Our student population is becoming more and more diverse, including different learning styles, lanugages, abilities and cultural backgrounds. Individuals do not take in and process information in the same way. Consequently, teaching methods need to reflect our increasingly diverse campus culture. By incorporating universal design into our teaching, programs, and services, everyone benefits including those with disabilities.
- CAST Universal Design for Learning - By pioneering inclusive educational solutions based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), CAST is researching and developing ways to meet the needs of all learners.
- Universal Course Desing (UCD) - Providing college and university faculty with strategies for Universal Course Design that are supportive of the learning diversities of all students.
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (PDF) - Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way to make learning more attainable for all students, including students with disabilities. It may also reduce the need for some individualized accommodations.
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Participant Handbook (PDF)- Accommodating Students with Disabilities (ASD) Project: This unit on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) discusses the concept of UDL and how it improves accessibility for all students rather than just providing individual accommodations for students with disabilities.
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Overheads (PDF)
- Universal Design for Learning vs. Individual Accommodation (PDF) - Drawing on the principles of universal design in architecture and product design, UDL aims to accommodate the widest spectrum of students possible. The process emphasizes adjusting teaching practices and information presentation to meet varying educational needs and learning styles.
- Science Participant Handbook (PDF) - This unit provides information to faculty members on accommodating students in lab and field science.
- Universal Design Instructional Methodologies - Strategies to help instructors with challenges in the classroom.
- Universal Design Checklist (Word)
- Universal Design Checklist (PDF)
- Universal Design Checklist (RTF)
- Quality Matters - Provides a rubric that includes principles for good course design.
- Ten Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Classrooms - Provides a "how to" list for making online courses accessible and universally designed.
- Universal Design Tips from Blackboard