Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to enhance teaching and learning based on the science of how people learn. As an inclusive educational practice, it supports Michigan Tech’s goal of ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a model that emphasizes three core areas: Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression. These areas can be applied to any subject and help to create ...

The same design principles that brought Braille panels to public elevators and curb cuts to city sidewalks should be imported to the classroom and used to transform lessons and textbooks, says a ...

When you label a student as less engaged in the classroom, what are some of the indicators of a lack of engagement that you consider? Is it their recreational use of technology during lectures, their ...

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 ...

From the Dean's Desk welcomes guest author Melissa Kaufman, EdD, Associate Dean for Education at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is "a ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

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 ...

When we talk about making our libraries and schools accessible, Liz Johns, teaching and learning librarian at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, emphasizes: People are not problems. “We often frame ...

“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.” In their book, Reach Everyone, ...

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 ...

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 ...