Universal Design for Learning: Home

This guide provides a list of resources about Universal Design for Learning and how it is applied to instruction. The guide is primarily geared toward community college faculty members.

Video: UDL at a Glance

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Definition

"Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn" (CAST 2018).

Universal Design for Learning:

Provides flexibility
Accounts for individual learning differences
Increases access to learning
Removes barriers

UDL curriculum should provide:

Multiple means of representation (the WHAT of learning)
Multiple means of action & expression (the HOW of learning)
Multiple means of engagement (the Why of learning)

CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. Retrieved from https://cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl

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