The EduGals Podcast
Multiple Modalities to Boost Student Perception - E120
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The EduGals Podcast
Multiple Modalities to Boost Student Perception - E120
Apr 18, 2023 Episode 120
Rachel Johnson, Katie Attwell

This week, we are chatting about how to boost student perception using multiple modalities. Using the UDL (Universal Design for Learning) framework and representation pillar, we are exploring ways to provide options for perception in the classroom.

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  • CAST.org - Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
  • Perception = how students access information (i.e. providing multiple modalities)
  • UDL = planning ahead for barriers vs. differentiation = reactionary to student needs
  • Representation - allows for different ways that learners learn; there is not one single way that is optimal for all learners!
  • Lots of connection to our book study - "Why Don't Students Like School?" by Daniel Willingham
  • Perception - adjustability (EdTech tools) and multiple modalities (see, hear, touch)

Checkpoint 1: Offering ways of customizing the display of information

  • Check the adjustability of your EdTech tools (videos, text, etc)
  • YouTube - great tool for adjustability (speed, auto-generated closed captioning - all languages, volume, etc)
  • Screencastify is also great, with easy export to YouTube
  • Size of text, images, graphs, etc as well as contrast (low vision, colour-blindness)
  • Add words to go along with any colour-coding (red = must do)
  • Fonts! Digital vs print, avoid cursive or "pretty" fonts, Poppins is great

Checkpoint 2: Offer alternatives for auditory information

  • Closed captions - enable in Google Slides for live presentations, use with videos
  • If giving oral instructions, pair it with written
  • Lots of text, visuals to go along with the auditory
  • Use emoticons
  • Mote is a great tool for auditory comments in Google Docs
  • Read & Write 

Checkpoint 3: Offer alternatives for visual information

  • Provide text to go along with all images, graphs etc
  • Instructional videos - annotate along with images, CC in YouTube
  • Add audio instructions in Google Slides using Mote
  • Read & Write is also a great tool to use for text-to-speech
  • Text is a special case of visual information!

Digital Toolbox:

  • Google Slides
  • YouTube
  • Read & Write
  • Mote
  • Online Voice Recorder

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