Thomas Tobin talks about his book Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education on episode 227 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Learning styles are not fixed characteristics.
—Thomas Tobin

It’s an iterative practice that allows students to cement things from short-term learning into long-term memory.
—Thomas Tobin

You don’t get a prize for knowing the answer … but you definitely get a prize for being able to apply it.
—Thomas Tobin

We’re lowering the barrier to access but we’re not lowering the rigor of the content itself.
—Thomas Tobin

Resources Mentioned

Edyburn, D. L. (2010). Would you recognize Universal Design for Learning if you saw it? Ten propositions for new directions for the second decade of UDL. Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 33(1), 33-41.
Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice (2104) – Get it FREE (click “create an account”)
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