Inclusive Teaching & UDL

The Forestry TLS team works with Forestry instructors and members of the UBC community to create tools and resources that make learning more accessible and adaptable to learners’ diverse needs by incorporating UDL principles. Discover more about the projects we’ve undertaken below.

Are you interested in making your teaching more accessible? Check out our tip sheet for creating accessible text-, media-, and AI-based content and activities.

UBC UDL Fellows Program

UBC Small TLEF Project

  • This initiative, backed by the 2024/2025 Small TLEF, aims to foster inclusivity in learning by developing support tools and revamping course materials.

  • ​This project is expected to benefit ~2,300 students annually through an inclusive learning environment.​

  • For more details, please explore the funded proposal page.

H5P & Canvas Accessibility

Additional Resources

Designing Inclusive Syllabi

A syllabus is a key communication tool that sets the tone for your course. Applying UDL principles can make your course more accessible, welcoming, and transparent.

CTLT provides syllabus templates, sample language, examples, and resources to support effective course syllabus preparation that would meet UBC’s policy on Content and Distribution of Course Syllabi.

They also provide a toolkit for creating a learner-centred syllabus, which focuses on what learners will do, and how the course supports them to learn and succeed, in addition to what instructors will do and the content they will teach.

Here are also some external resources for creating a graphic syllabus, which could improve accessibility, engagement, and functionality:

Accessible Content Tips and Strategies

There are many ways to improve access to digital content for students with vision or hearing impairments and similar learning barriers. Check out Accessibility 101 by CTLT for tips and strategies!

Open Education Resources Accessibility

Open education aims to increase access to learning, but true access means ensuring materials are usable by all students. The OER Accessibility Toolkit supports educators and content creators in designing open resources that are both flexible and fully accessible, with practical, non-technical guidance.

Further Support

For support regarding UDL, feel free to book an appointment with the TLS team at forestry.tls@ubc.ca. Visit the UBC UDL Hub for additional resources.