You Design Learning: Intentionally Designing with Universal Design for Learning

Friday, Sept. 19, 2-3:30 p.m.

J-2008; online

This session is part of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Community of Practice series and will be facilitated by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation at the University of Toronto. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) isn’t about making things easier—it’s about unlocking learning for everyone. In this interactive workshop, we’ll dive into the three pillars of UDL Guidelines 3.0: Engagement (the why of learning), Representation (the what of learning), and Action & Expression (the how of learning). However, we’ll shift the focus from “Universal” to “You”, because inclusive design begins with your learners, your context, and your teaching goals. Together, we’ll explore the three key dimensions of UDL course design—methods, materials, and environments—and how scaffolding learning through access, support, and executive function can reduce learning barriers and welcome learner variability. Using the Plus-or-Minus-One approach, you’ll discover how making one small, intentional change can have a big impact.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

recognize how course elements (methods, materials, and environments) and learner variability can intersect to create or reduce learning barriers;
describe and apply core UDL principles (engagement, representation, action & expression) and scaffold learning (access, support, and executive function); and
use the Plus-or-Minus-One approach to begin designing more inclusive, flexible learning experiences, reframing UDL as You Design Learning.

Presented by Universal Design for Learning Community of Practice

Event Listing 2025-09-19 14:00:00 2025-09-19 15:30:00 America/St_Johns You Design Learning: Intentionally Designing with Universal Design for Learning Please register here! This session is part of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Community of Practice series and will be facilitated by the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation at the University of Toronto. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) isn’t about making things easier—it’s about unlocking learning for everyone. In this interactive workshop, we’ll dive into the three pillars of UDL Guidelines 3.0: Engagement (the why of learning), Representation (the what of learning), and Action & Expression (the how of learning). However, we’ll shift the focus from “Universal” to “You”, because inclusive design begins with your learners, your context, and your teaching goals. Together, we’ll explore the three key dimensions of UDL course design—methods, materials, and environments—and how scaffolding learning through access, support, and executive function can reduce learning barriers and welcome learner variability. Using the Plus-or-Minus-One approach, you’ll discover how making one small, intentional change can have a big impact. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: recognize how course elements (methods, materials, and environments) and learner variability can intersect to create or reduce learning barriers; describe and apply core UDL principles (engagement, representation, action & expression) and scaffold learning (access, support, and executive function); and use the Plus-or-Minus-One approach to begin designing more inclusive, flexible learning experiences, reframing UDL as You Design Learning. J-2008; online Universal Design for Learning Community of Practice