Universal Design for Learning Projects at Camosun – eLearning Tutorials at Camosun

The UDL Project | “Inclusion is not a checklist”

This iterative and ongoing project in eLearning (CETL) at Camosun began in 2017. The primary goal behind this project is to identify common and preventable accessibility-related challenges that students encounter at the college and to develop practical resources that support our work in creating more accessible and inclusive learning environments “from Day 1”. The outcomes of this project are grounded in WCAG 2.1 Accessibility standards, Universal Design for Learning guidelines – and the principles of Universal Design.

Phase 1: Let’s Talk About Accessible Print Materials
Phase 2: Let’s Talk About Accessibility-related Challenges in PSE.
Student Persona resources.
These resources can be used to guide ‘inclusive design in education’ discussions and workshops, and to prompt participants to consider what a student’s experiences might be like in a given classroom, online, or campus-service situation, and whether or not the design of spaces, sessions, resources, etc. might present them with barriers to inclusion. These resources are not intended to replace collaborations and consultations with real students, but they might help to inform some of those discussions going forward.
[NEW; 2025] Using UDL to Analyze the Design of a Learning Experience [PDF] DRAFT.

APA Citation Style (7th edition) for screenreaders

The Word documents listed in this section of the APA Citation Style (7th edition) guide were created by and will be maintained by Robbyn Lanning (Library). If you need clarification or have any questions please contact her directly: lanningr@camosun.ca

Heart Berry Methodology | Decolonizing how we support disability

In January 2022, Camosun College student, Alisha Parks, began work on her capstone project for the Indigenous Studies program, with the goal of “collaborating on decolonizing accessibility at Camosun College.”

By addressing the distinct needs of Indigenous students with disability we can shift accessibility from a medical model of deficit towards a social model of imposed barriers and a transformative Indigenous model of disability as a sacred gift (Schiefelbein, 2020).

For context and details about this methodology and the ‘Gifts of the Heart Berry’ Painting, see project website.

STEM Accessibility

Camosun Story #98: Chris, Kristina, and Sue: STEM Accessibility, written by Emily Schudel.

…what happens if you’re teaching an online math class and want students to look at a formula, but they are unable to see it and have to rely on a screen reader to access the information? Sounds simple enough, and it would be if it were a sentence in English, but for mathematical formulas, it’s not that simple.

UDL in CLE

The Universal Design for Learning & the Clinical Learning Experience site is another ongoing project at Camosun, created in 2015 and managed by faculty in the School of Nursing.

“Clinical learning environments (CLE) provide students with invaluable opportunities for applied learning and real-world practice in a guided learning environment, but the flip-side to a CLE is that these very same benefits pose additional challenges to both instructors and students”