Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

December 15, 2024

Universal Design for Learning: An Introduction

Reading Time: 3 minutesThink back to when you were in school – elementary through post-secondary. How often were you given opportunities to showcase how you learned that was...

Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

November 18, 2024

Kyle Christie Empowers Students with Video Lessons, Interactive Learning and Goal-Setting

Reading Time: 3 minutesKyle Christie is a Digital Media Professor and coordinator of the Broadcasting Performance and Digital Media program at Conestoga College. Recognized for his excellence in...

Faculty Stories/Giving Feedback/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

August 20, 2024

Where is the Wonder?

Reading Time: 6 minutesThink back to your educational experience when you attended elementary and high school, especially around the questions you were given for your learning. Likely, these...

Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

July 21, 2024

Motivating Your Students to Learn: What Works, What Doesn’t

Reading Time: 6 minutesThink back to a time when you were really motivated to learn something, particularly when you felt the activity was engaging and joyful. It could...

Teaching/Theory and Practice/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

May 8, 2024

Reach Them All with Universal Design for Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) is about making course instruction, materials, and content accessible to everyone right from the start. By doing this you will...

Accessible Learning/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

April 17, 2024

Teaching with Sign Language Interpreters (SLIs) or Interpreters in the Classroom

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction As of 2021, there are approximately 382,700 deaf and 3,827,000 hard of hearing people in Canada (Canadian Association of the Deaf, n.d.; Malkowski, 2021)....

Accessible Learning/Diverse Identities/Diversity/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

October 6, 2023

The Neurodiverse Classroom and Collaborative Work

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat? The main purpose of this teaching tip is to assist educators in supporting neurodiverse groups in collaborating. So What? This is important because 1...

Accessible Learning/Diverse Identities/Diversity/Equity and Inclusion/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

March 27, 2023

Active Learning on Zoom: Breakout Rooms

Reading Time: 4 minutesConestoga College encourages teamwork and collaboration in diverse groups where students can learn from each other. Small group discussions in person or virtually help promote...

Active Learning and Engagement/Online Synchronous/Teaching/Tech For Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

August 25, 2021

Cameras On and Off in Virtual Classes

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy should you keep your camera on when teaching? We have now had more than a year and a half of experience with virtual classes...

Build Community/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

September 10, 2020

Use Visuals Inclusively

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis teaching tip provides three ideas for to provide inclusive remote course lesson content where visuals are used.