What is Learner Variability? How can UDL help educators to plan for learner variability?
In Todd Rose's video, he describes learning variability as something that goes against the idea of the "average learner". He mentions that learning is not a one size fits all notion, and that the learning strategies that work for some people, do not necessarily work for others. Everyone's brains work in different ways, therefore everyone learns in different ways. I like when Rose says that "variability is the rule, not the exception," meaning that everyone is individual in the way that they learn, and that this is not something that is situational. Rose uses the Rubick's Cube as an example of learner variability. There are many strategies that can be used to solve the Rubick's Cube, and the way that each individual chooses to solve it depends on their particular variability. UDL can help educators plan for this variability in learning because it can create a guideline for designing environments that support the full range of learners in our classrooms, according to Rose. UDL can help to accommodate for the needs of each individual learner, and the strategies that he/she uses to solve problems. It can also focus help educators focus on bringing all different types of learners together, in a way that benefits them all at the same time.
In Todd Rose's video, he describes learning variability as something that goes against the idea of the "average learner". He mentions that learning is not a one size fits all notion, and that the learning strategies that work for some people, do not necessarily work for others. Everyone's brains work in different ways, therefore everyone learns in different ways. I like when Rose says that "variability is the rule, not the exception," meaning that everyone is individual in the way that they learn, and that this is not something that is situational. Rose uses the Rubick's Cube as an example of learner variability. There are many strategies that can be used to solve the Rubick's Cube, and the way that each individual chooses to solve it depends on their particular variability. UDL can help educators plan for this variability in learning because it can create a guideline for designing environments that support the full range of learners in our classrooms, according to Rose. UDL can help to accommodate for the needs of each individual learner, and the strategies that he/she uses to solve problems. It can also focus help educators focus on bringing all different types of learners together, in a way that benefits them all at the same time.