As this article will discuss in more detail later, Universal Design for
Learning (UDL) is a purposeful instructional design framework that offers
multiple means for teachers to provide for knowledge representation for students
to learn information, for students to demonstrate their understanding,
and for students to engage in learning (Center of Applied Special Technology
[CAST], 2008; Rose & Meyer, 2002). At the heart of UDL is appropriate
technology integration to provide supports for diverse learning needs.