Diseño Universal para el Aprendizajeun modelo teórico-práctico para una educación inclusiva de calidad

Abstract

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a model based on the results of practice and educational research, learning theories, technologies and advances in neuroscience. It combines an inclusive conception and approach to teaching, with guidelines for its application. Based on the concept of universal design, it is organized around three groups of neural networks, affective, recognition and strategic networks, and proposes three principles linked to them: providing multiple means of engagement, multiple means of representation and multiple means of action and expression of learning. UDL considers diversity from the beginning of didactic planning and tries to ensure that all students have opportunities to learn. It provides teachers with a framework to enrich and make the curricular design more flexible, reducing possible barriers and providing learning opportunities for all students. For all these reasons, this theoretical-practical model is recognized for its potential to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to «ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all» by 2030.