Explore how to effectively use the principles of Universal Design for Learning and technology in a higher education setting to engage your students.

Students are unique individuals who require unique methods to learn and desire to learn. Too many students are failing to succeed in a higher education setting and student retention continues to be an enormous issue. As institutions of higher education struggle to recruit, engage, and retain their students, it may be time to evaluate whether current instructional practices are still working for students.

Are you creating a safe learning environment where students are invested, engaged, and thriving? Are your students provided with options for the ways in which they learn and express what they know or can do? As higher education class sizes grow and more courses shift to online platforms, teachers and trainers may find it difficult to reach each student individually. This course will show how the concepts of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the use of technology can work together so that teachers and trainers can create flexible curricula that facilitates instructional differentiation to support all students in a higher education setting, regardless of varying needs.

UDL in Higher Education - Summer 2019