Supporting UDL Implementation in Postsecondary Education, Summer 2027
June 11, 2027 - February 9, 2028
Every college, university, job training program, or other postsecondary institution faces unique challenges—and dismantling systemic barriers to learning is a massive undertaking in any environment. Without a clear and powerful strategy for implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), postsecondary leaders risk seeing their initiatives stall or fail to deliver lasting change.
This instructor-led online course equips postsecondary leaders with the essential, high-impact tools and strategies necessary to move beyond the classroom and start driving successful, institution-wide transformation. Over eight weeks, you will learn to critically analyze institutional practices, support informed decision-making, and outline the steps needed to drive positive systems change and address learner variability.
This course follows a Community of Practice (CoP) model, where you can bring your specific “problems of practice” from your own institution and experience. These real-world challenges will fuel discussions and collaborative brainstorming, helping you and your peers develop and refine actionable solutions you can apply across different learning environments.
In this course, you’ll build a lasting professional network and gain the frameworks and confidence to lead significant, inclusive change, leaving with a refined, actionable plan to implement UDL as a powerful lever for institutional transformation.
Upon course completion, participants are eligible to submit a portfolio to receive the Supporting UDL Implementation in Postsecondary Education Credential.
Prerequisite: Postsecondary: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (Instructor-Led).
What you will learn:
- Best practices for UDL implementation and tactics to address barriers and understand the user experience.
- Strategies to redesign the core components of a curriculum using UDL and evaluate the impact.
- Tools to analyze learning experiences to help yourself and others understand where the barriers to learning are, and how to address them.
- Different methods of bringing pedagogical theories and practices into learning design to improve the social nature of learning.
Who should enroll?
This course is designed for instructors (faculty, adjuncts, lecturers), instructional designers, and administrators at postsecondary institutions with a background in Universal Design for Learning who want to use the UDL framework at the system level for institutional change, and have already completed Postsecondary: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning (Instructer-Led).
Session Duration: Access to the course content will begin on June 11, 2027. Participation closes after the final assignment due date on September 3, 2027. You will continue to have access to the course material for reference and review until February 9, 2028.
This eight-week course consists of 4 modules, each lasting two weeks in length. Each module will include 60-90 minutes of self-paced content, and one facilitated small group meeting. Small group meetings will occur on a bi-weekly basis.
There will also be 90-minute large group presentations at the beginning (June 14, 2027), middle (July 12, 2027), and end of the course (August 9, 2027) from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET. All large group sessions will be recorded and posted to the course for those who may not be able to attend, though participation is encouraged.
Course Modules
- Module 1: Evaluating and Improving Practice through Journey Mapping
- Module 2: Creating Policies that Sustain Inclusive Practices
- Module 3: Assessment: Case Study of UDL in Action
- Module 4: Action Planning for Sustainability
This course is eligible for three graduate credits for an additional fee. For more information, please visit our Graduate Credit FAQ.
For individual and group registration using a Purchase Order and invoice, the PO must be submitted before registration can be completed. To pay with a purchase order, please email Monica Pascoa, Operations & Project Manager, at mpascoa@cast.org.
Please see CAST’s Course Withdrawal Policy. Withdrawals must be submitted via email to Monica Pascoa, Operations & Project Manager, at mpascoa@cast.org.
For additional information about our Postsecondary courses, classes, or customized learning opportunities, please contact our Postsecondary team, or explore the different ways CAST’s Postsecondary Professional Development can help support your professional development.
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