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Integrating Universal
Design into University
Curriculum
Howard Kramer
University of Colorado-Boulder
[email protected], 303-492-8672
AHEAD 2013
Presentation posted at
slideshare
http://slideshare.net/hkramer99/
UD in Curriculum – AHEAD
2013.pptx
Today’s Outline
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What do we/I mean by Universal Design
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UDUC project info | some preliminary findings
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Examples & models for including UD content in
curriculum
How this can intersect/promote accessibility &
UD on campus
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UDE example / model
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Initiatives/plans of UDUC project
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Your input & feedback
Today’s Objective(s)
 Acquire
an inventory of examples
of UD in curriculum that you may
replicate or build upon
NEA 2-year Grant
Promoting the Integration of
Universal Design Content into
University Curriculum (UDUC)
Promoting the Integration of UD
into University Curriculum
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Determining current inclusion of UD content on
campus
Increasing the amount of classes that address UD
(content) on campus (and beyond)
Determining resource needs for teaching UD
Developing resources for teaching UD – syllabi,
curriculum, teaching resources, etc.
Developing a network of interested faculty – sharing
resources
Universal Design – What do I
mean?
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Universal Design (Origins)
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Universal Design is the design of products and
environments to be usable by all people, to
the greatest extent possible, without the need
for adaptation or specialized design – Ron
Mace, Architect
Universal Design for the built environment
UD Defined – variations on a theme
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…[T]he practice of designing products or
environments that can be effectively and efficiently
used by people with a wide range of abilities
operating in a wide range of situations
(Vanderheiden, 1997, p. 2014).
…[B]uilding products that are robust and
accommodating. Universal designs take account of
differences in sight, hearing, mobility, speech, and
cognition. Universal design helps not only people
with disabilities, but also any of us when we’re
tired, busy, or juggling many tasks (Francik, 1996).
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“Universal design implies a process that
goes beyond minimum access codes and
standards, to design environments that
are comfortably usable by people from
childhood into their oldest years.”
- Nasar & Evans-Cowley, eds. 2007. Universal
Design & Visitability.
7 Principles of Universal Design
7 Principles of Universal Design
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Equitable Use
Flexibility in Use
Simple and Intuitive Use
Perceptible Information
Tolerance for Error
Low Physical Effort
Size and Space for Approach and Use
Copyright
© 1997 NC State University, The Center for Universal Design.
Universal Design – What do I
mean?
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Universal Design for
the digital
environment
Universal Design in
Education (UDE)
Universal Design for
Instruction (UDI)
Universal Design for
Learning (UDL)
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Universal
Instructional
Design (UID)
Universal Design
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Universal Design for the built
environment
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Content
in
University
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Curriculum
Universal Design
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What does Universal Design mean in the
context of today’s talk?
Campus & Faculty Conceptions of
Universal Design
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“[F]ew postsecondary administrators, faculty, and staff
are even marginally acquainted with Universal Design or
Universal Instructional Design” (Higbee & Goff, eds.
2008)
Faculty at CU – may not have the definitive definition or
understanding of UD
Confusion on the distinction of “UD content”.
Examples of UD content
Examples of UD content
Survey tool adapted by Meredith Banasiak, CU-Boulder
Student Projects
Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
http://digitalwriting101.net/teaching/content/an-exampleof-the-power-of-digital-storytelling/
Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
Arts & Humanities
Wayfinding – Multidisciplinary UD Project
http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/students-create-new-cu-boulder-maps%E2%80%98universal-design%E2%80%99-expand-access
Beyond the
Sciences & Built
Environment
Designed for
different
audiences &
needs
http://www.colorado.edu/campuswayfinding
Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
Wayfinding
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
Wayfinding
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
Other Communication & Design
Projects
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
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Usability Study of Disability Services
Website
Other Communication & Design
Projects
Planned for Future
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Analyzing the D2L according to UD
principles
Universal Design for
Digital Media
Course Outline
(text version on next
slide)
Course Outline
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Week 1 (Introduction to
Universal Design: for whom
are we designing and why?)
Week 2 (Learning the
language of design...)
Week 3 (General design
principles, introduction to
web design)
Week 4 (Interaction Design
& Information architecture)
Week 5 (The Case for Web
Standards)
Week 6 (Structure &
Semantics: Document
Object Model )-
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Week 7 (Structure,
xhtml...)
Week 8 (Presentation w\ a
dash of Behavior, CSS)
Week 9 (Presentation
continued…, behavior)
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Week 10 (Accessibility)
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Week 11 - Break
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Week 12 (The Mobile Web
& Accessibility)
Week 13 (Rich Internet
Applications)
Week 14 (HTML 5)
Universal Design vs. Web
Standards vs. Accessibility
Curriculum
Materials
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Chisholm, Wendy; May, Matt.
Universal Design for Web
Applications
Zeldman, Jeffrey. Designing with
Web Standards (3rd Edition)
Anderson, Featherstone, Sims, et al.
Interact with Web Standards
Norman, David A. The Design of
Everyday Things (2002).
Cooper, Alan; Reimann Robert M.
About Face 2.0: The Essentials of
Interaction Design (2003)
Other Developments
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Self-paced version of ATLAS 3518
Development of Universal Design for
Content Management Systems – focus
on Drupal & WordPress (fall 2013)
UD in curriculum track at COLTT – June
6 & 7, 2013
UD in curriculum track at AHG 2013
AHEAD 2014
Universal Design in University
Curriculum
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Sharing of Resources
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E-text book –
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Your feedback
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looking for collaborators
Tomorrow (Saturday), 9:00 a.m. in Harbor
Lobby area
Projects/Resources at CU, AHEAD,
ATHEN
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3-credit class: Universal Design for Digital Media
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ATHEN – Access Tech. Higher Ed. Network
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Athenpro.org
Universal Design in Curriculum Track and them
at Accessing Higher Ground Conference 2013
(Nov. 4 – 8)
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http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/udclass/
Accessinghigherground.org
Videos from AHG 2012 –
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http://accessinghigherground.org/recordedAHG2012.
html
Other Curriculum Resources
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A List Apart - Link-Rodrigue, The Inclusion
Principle,
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Dev.opera.com
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http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/1-introductionto-the-web-standards-cur/
Usability.gov
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http://www.alistapart.com/articles/the-inclusionprinciple/
http://usability.gov/methods/test_refine/heuristic.h
tml
Sitepoint.com
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http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/informationarchitecture
Other Curriculum Resources
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First Principles of Interaction Design”
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“Personas”
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http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Personas
WebAIM.org – The Legend of the Typical …
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(http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html
);
http://webaim.org/presentations/2010/csun/screen
readersurvey.pdf
W3C Web Standards Cirruculim
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http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_P
age
Other Resources
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Web Design Awards & Training at CU
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WAVE - WebAIM.org
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http://wave.webaim.org/
W3C Web Standards Cirruculim
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http://www.colorado.edu/ODECE/UDAC/webcomp
2012.html
http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_P
age
Physics Example page
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http://www.colorado.edu/ODECE/UDAC/physics%2
0page-2.htm