Institute/Session Summary:

The goal of this presentation is to disseminate information that will encourage faculty and institutions to consider the implementation of Universal Instructional Design (UID)to improve access and student learning. Attendees will learn the basic principles and methods
of UID and online resources for further study.

UID is a concept whose time is now. Some of the principles and methods are not so new taken alone; what is new is the comprehensive integration of those principles and methods into the basic course design and instruction. The holistic combination of different instructional methods,natural learning supports, use of technology to enhance learning, interactive learning, increased faculty-student contact, and a variety of ways to assess
student learning helps all students learn while meeting most student needs for accommodations. It better mainstreams students with disabilitites because most accommodations are included in the course design and instruction rather than "added on," and ultimately all students experience improved learning.

Presenter1 Name: Gladys Shaw
Presenter1 Institution: University of Texas at El Paso
Presenter1 Bio: Ms. Shaw is the retired director of the Tutoring and Learning Center at the University of Texas at El Paso.
She has been the director of the Student Support Services Program, a federally funded TRIO Program, at UTEP  for the past 14 years. She is a founding member and former chair of the CRLA Tutor and Mentor Training Certification Programs and continues to serve as an evaluator.She has been very active in both CRLA and NADE and served on both executive boards. She is certified Developmental Education Specialist, and her primary professional interests have been access and success for students and professional standards for faculty and programs. She authored the Tutoring Guide for the "NADE Guides" and is a founding member and continuing council member for the NADE Certification Program.She is a Fellow of the American Council of Developmental Education Associations.
NADE Certification Program

Presenter2 Name: Jeanne Higbee
Presenter2 Institution: University of Minnesota
Presenter2 Bio: Dr. Higbee has been working in higher education since l974. She erned her masters in counseling and guidance and her Ph.D in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is a professor in the department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota and also directs U.S. Department of Education Grant, Pedagogy and Student Services for Institutional Transformation or  PASS IT.

Dr. Higbee is widely published in the field of developmental educaton and serves on numerous editorial boards. Her research interests include serving students with disabilities, mlulticultural education, barriers to learning mathematics, and affective variables that are related to learning.

Presenter3 Name: Dana Lundell
Presenter3 Institution: University of Minnesota
Presenter3 Bio: Dr. Lundell received her Ph.D in Education, Curriculum and Instruction at the Univesity of Minnesota. She worked as writing instructor at the University of Minnesota for 5 years. She also helped establish and implement the Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy and became its first full-time Director in 2000.

Dr. Lundell's research emphasizes access in higher education, postsecondary developmental education, minority education, and literacy issues. She is widely published and co-edits the center's monograph series. She served as President of the Minnesota Association of Developmental Education in 2005.