Enhanced and personalized materials to student needs

Boosts student academic confidence

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Employ a variety of materials and different types of media. (Ex: Legos, tablets, mini whiteboards, craft materials, etc.)

Give students a choice for their assignments. (Ex: Either write out your response to the question or record a video.)

Use flexible testing strategies

Variety of presentation materials. (Ex: videos, music, graphics, Kahoot games, Hands-On projects, etc.)

Support individual students and their struggles

Group collaborative projects

Teachers should be available at all times to support students when needed.

Lessons that touch on all four senses (sight, smell, touch, and taste).

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Open Education Resources can benefit both the instructor and the student in many ways. OERs can provide teachers with lesson ideas that are adaptable to their students. OERs can also help students enhance their learning with different types of formats or media.

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1. THEY ARE FREE!

2. They are accessible in multiple formats.

3. Open education resources can be manipulated and adapted to your individual classroom needs.

4. These resources can provide ideas on different ways to introduce materials.

5. These resources can be adapted to people with disabilities.

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Free textbooks on OpenStax

Primary sources on Google Scholar

Free videos and activities to go along on PBS

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Teachers Pay Teachers

Although you have to sign up for an account, educators can still access thousands of free resources by using the "free" filter.

Canva

Canva is a free graphic design tool but it also comes with lots of content layouts that are pre-loaded with information. By using a school district email, educators can also access the Premium version of Canva.

National Parks Websites

A lot of National Parks have educational materials available for free on their websites in relation to the respective parks.

See Also: Every Kid Outdoors

PBS

PBS supplies a lot of free educational materials to local educators, parents, and children. BS also has their PBS kids' shows available free to stream.

NASA Space Place

The NASA organization has several routs for free learning and teaching materials to do both in the classroom and at home.

NASA Kids' Club

Similar to NASA Space Place, NASA Kids' Club has free science materials.

YouTube

YouTube is another powerful search engine that can provide free educational videos. An example of an educational video is linked above.

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OER and UDL can be used in the classroom together. OER can provide different ways to teach and learn for students with different needs and abilities.

For example, OpenStax is an OER that has free, downloadable textbooks. They can be in PDF format, physical format, or other technological formats the student chooses depending on individual needs.

OERs can also provide different types of media to teachers for instruction. For example, UDL considers different types of media to teach. A teacher could use PBS kids to show an episode from a show about animals during a food chain lesson. Or a teacher can use a project or experiment from NASA Space Place in a lesson about the Milky Way.