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Program Description

The Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate (ICDC) explores how the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can guide the creation of robust and accessible learning experiences for all students. The principles of UDL are founded in equity, collaboration, flexibility and accountability, and encourage a proactive, skill-building approach to course design that fosters the development of expert learners. Participants will apply these principles to ensure that the range of student diversities, abilities, and needs are met through a number of teaching and learning strategies.

Key Figures

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Up to 42 hours of synchronous, asynchronous and interactive workshops


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Available teaching modalities: online, in-person at Humber or your institution (intensive program)

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Hands-on applied experience

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Incorporating technology

Learning Themes

  • Fundamentals of Inclusive Design: guidelines, learner variability, and its impact on learner experience
  • Technology to Support Effective and Inclusive Learning
  • Accessibility guidelines and requirements for digital content
  • Application of Inclusive Design to course-mapping, lesson planning, assessment strategies, and facilitation of engaging student-centred courses
  • Practice making accessible documents and using accessibility checkers

Learners will also dive into PowerPoint, Word and PDF documents and practice making them accessible and using of accessibility checkers in these software applications to make documents accessible.

What You Will Learn

  • Create a course in any discipline that optimize teaching and learning experience for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn
  • Apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to address diversity and inclusion in their educational practice.
  • Experience a variety of digital and technological resources to support effective learning
  • Apply UDL to course-mapping, lesson planning, assessment strategies, and facilitation of engaging student-centred courses with the aim of supporting all learners.
  • Use strategies and a toolbox full of apps and resources to make the course content accessible.