Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to course and learning-environment design that anticipates student differences rather than reacting to it. Instead of creating a “standard” version ...

What we think of as traditional classrooms are fading into the past. Rigid classroom designs with rows of forward-facing seats with an instructor at the head of the class are increasingly vestiges of ...

There are two approaches for supporting students that are based on whether they promote equality, or equity. Equality: Providing equal support to all students. For example, this support could include ...

When students take a course, they experience more than just an interaction with course content. The learning environment includes the intellectual, social, emotional and physical environments of a ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for curriculum created by CAST that is designed to minimize barriers to learning, in order to proactively meet the needs of all students. The ...

The Learning Design & Learning Sciences program prepares creative and adaptable learning scientists and designers who can transform learning in diverse contexts. Our program uniquely defines learning ...

As societies evolve, educational facilities also undergo continuous transformation processes to keep up. In terms of their design strategies, they must embrace modern approaches that respond to the ...