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Principle 1 Coffee Table Card - Know your learners | Ako Explored

Supporting learners, Educational outcomes, Teaching strategies
Published: 24 October 2023

This card is designed to assist you in unpacking one element of Principle 1 – universal design for learning. It briefly describes the principle and then offers some possible practices that help in making learning accessible and successful for all. It asks some questions to progress thinking about practice and provides some links for further information.

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Ako Explored – Six principles for enhancing learner outcomes in tertiary education

Ako Explored addresses the urgent and persistent need to improve learning and teaching in the tertiary sector in Aotearoa. It outlines six principles and indicative practices directly applicable to educators across this diverse sector.

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