Resources for UDL

• Visit Event Calendar for upcoming UDL workshop.
• UDL Resources from EnACT, EnACT's website at Sonoma State University.
• Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) provides guidelines and case studies for UDL.
• Teaching Solutions Mentor Solutions from CAST provides UDL solutions to reduce barriers in learning when selecting instructional materials and assessment methods.
• Knowbility fosters accessible technology to everyone including people with disabilities.
• The Association on the Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) compiles a collection of resources for faculty and disability service professionals
• Excellence in Higher Education's Universal Course Design (UCD)
• To Re-think a Syllabus from Emroy University.
• Ohio State University
  Faculty and Administrator Modules in Higher Education (FAME)
• University of Washington
  Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (Do-IT)

What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?

"UDL is the process of making our course concepts educationally accessible regardless of learning style, physical or sensory abilities." Ensuring Access Through Collaboration and Technology Partnerships,Technology and Dissemination(EnACT~PTD) grant

Below are a few important links.

• UDL in Higher Education, EnACT (Ensuring Access through Collaboration and Technology)
• An introduction to UDL from EnACT [swf ]
• 14 common elements of UDL from EnACT [doc]
• UDL guidelines from CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)
  

UDL workshop in June, 2010 at SJSU [pdf]

• Multiple Means of UDL [pdf]
• Instructional Design and UDL [pdf]
• Accessibility and Teaching [pdf]

UDL Implementation Examples

Materials

• Accessible Instructional Multimedia (AIM) examples developed by SJSU faculty members for the The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) | EnACT grant:

  - Kim Uhlik of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism Management, SJSU: Writing Words and Singing | Songs: Music for Learning (PVMGO)

  - Hilary Nixon of Urban & Regional Planning, SJSU: Understanding Neighborhoods Through Mental Mapping

  - Lilly Buchwitz of Advertising, SJSU: Critical Film Analysis

• Accessible Instructional Multimedia Library of EnACT.
• UDL in Business Education: An ELIXR project by Kirsten Ely of Sonoma State.

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Activities

• UDL Activity Design and Assessment Options is a podcast created by Hilary Nixon of Urban & Regional Planning for the UDL Workshop offered in January 2008. This audio enhanced podcast that includes her narration and slides is being hosted at iTunesU @San Jose State University.
• UDL in university classroom activities [ppt]

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Assessments

• Designing with UDL Class assessment [ppt]

Other Examples

• Examples of instructional strategies from the Equity and Excellence in Higher Education: Universal Course Design (UCD) web site.
• Demo example of an accessible online computer course from Santa Monica College designed specifically for students with hearing impairments.

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