{"id":438,"date":"2014-03-18T09:01:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T16:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/techdoutlearning\/?p=438"},"modified":"2014-06-27T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T18:34:01","slug":"moving-toward-universal-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/techdoutlearning\/moving-toward-universal-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Toward Universal Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cherry<\/a>\u00a0“Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design” <\/i>\u2013Ron Mace, NCSU Center for Universal Design<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i>Though the term \u201cuniversal design\u201d<\/em> has been used since the \u201870s, full application of the principles of universal design to teaching and learning in higher education is still very much in process. Martha Smith and Gabe Merrell, two OSU campus leaders in universal design and accessibility, met with the College of Education Hybrid Study Group on March 5 to discuss universal design for instruction. Martha is Director of Disability Access Services, and Gabe is Senior Accessibility Associate and Deputy ADA Coordinator in the Office of Equity and Inclusion.<\/p>\n

Gabe and Martha emphasized the importance of considering universal design up front in the development of teaching materials, instructional methods and means to assess student learning. They also noted that universal design benefits all learners. The principles of universal design offer guidance for the design of all elements of an instructor\u2019s toolkit, from syllabi to presentation style, to class activities and exams. As OSU serves an increasingly diverse student population, universal design can enhance learning in the classroom, the lab, in the field, and online.<\/p>\n

In what ways are you implementing universal design in your teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To find out more, contact martha.smith@oregonstate.edu<\/a>, gabriel.merrell@oregonstate.edu<\/a> or check out the Center for Universal Design in Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0“Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design” \u2013Ron Mace, NCSU Center for Universal Design \u00a0Though the term \u201cuniversal design\u201d … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3089,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[638928,638927],"tags":[2714,196925,153796],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hybrid-study-group","category-resources","tag-accessibility","tag-hybrid-study-group","tag-universal-design"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p47wb4-74","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":744,"url":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/techdoutlearning\/universal-design-learning\/","url_meta":{"origin":438,"position":0},"title":"Universal Design for Learning","author":"Cheridy Aduviri","date":"December 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Cross posted on Ecampus Inspire by Cub Kahn \u201cUniversal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design\u201d\u00a0\u2013Ron Mace,\u00a0NCSU Center for Universal Design A fundamental of online instructional design is that learning\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hybrid Teaching and Learning"","block_context":{"text":"Hybrid Teaching and Learning","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/techdoutlearning\/category\/hybrid-teaching-and-learning\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/snre\/5114827205\/","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/techdoutlearning\/files\/2013\/12\/5114827205_63f8ece911_q.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":274,"url":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/techdoutlearning\/universal-design-hybrid-study-group-march-5th-session\/","url_meta":{"origin":438,"position":1},"title":"Universal Design: Hybrid Study Group March 5th Session","author":"Cheridy Aduviri","date":"February 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Universal Design for Teaching and Learning is the topic of our March 5th Winter Hybrid Design Study group. \u00a0Expert guests,Gabriel Merrell, Interim Associate Director in the\u00a0Office of Equity and Inclusion\u00a0and Martha Smith, Director of\u00a0Disability Access Service\u00a0will share with us. 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