An Interview with 2026 UDL Innovative Practice Award Recipient Paul Miller
How do institutions move Universal Design for Learning (UDL) beyond compliance and into campus culture? In this episode Bryan Dean talks with Paul Miller, recipient of the 2026 UDL Innovative Practice Award and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Montgomery College, about Montgomery’s UDL journey, the development of The CLEAR Framework, and what it takes to create lasting institutional change. Paul shares practical advice for higher education leaders, explores emerging opportunities and challenges for UDL, and highlights innovative practices shaping the future of learning.
Whether you’re a faculty member, administrator, instructional designer, or accessibility professional, this conversation offers inspiration and actionable ideas for advancing inclusion across higher education.
Hosts:
Bryan Dean
Guest:
Paul D. Miller, EdD, UDL Award Recipient and Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, Montgomery College
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