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Universal Design for Learning

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Universal Design for Learning, Universal Design for Education, and Universal Design for Instruction are learning design approaches that recognise there is no ‘average’ learner. Learners come with a wide variety of prior experiences, abilities, preferences and needs.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) developed by CAST This link will take you away from the ADCET website as well as Universal Design for Education (UDE) This link will take you away from the ADCET website and Universal Design for Instruction (UDI) This link will take you away from the ADCET website both developed by Sheryl Burgstahler at DO-IT, University of Washington are the most commonly cited frameworks.

Universal Design when applied to learning design enables inclusive curriculum design, development and delivery. It embraces learner variability, designs for it and reduces barriers to learning; creating a greater sense of belonging.

Some of these UDL resources were developed as part of a Department of Education strategic grant 'Advancing UDL in Tertiary Education’ project. The key focus for the activities for this project ran from April to October 2023.