Welcome to the Equity and Excellence in Higher Education's Universal Course Design (UCD) Web site. This Web site has been designed for faculty, by faculty, to help you learn about UCD.
This site has been designed to be as accessible and user-friendly as possible.
What is UCD?
- UCD is a set of strategies and practices that make courses more accessible for students. UCD addresses the diversity of students’ learning styles in today’s college classroom. It provides concrete strategies to vary the development of course curriculum, instruction, assessment, and teaching environment so all students have equal access to a course.
- Bringing UCD into your classroom benefits all students, especially those who:
- Speak a primary language other than English
- Are not academically prepared
- Go to school part-time and lead busy lives
- Have disabilities
Featured Links:
- Use the Online File Validator test your PowerPoint or Word document for accessible design features
- Create your own syllabus, instruction, and assessment activities with the help of the UCD Tool
- With the help of text guides and video tutorials, learn more about how to navigate the UCD Tool
- An introductory UCD video (Flash movie 23 MB)
Copyright, the University of Massachusetts Boston. The Equity and Excellence in Higher Education project is funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (P333A050051). The contents of the website do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US Department of Education.