{"id":2852,"date":"2026-10-21T09:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/ceitl\/?page_id=2852"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:01:02","slug":"universal-design-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/ceitl\/universal-design-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Design for Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for designing courses with flexibility built in from the start, so fewer students run into barriers and fewer last-minute changes are needed. UDL was developed by CAST and is based on research about how people learn (Meyer et al., 2014). It also supports The Citadel\u2019s commitment to accessible course design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Three Principles of UDL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Principle<\/th>What it means<\/th>Examples in your course<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Engagement<\/td>Give students reasons to care and ways to stay motivated<\/td>Connect content to real-world uses, offer some choice in topics, and break large projects into steps<\/td><\/tr>
Representation<\/td>Present information in more than one way<\/td>Pair readings with videos or diagrams, provide captions and transcripts, and define key terms<\/td><\/tr>
Action and Expression<\/td>Give students more than one way to show what they know<\/td>Allow a paper, presentation, or video for the same assignment, using the same rubric<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Start Small<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need to redesign your whole course. Try one change at a time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n