Universal Design for Learning

What is Universal Design for Learning?

"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, 2020)"

Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design (UDL) offers a set of guidelines that assist instructors in creating curricula that give all students a chance to succeed. UDL offers students a degree of flexibility in how they access material, how they engage and interact with the material, and how they demonstrate learning mastery. The primary thought behind UDL is providing all students with equal opportunities to learn. 

UDL Guidelines

The guidelines are as follows:

Engagement

  • Recruiting Interest
  • Sustaining Effort and Persistence
  • Self Regulation

Representation

  • Perception
  • Language & Symbols
  • Comprehension

Action & Expression

  • Physical Action
  • Expression & Communication
  • Executive Functions

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