Students at all levels struggle in written expression. This session presents how one faculty member addressed barriers to written expression in a graduate level education course. 

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The host of Trending Education, Mike Palmer, facilitates a discussion between Dr. Eric Moore and Dr. Dawn DiPeri. Dr. Eric Moore, an internationally recognized Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility consultant, specializes in the theory and practice of UDL, especially in the context of higher education. Dr. Dawn DiPeri is a Learning Designer at Harvard University. In this podcast, the three of them discuss UDL and its impact on Instructional Design. Together they explore the deep connections between UDL, access, the Digital Divide, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the podcast, Exploring Universal Design for Learning with Dr. Eric Moore.   

In this presentation, authors in Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design: International Perspectives on UDL discuss key themes related to online learning that emerged in the development of the book that features 85 educators and inclusive design practices in 15 countries.

The goal of this presentation is to share a new tool used to plan, track and report on the implementation of UDL interventions in an online course. The UDL Planning & Tracking Tool (UDL-PTT) was designed to simplify the management and reporting process for UDL practitioners. 

In order for faculty to embrace using UDL, they need to be equipped with the skills, embrace the vision, and gain confidence in their ability to apply UDL to their courses. How can faculty development be designed to encourage faculty to move beyond UDL awareness?

Universal Design for Learning not only makes material accessible, but provides a framework for more inclusive and equitable learning experiences for students of all cultures.

This presentation demonstrates how Cabrini faculty purposefully crosswalked universal design for learning, culturally responsive teaching, and growth mindset into the design of teacher preparation coursework. It is our belief that through thoughtful design and implementation, we will effectively address the academic diversity in our School of Education program, and empower future teachers with best practices to use in their K-12 classrooms to serve the needs of diverse learners.

Excited about UDL but daunted by the challenges of applying it to certain long-standing courses? Use our work in progress example of redesigning the intro to communication course to explore how navigating potential barriers has created new collaboration, more flexible course and assignment structures, and enhanced intentionality

This presentation reflects on Kirsten's leveraging of UDL to increase the usability and accessibility of physical Physics lab spaces and digital problems sets and solutions provided to students.

We all agree that accessibility and inclusive design are the right things to do. You’ll learn 5 research-backed, concrete steps and 4 access-critical systems where your IT professionals can implement UDL to support access for learners, faculty, and staff across our colleges and universities.