next Steps

Here are some suggestions for next steps after finishing Module 3.
Choose an option that's right for you or create your own. 
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next steps
if ​This is New Information
​for You

​Review your own learning experiences
Make a list of your favorite and least favorite teachers and courses.  Why and how did they affect you?  Can you replicate anything that worked?  Or address any problems that may also be showing up in your courses?  Imagine a student who would prefer the teachers and courses you didn't like.  How would those students learn in your course, and consider how to universally design courses for them.

Apply UDL to new or existing courses
Look at a worksheet with ten steps for applying UDL and try it with one of your courses (this is a Microsoft Word document).

Do a Universal Design "audit" of physical spaces, like your classroom or an office
Watch the video of an elevator at the Louvre Museum.  Notice that even though it's functional, it is also more beautiful than a typical elevator or one added after a building has been built. Learn more about how to make classrooms and other physical spaces accessible in a proactive way.  Like this elevator, it's often better to start with universal design in mind, instead of trying to fix things later.  

Next steps if you're 
​Familiar with Information
​in This Module

Use UDL to consider pedagogical approaches you are already using
You may have learned a particular way to teach your courses, or you may have discovered additional strategies later.  The NCCSD created a worksheet to help you compare UDL and other teaching strategies. You may decide to combine different elements of each.

Plan your next event, conference, or meeting using Universal Design
Syracuse University has designed a guide for making events more accessible and welcoming for people with disabilities.  (Please note that this guide does use the term "inclusive.")  Not all of these suggestions may apply to your situation, but it can also serve as a reference.

Ask students to brainstorm ways to use UDL in your course  
Teach students about UDL (or show them the video in this module).  Ask students to review your course and write up anonymous feedback for you.  Or ask students to work in small groups so you are unable to connect a specific idea with an individual student (so students feel free to share their ideas).  This will not only help you with your course design, but it can also enhance student learning by helping them think about course goals, activities, and their own learning.  
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