Time to make your syllabus inclusive. Looking at your syllabus look for the following opportunities:

Does your syllabus:

When enhancing your syllabus, you may want to keep these questions in mind:

Think about how learners will engage with the lesson:

o   Does the lesson provide options that can help all learners regulate their own learning?

o   Does the lesson provide options that help all learners sustain effort and motivation?

o   Does the lesson provide options that engage and interest all learners?

Think about how information is presented to learners:

o   Does the information provide options that help all learners reach higher levels of comprehension and understanding?

o   Does the information provide options that help all learners understand the symbols and expressions?

o   Does the information provide options that help all learners perceive what needs to be learned?

Think about how learners are expected to act strategically & express themselves:

o   Does the activity provide options that help all students act strategically?

o   Does the activity provide options that help all learners express themselves fluently?

o   Does the activity provide options that help all learners physically respond?

Taken from Universal Design for Learning: theory and practice (Meyer, A., Rose, D.H. & Gordon, D., 2014, pg 112)


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