Universal Design for Learning: Designing Learning Experiences That Engage and Challenge All Students

PD Hours: 2.5

This module examines the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and discusses how educators can apply UDL to proactively design learning experiences that are flexible enough to challenge and engage all students and that promote learner agency (est. completion time: 2.5 hours).

By completing the entire Perspectives & Resources section and reviewing the accompanying activities, the learner will:

• Recognize the value of addressing learner variability
• Understand the importance of facilitating learner agency
• Understand that barriers live in the design of instruction, not in students
• Be familiar with the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Be able to apply the UDL principles to the components of instruction
• Recognize that applying the UDL framework is an iterative process