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Educational Access for All

By preparing our courses so that students with disabilities can overcome barriers to access, we are utilizing the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines. The purpose of this blog is to share some small changes you can make to the learning environment so that all students can participate without barriers, increasing equity and access to quality education.

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Grading to Promote Learning

As you complete your grading for the academic year, consider whether your course grading system promotes a learning orientation or a task-completion orientation. Changing a course grading system to focus almost entirely on summative projects produced final grades that rewarded quality over participation and effort.

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