How can Universal Design for Learning (UDL) improve teaching and learning?
Readings
- UDL: A Powerful Framework (Bass & Lawrence-Riddell, 2020)
Faculty Focus provides a quick overview of UDL.
- UDL in Higher Ed (CAST, 2021)
Explore the resources in this section of the website. You can find basic UDL information,
UDL examples, and tips for getting started.
- Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (Tobin & Behling, 2018)
By providing examples of UDL in action, the authors help us understand its impact
on student learning. After reading chapters 4, 5, and 7, instructors should be able
to create a plan for incorporating strategies that will make learning more accessible
to all. While we felt that Chapter 4 was a bit overwhelming, stick with it. Chapters
5 and 7 help bring it all together and make these ideas seem attainable.
- Learning Theories 101: Application to Everyday Teaching and Scholarship (Kibble & Kibble, 2016)
The authors share their experience of course redesign in the hard sciences and the
ways in which their choices impact students.
Video
- UDL at a Glance (CAST, 2021)
A description of the ways UDL guides the design of instructional goals, assessments,
methods, and materials. ~4 minutes
- UDL in Higher Education (CAST, 2021)
A brief overview of UDL in higher education. ~2 minutes
Podcasts
- Think UDL (thinkudl.org)
There are a variety of episodes on this site. Please select the one(s) you wish.
- Universal Design for Learning (Stachowiak, 2015)
Professor Mark Hofer shares how he applies UDL in his classes.
