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Final Design/Redesign Project

Preface I Analysis I Design & Development I Implementation I Evaluation

**PREFACE** **Our client**: **Christie Baird and Amy Carter** worked together on this redesign project for EDET 709. We were originally part of a four-person team to create the original book for EDET 722. We had created a research book on the CAST UDL Book Builder site last year for high school students. This book was intended to make the research process very concrete, giving students a structured method of researching a topic they choose. Breaking the research process into smaller steps makes the process a bit less daunting to students who are easily overwhelmed. Because both Christie and Amy work with older students (seniors in high school and undergraduates), we wanted to modify the product to that age group. We discussed with **librarians at the University of South Carolina** their desire to revise an online book to better address the research needs of undergraduate students. This book will be revised with the view that it can be utilized by any student at the University of South Carolina with a research need, no matter what the subject area. Since student knowledge is expected to vary widely, the instruction our book contains will reflect those expectations.

**Universal Design for Learning** is ideal for students with a variety of skill levels and cognitive abilities. UDL gives us a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not just a one-size-fits-all solution but rather a flexible approach that can be adjusted for individual needs. **The Book Builder tool** that you will see here is a free service that allows people to create, share, edit, and publish digital books aimed at serving diverse learners.

**Our goal** is assist students in the research process, breaking it down into steps that are very clear. We want students to be able to properly research a topic and synthesize and present a quality final product. Related instruction that we will include in the book: evaluating sources, effective note-taking, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism, and formatting.

Please click on the links above to view the ADDIE steps of the redesign of our UDL book. The book itself is linked at the top of the Design & Development page.