Announcing New Provost Endorsement on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE) and World Campus Online Faculty Development (WCOFD) are partnering on a new Provost Endorsement on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

This endorsement begins with an asynchronous self-guided course, OL 3600: Universal Design for Learning (UDL), in which participants explore the rationale and research that supports designing learning experiences with UDL, read scenarios about UDL applications, and reflect on ways to apply UDL to their own instructional practices. OL 3600 is available throughout the calendar year.  

Those who complete OL 3600 are invited to enroll in Teach to Reach with UDL, a four-week, asynchronous, instructor-led online course offered by SITE, where participants draw upon their own teaching or learning design experience and their existing understanding of UDL to generate and respond to discussions, create a UDL-inspired instructional activity, and provide feedback on their peers’ activities. Teach to Reach is offered in spring and fall semesters.  

Current Penn State faculty and postdocs can earn Provost Endorsements. Provost Endorsements are not available to Penn State graduate students.  

Completion of both OL 3600 and Teach to Reach within one academic year are required to earn this endorsement. Those who completed both courses in the past may apply for the UDL endorsement by contacting Mary Ann Tobin at matobin@psu.edu, who can also answer questions about this endorsement or our UDL courses.

Register now at our events page schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/events.