Evaluating Universal Design for Learning and Active Learning Strategies in Biology Open Educational Resources (OERs)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.20

Keywords:

online learning, OERs, UDL, active learning, biology education

Abstract

With the onset of COVID-19, colleges and universities moved to emergency remote teaching, and instructors immediately adjusted their curricula. Many instructors adapted or developed new online lessons that they subsequently published as Open Educational Resources (OERs). While much has been examined related to how entire course designs evolved during this period, the same attention has not been paid to how individual lessons were structured to meet online learners’ needs. As such, we evaluated OER lessons for the integration of universal design for learning (UDL) guidelines and active learning strategies. We evaluated OER lessons published in CourseSource, which is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on biology lessons implemented in undergraduate classrooms and provides the necessary details and supporting materials to replicate the lesson. We found that biology instructors used a variety of UDL guidelines and active learning strategies to encourage student learning and engagement in online teaching environments. This study also provides a collection of OER online lessons that instructors and educational developers can use to inform the practice of engaging biology students.

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Author Biographies

Krista Wojdak, Appalachian State University

Krista Wojdak (USA) is a professor of instructional design & technology in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University where she teaches courses in the higher education and media, technology, and learning design program areas

Michelle K. Smith, Cornell University

Michelle K. Smith (USA) is the Ann S. Bowers professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology and the senior associate dean for undergraduate education at the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.

Hayley Orndorf, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium

Hayley Orndorf (USA) is the universal design for learning consultant at the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium. Her work focuses on the design of professional development about accessibility and UDL.

Marie Louise Ramirez, Cornell University

Marie Ramirez (USA) is a PhD student in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University. Her work focuses on science identity development within undergraduate research experiences.

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2024-07-15

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Wojdak, Krista, Michelle K. Smith, Hayley Orndorf, and Marie Louise Ramirez. 2024. “Evaluating Universal Design for Learning and Active Learning Strategies in Biology Open Educational Resources (OERs)”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 12 (July):1–22. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.12.20.