Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

Universal Design for Learning becomes more actionable when faculty connect inclusive teaching strategies with the technical standards that shape how students experience digital course materials. In ...

When the U.S. Department of Education updated its National Education Technology Plan for the first time in seven years in early 2024, one of its main recommendations was that schools use ed-tech tools ...

One of the most robust backward design models developed for higher education is L. Dee Fink’s integrated course design. Fink outlines a streamlined process for designing academic courses, divided into ...

Teaching a new course next year? Or perhaps have a course is in need of a refresh? Applications for the Center for Teaching and Learning’s course design support programs are now open. Both the Course ...

In a nutshell, Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is a framework that urges educators, policymakers, and all education stakeholders to think about teaching and learning in a way that gives all ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework for curriculum design that supports inclusive and equitable teaching. By proactively minimizing barriers to learning, UDL helps reduce ...

David Rose and Anne Meyer, developers of Universal Design for Learning, assert that there is no such thing as an "average learner." No two students have the same abilities, challenges or preferences, ...