
COLCommons short course
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
This is an introductory course on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that provides a foundation for developing accessible courses and demonstrates the potential of UDL to make teaching resources and practices more responsive to students' diverse needs and contexts.
- Duration
- Approx. 05 hrs
- Language
- English
- Access
- No login required
What you'll learn
- Demonstrate an understanding of UDL
- Describe the various barriers students may experience when accessing learning materials
- Create accessible learning resources using principles of UDL
- Implement practice of UDL in your institutions
- Advocate for policy supporting frameworks for providing accessible learning experiences for students with disabilities
Topics covered
- Topic 1: Introduction to UDL
- Topic 2: Personas and Assistive Technology
- Topic 3: Text and Tables
- Topic 4: Images and Colour
- Topic 5: Equations
- Topic 6: Video and Audio
- Topic 7: Synchronous lectures
- Topic 8: Implementing UDL
- Topic 9: UDL in Policy and Practice
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