This brochure, created by the Equity and Excellence in Higher Education project at UMass Boston includes several strategies and tips for including universal design principles in college classrooms. Great resource to share with faculty.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Includes checklists for Universal Course Design instruction, assessment and environment.
Provides specific strategies that professors can use to assure that their course syllabus is universally designed and accessible to all students.
A list of five ways educators can encourage students to understand and communicate about their own learning style.
Think College Insight Brief #14 provides an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), describe how it is supported in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, and share strategies for using UDL in college programs for students with ID/DD.
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National Coordinating Center
This chapter discusses Universal Course Design (UCD) as a professional development strategy that allows university and college instructors to effectively reach all learners. The goal of UCD is to prepare faculty to increase college students' access to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and the learning environment. The chapter defines UCD and contrasts UCD with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Universal Design of Instruction (UDI). Central to implementing UCD is the UCD team.
A 20 question online survey from Education.org that allows students to discover their learning style (visual, auditory or tactile).