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Effective Use of Bulleted Lists

Author: Jill Anderson

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Apr 29, 2025

Optimize Student Performance with Universal Design for Learning Principles

Are there assessments or assignments in your course where student performance could be improved? Here’s where the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle to provide multiple means of action and expression comes in. 
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Mar 26, 2025

Elevate Your Content with Universal Design for Learning Principles

Ever used closed captions while watching in a noisy room? Or enjoyed a podcast transcript when you couldn't listen? These "accessibility features" actually benefit everyone. This is Universal Design for Learning — creating educational experiences that work for all students, regardless of ability or circumstance. Discover how making your content more accessible improves learning outcomes for your entire class. 
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Feb 24, 2025

Boost Motivation with Universal Design for Learning Principles

Incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines into your learning experiences promotes student engagement and motivation. Learn tips and tricks to streamline your course design process. 
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Dec 19, 2024

Conversations Anywhere with the New Mobile-Friendly Yellowdig App

Yellowdig, our enterprise social media-like platform for building course communities and hosting course discussions, is now available as a mobile app! Once you and your students have joined a community through Moodle, you can access and participate in the conversations in a new, user-friendly mobile environment. If you use Yellowdig in your courses, we encourage… 
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Dec 19, 2024

Formatting vs. Data Tables – Do You Know the Difference?

Ensuring that tables in your course materials are accessible is essential for all students. Understanding the difference between data tables and layout tables is key. By distinguishing between data and layout tables and applying appropriate design practices, you can create content that is accessible and user-friendly for everyone. Data Tables display structured information where the… 
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Sep 22, 2024

Captioning Your Lectures with Panopto

Captions are auto generated using AI for videos hosted in Panopto for your convenience. However, the transcripts should be checked for accuracy — especially if you use technical or specialized terminology in your lectures. 
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Jul 24, 2024

Brickfield: Check Course Content for Accessibility on Your Moodle Site

Interested in making your course content accessible to all your students? Brickfield can help by checking your assignments that were created in Moodle and its wizards suggest solutions that are easy to implement. 
Students collaborate on final projects for the spring 2023 semester in the Talley Student Union.

Jun 24, 2024

Is Online Material in Your Course Accessible?

DELTA can help you find areas of your course content that can be adapted to be more accessible by using the “Accessibility Checklist for Online Course Material.” You do not need to have accessibility expertise to use this checklist — it is designed to be user friendly! 
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Jun 24, 2024

A Universal Design for Learning Approach to Supporting Neurodiverse Students

More than 1,100 NC State students identified as neurodivergent during the spring 2024 semester. DELTA can help you to connect with all students by offering guidance and best practices for student success. You can learn more about how to support your students with tips on planning, prioritizing, organizing and helping students to stay focused. 
A student walks by spring flowers, and from Talley, with a bag of food on a spring day on main campus. Photo by Marc Hall

May 28, 2024

Effective Use of Bulleted Lists

Bulleted lists are highly effective for conveying important course content. This tip offers best practices for using bulleted lists to create more concise and accessible content.points? This tip can provide best practices on creating more accessible and focused content.