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UDL in 15 Minutes (Podcast) — Loui Lord Nelson

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UDL in 15 Minutes (Podcast) — Loui Lord Nelson

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Description: Short, story-driven episodes where educators share how they actually implement UDL (K–12 and higher ed).

Why it’s relevant: Great for time-pressed individuals who want to hear real cases that translate the Guidelines into classroom moves.

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UDL in 15 Minutes | a podcast by Loui Lord Nelson

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UDL in 15 Minutes: Where educators share their implementation of Universal Design for Learning with host Loui Lord Nelson.

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Description: The definitive, interactive UDL Guidelines from CAST (updated 2024) with principles, considerations, examples, research, and downloads. Great for quickly exploring checkpoints and seeing how they map to learner variability.

Why it’s relevant: This is the field’s core reference. It provides examples/practices for the latest 3.0 framing.

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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment. These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

Reenvisioning the UDL Guidelines

Because the UDL Guidelines are meant to be informed by feedback from the field as well as new research, they have been updated several times in the past. We are in the process of updating the Guidelines once again in our UDL Rising to Equity initiative.

This update will focus specifically on addressing systemic barriers that result in inequitable learning opportunities and outcomes. CAST aims to develop a transparent, inclusive, and community-driven process. If you are interested in collaborating and staying updated on our progress, we invite you to complete a brief survey.

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The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Learn more about the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST. The UDL Guidelines can be used by educators, curriculum developers, researchers, parents, and anyone else who wants to implement the UDL framework in a learning environment. These guidelines offer a set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

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Description: CAST’s curated portal for postsecondary instructors with tutorials and exemplars across assessment, course planning, media/tech selection, and institutional practices.

Why it’s relevant: Tailored to higher ed, it is perfect for colleagues who want concrete, campus-ready how-tos and case examples.

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When it comes to learning, variability is the rule not the exception. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that guides the design of learning goals, materials, methods, and assessments as well as the policies surrounding these curricular elements with the diversity of learners in mind.

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Description: Practical guidance for designing valid, bias-aware assessments (e.g., construct relevance, assessing variable learners) through the UDL lens.

Why it’s relevant: Assessment is often the most challenging area to apply UDL. This resource makes it actionable with examples that can be used right away.

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Description: A free, 2.5-hour self-paced module (built with CAST) that walks educators from UDL fundamentals to classroom application.

Why it’s relevant: Ideal for those who want a structured learning path (readings, examples, checks for understanding) rather than a reference site.

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This module examines the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and discusses how educators can apply UDL to proactively design learning experiences that are flexible enough to challenge and engage all students and that promote learner agency (est. completion time: 2.5 hours).

This module was developed in collaboration with CAST.

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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Universal Design for Learning: Designing Learning Experiences That Engage and Challenge All Students

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This module examines the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and discusses how educators can apply UDL to proactively design learning experiences that are flexible enough to challenge and engage all students and that promote learner agency (est. completion time: 2.5 hours). This module was developed in collaboration with CAST.

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AEM Center (CAST): Designing for Accessibility with POUR

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AEM Center (CAST): Designing for Accessibility with POUR

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Description: Plain-language guide to the WCAG-aligned POUR principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) with handouts and starter questions.

Why it’s relevant: Accessibility is a prerequisite to UDL; this gives concrete steps for materials/tech that remove entry barriers.

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Want to ensure the materials you create are accessible to all your learners? The POUR principles are a great place to start. These principles define four qualities of an accessible experience and they are at the foundation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) an international standard for making web content accessible.

Perceivable

Perceivable content will make it possible for all your learners to see and hear the information.
Learn how to make your content perceivable.

Operable

Operable content will help all your learners navigate the information independently using their preferred tools.
Learn how to make your content operable.

Understandable

Understandable content will support your learners' understanding through a consistent and predictable design.
Learn how to make your content understandable.

Robust

Robust content will work for your learners on a range of current and future technologies, including assistive technologies.
Learn how to make your content robust.

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Designing for Accessibility - AEM Center

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Learn how to create an accessible experience with the POUR principles.

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Universal Design for Learning: Theory & Practice (Meyer, Rose, Gordon) — Free Online (1st ed.)

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Universal Design for Learning: Theory & Practice (Meyer, Rose, Gordon) — Free Online (1st ed.)

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Description: CAST’s foundational book, free to read in Clusive with built-in accessibility scaffolds; also note the newly updated 3rd edition (Principles, Framework, and Practice).

Why it’s relevant: Gives colleagues the research base and full framework narrative behind the Guidelines. Perfect for deeper study or a reading group.

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Read Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice for Free in Clusive!

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The first edition of our flagship publication is available at no cost on our flexible and customizable digital reading tool.

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Description: A concise, open-licensed overview linking UDL to learning science and digital pedagogy with practical strategies.

Why it’s relevant: Offers an approachable primer and language individuals can reuse in syllabi or trainings.

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – Digital Tools to Enhance Pedagogy

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Introduction The rigidity of curriculum, assessments and structured learning, among many things in the education system, serves a purpose: It provides a framework for educators…