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Making Introductory Mathematics More Accessible with Universal Design
MAA Blog
(2022)
Abstract
In our DUE Point posts, we typically catch up with Principal Investigators at least a year or two into the process of administering their grant. This month, we are interviewing a PI earlier in the process to help readers understand the preparatory work of taking an idea and turning it into a successful grant proposal.
An NSF DUE-funded project at Sacred Heart University(SHU) aims to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) methods in introductory undergraduate mathematics courses. UDL is an educational framework that integrates approaches that accommodate students’ learning diversity. The project at Sacred Heart provides support and professional development opportunities for faculty teaching introductory math courses to make gradual, sustained improvements to their teaching in line with UDL principles. These principles aim to provide multiple means of (1) engagement, (2) representation, and (3) action & expression. The research team will create a framework that aligns UDL checkpoints (see CAST’s UDL guidelines) to best practices identified in math education research and an assessment instrument that will be used to monitor the integration of UDL strategies in the classroom. Below, Principal Investigator Dr. Elliott Bertrand describes how this project got started.
Keywords
- Mathematics,
- Universal Design for Learning
Disciplines
Publication Date
June 28, 2022
Citation Information
"Making Introductory Mathematics More Accessible with Universal Design" MAA Blog (2022) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elliott-bertrand/9/