Universal Design in the Workplace

This event is part of the Division of Talent and Inclusion's Inclusive Excellence Training and Development Series, a program that offers an array of resources and learning and professional development opportunities to assist employees with incorporating inclusive excellence, cultural competency, and equity into their day-to-day work, research, scholarship, teaching, and personal understanding around the topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB).

Session Name: Universal Design in the Workplace
What is Universal Design?

“Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn” (CAST, 2011).

Universal design has been implemented with much success in the academic classroom setting and many of the principles can be applied to other functional areas within the college or university setting. This workshop will explore how to implement some aspects of UD in your work environment. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
• Learn how UDL can improve teaching and learning for all people.
• Explore how UDL can be applied in different functional areas within a college or university setting.
• Gain practical skills and strategies for implementing UDL in your work environment.
• Become familiar with resources and tools for supporting UDL implementation.

Audience: Staff and Faculty