The one-eyed king

Positioning Universal Design within learning and teaching at a tertiary institution

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of universal design (UD) principles in a tertiary setting from an educational design perspective. It discusses how those responsible for implementing this relatively new approach to learning design are building a dialogue around UD in education and willing cooperation from staff in the development of its use in course design at the institutional level. The nine principles of UD are described, together with the three principal models that apply UD to learning. An implementation plan, currently in development at a metropolitan university, maps out how the educational development team is building acceptance of UD principles across the campus in the design of all future learning materials.