Incorporating Universal Design for Learning in Disciplinary Contexts in Higher Education
Engage and remove barriers for all learners
The three overarching principles of Universal Design for Learning (multiple means of engagement, multiple means of representation and multiple means of action), provide a framework for all academic staff and teaching assistants to improve student learning, and increase access and inclusion in a variety of contexts across disciplines.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles that can be used to guide course design and delivery with the goal of enhancing the learning for the greatest number of students.
Incorporating UDL in higher education is complex, varied and nuanced work that instructors are doing to meet the learning needs of students in their classes. In this guide we illuminate different ways in which UDL principles have been implemented across disciplines and in different ways to enhance student learning. Each chapter offers a case of how UDL has been incorporated into learning experiences in higher education.
Our goal is to provide discipline-based examples of courses that illustrate how UDL can be incorporated
into a higher education context. Along the way, we hope you will be inspired by the work of others. We wish you great success in your journey to teach courses that are increasingly accessible and inclusive!
Sandra Abegglen, Msc, MA | Research Assistant, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary
Dr. Fabiola E. Aparicio-Ting, MPH, PhD | Director, Health & Society, Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Mayi Arcellana-Panlilio, PhD | Senior Instructor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Laleh Behjat, PhD | Professor, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Dr. Barbara Brown, PhD | Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
Tracey L. Clancy, PhD (c) | Assistant Dean, Faculty Development, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
Patricia DesJardine, PhD (c) | Practicum Coordinator, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Cari Din, PhD | Instructor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
Dr. Patti Dyjur, PhD | Educational Development Consultant, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
Carla Ferreira, MN | Senior Instructor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
Dr. E. Anne Hughson, PhD | Associate Professor, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Anusha Kassan, PhD | Associate Professor, ECPS, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia
Chelsea Klinke, MA | Doctoral Student, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary
Dr. Ebba Kurz, PhD | Associate Dean of Undergraduate Health & Science Education and Director, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Fabian Neuhaus, PhD | Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary
Dr. Ganna (Anna) Pletnyova, PhD | Sessional Instructor, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literature and Cultures, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary
Robyn Mae Paul, PhD (c) | Sessional Instructor, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Houston Peschl, MBA | Instructor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Rosalynn Peschl, BComm | Instructor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Dr. Rod T. Squance, DMA | Instructor, School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Calgary
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Recommended Citation
Abegglen, S., Aparicio-Ting, F. E., Arcellana-Panlilio, M., Behjat, L., Brown, B., Clancy, T. L., DesJardine, P., Din, C., Dyjur, P., Ferreira, C., Hughson, E. A., Kassan, A., Klinke, C., Kurz, E., Neuhaus, F., Pletnyova, G., Paul, R. M., Peschl, H., Peschl, R., & Squance, R. T. (2021). Incorporating Universal Design for Learning in Disciplinary Contexts in Higher Education (M. Arcellana-Panlilio and P. Dyjur, Eds.). Calgary, AB: Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Guide Series.