Workshop Description: This free workshop, currently offered in a hybrid format, provides a comprehensive introduction to the Universal Design for Learning framework.  Participants will learn why the Universal Design for Learning framework is important, how to apply its principles and guidelines to their own courses, and best practices for interacting with students with disabilities.  Additional modules will share strategies to dismantle ableism, incorporate an anti-racist pedagogy, promote social justice, and be more inclusive in the classroom.  Participants in this workshop will apply what they learn about Universal Design for Learning to design a new lesson or revise an existing lesson.

Target audience: Faculty and Instructional Designers

Workshop Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define Universal Design for Learning and differentiate between Universal Design, Universal Design for Learning, accessibility and usability.
• Differentiate the three principles of UDL and explain how each of the three principles can be applied to their work with students.
• Explain best practices for interacting with students with disabilities.
• Provide strategies to stop ableism, incorporate anti-racist pedagogy, promote social justice, and be more inclusive when working with students.
• Recognize barriers to learning in their own instruction and choose UDL strategies that could be used to mitigate those barriers.
• Apply the UDL framework to create a more inclusive lesson and create a plan to develop and implement this instruction.
• Determine the next steps to take to build a UDL culture in their discipline, department, college/school or institution.

Completion Requirements for Workshop: A series of assignments are incorporated into the workshop modules.  This includes discussion forum assignments and assignments that build toward the creation of a lesson plan based on the Universal Design for Learning framework.  In order to receive a passing evaluation, participants will have to earn a minimum of “Complete” on each assignment.

Workshop Dates – New dates added below. 

This workshop is currently offered in a hybrid format. Please read the details below, then select one session to register.

Session 4 Schedule

• Week 1: Opens April 13, 2022, Asynchronous Module
• Week 2: April 20, 2022 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Synchronous Module
• Week 3: April 27, 2022 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Synchronous Module
• Week 4: May 2, 2022, Asynchronous Module

For full details and registration, visit the Program page at https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/udl-workshop/