SUNY Cortland

Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way to structure your course so it is fully accessible to as many students as possible without a need for modifications or accommodations. It draws from ...
Government Technology

CoSN 2025: Universal Design for Learning Applies to Tech, Too

When the U.S. Department of Education updated its National Education Technology Plan for the first time in seven years in early 2024, one of its main recommendations was that schools use ed-tech tools ...
Edutopia

What It Takes to Lead an Inclusive School

Administrators can elevate special education teams from support roles to central drivers of inclusive instruction.
Inside Higher Ed

Universal Design for Learning After COVID-19

We don’t know what higher education will look like after COVID-19. However, we do know that there is no going back to pre-pandemic academic business as usual. COVID-19 has accelerated the ...
Pratt Institute

Universal Design of Instruction

Universal design (UD) is the design of environments and products to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation. When designers apply UD principles, their ...
University of Wyoming

Using Universal Design for Learning to Help all Students Succeed

Based on the education statistics, I should never have made it this far. The fact that I have multiple graduate degrees makes me an anomaly. Not because I was raised in poverty (which I was), but ...
Sacramento State University

Sac State launches new graduate degree meant to make online learning spaces more inclusive

A new graduate degree program at Sacramento State will help educators and others ensure the teaching and training they provide in digital spaces is accessible to all learners. The Master of Arts in ...
Western Michigan University

Introduction to Universal Design for Learning

Accessible and impactful learning experiences don’t just happen, they are intentionally designed to proactively address the needs of all learners. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an ...
Sacramento State University

Why Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, ...
Nature

Universal Design for Learning in Education

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has become a central tenet in fostering inclusive educational practices that cater to the heterogeneous needs of learners. By promoting flexible ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

What Is Universal Design for Learning?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to course and learning-environment design that anticipates student differences rather than reacting to it. Instead of creating a “standard” version ...