Resources

UDL Planning and Implementation

• Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction

• UDL Instructional Planning Process

• Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses 

• What Is UDL, and How Can It Be Used in Higher Education?

UDL Studies / White Papers

• Universal Design for Learning Implementation in Higher Education: Survey of Faculty and Instructional Designers

• Universal Design for Instruction & Learning in Higher Education: Where Have We Been and Where are We Headed? (PDF)

• A Universal Design for Success: A Mixed-methods Case Study of a First-year BScN Course (PDF)

• Investigating The Effect of Universal Design For Learning on Learner Performance, Engagement, And Self-Efficacy (PDF)

Accessibility

• 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course

• A Tutorial for Making Online Learning Accessible to Students with Disabilities

• Accessibility and Universal Design of Online Meetings

• Tips for Delivering an Accessible Presentation

• Accessible Technology - a set of curated resources from DoIT

• Published Books and Articles About Universal Design in Higher Education (UDHE) - a set of curated resources from DoIT

• Neurodiversity Design System

• Teaching Is Accommodation: Universally Designing Composition Classrooms and Syllabi (PDF)

• Accessibility Considerations for Mobile Learning Design (Abstract)

• Ally At Rutgers University: Adopting A Universal Design Approach To Student Support And Accessibility (PDF)

Inclusive Teaching

• Microsoft Inclusive Design Toolkit 

• Moving a Taxonomy of Inclusive Design from Theory to Practice 

• Inclusive Teaching and Course Design

• Instructional Development for Everyone: Five (Fairly) Easy Steps to Amplify Impact and Inclusivity

• How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive

• Small steps instructors can take to build more inclusive classrooms (opinion)

• Six Inclusive Strategies for an Intergenerational Classroom

• Book: Communication and Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Case Studies Approach

• Designing for Inclusion, Designing for All Kahoot!

• Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students - Faculty Focus

• Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

• UDL for Inclusive Teaching: Offering Choice to Increase Belonging Through Technology (PDF)

• A Qualitative Study Of Higher Education Adaptation Problems Of College Students With Disabilities In Inclusive Education (Abstract)

Online Specific

• Equitable Teaching in a Remote Learning Environment

• 8 Ways to Be More Inclusive in Your Zoom Teaching

• Reimagining Online Culture: Project-Based Learning, Inclusion, and Reach in Online Education

• Applying a UDHE Framework to an Online Learning Program (PDF)

Assessment

• Video: Aligning Activities and Assignments With Course Outcomes - Introduction (2:02)

• Stimulate your students with these 10+ creative self assessment ideas

• Assessing creativity

• Book: Assessment For Inclusion In Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Social Justice in Assessment (PDF)

Executive Function

• 5 Tips on Building an Executive Function Toolbox for Your Learners 

• Executive Function and Universal Design for Learning - SMARTS

• Why We Should All Be Focusing on Executive Functions: Chopped Analogy

Engagement Strategies

• Principle III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement

• ENGAGEMENT: Universal Design for Learning Principle TEACHING STRATEGIES

• Top 10 UDL Tips for Designing Engaging Learning Environments

• Engagement vs Motivation: Creating and Sustaining Learning in STEM

• From Virtual Spectator to Participant: Engaging Students in Synchronous Online Learning Activities

UDL News

• Universal Design in the News 

UDL Sites

• CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)

• UDL On Campus

• DO-IT | Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology

UDL Podcasts

• UDL in 15 Minutes

• UDL Research in 15 Minutes

• Think UDL

Other Resources

Bias

• Bias-free language

• Lecturing disadvantages underrepresented minority and low-income students (opinion)

Learner Agency / Student Choice

• Video: 10 Ways to Empower Students With Choice (2:02)

• Putting the social into learner agency: Understanding social relationships and affordances

Learner Preference

• Commuter Students' Learning Environment Preferences

Project / Problem Based Learning

• 10 Things That Happen When Students Engage in Project-Based Learning - John Spencer

Active Learning

• Active Learning Library

• Active Learning: Evidence-based Teaching

• 15 active learning activities to energize your next college class

• Berkley Active Learning Strategies

Bloom's Taxonomy 

• Video: What is Bloom's Digital Taxonomy? (4:51)

• Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Effective Learning Outcomes

• 50 Ways To Use Bloom's Taxonomy In The Classroom

Rubrics

• Video: Rubrics for Assessment (3:04)

• Video: Canvas: Create a Rubric (5:00)

Student Variability

• Video: Todd Rose  Variability Matters (3:59)

• Video: Austin's Butterfly: Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback

• Podcast: How UDL values Learners with Jen Pusateri

Feedback 

• Video: Austin's Butterfly: Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback

Reflection

• Podcast: Reflection, Curiosity and Psychological Safety with Liz Norell

Technology

• Fostering digital transformation in education: technology enhanced learning from professors’ experiences in emergency remote teaching (PDF)

• Iudia - Poe - a UDL AI Bot

Temperament

• Big 5 Personality Traits: The 5-Factor Model of Personality

• Temperament

AI Supported 

• Leveraging Generative AI for Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education

• How Broadening AI Access Can Help Bridge the Digital Divide

Course Specific

• Applying UDL to Writing Instruction