This ten-session graduate-level course will equip participants with an awareness of: the barriers presented by traditional print instructional materials; an understanding of the importance of flexible and accessible learning resources; pertinent Special Education and Civil Rights legislation; Copyright Law; national, state, and local systems of materials acquisition and classroom use.
Within the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the course focus is on customizing materials to address individual differences following three core principles:
1. multiple means of representation to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge
2. multiple means of expression to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know
3. multiple means of engagement to tap into learners' interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn
