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Photo from above of a student using a laptop at Talley.

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.

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

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.

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.

Wolf Plaza in the spring. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jan 27, 2025

Using AI to get a jumpstart on image descriptions

Verbally describing images can be challenging, whether it’s historical paintings, photographs of plants, or scientific charts, but providing captions, descriptions, and alt text increases access to learning for all students. If you’re struggling with where to start, consider using a tool like Google Gemini to describe an uploaded image in different ways using the chat…

Fall colors appear in October around the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.

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…

Professor presenting in a lecture hall at NC State.

Nov 21, 2024

Accessible Lectures and Presentations

Lectures and presentations, whether delivered live or recorded or both, can be made more accessible with some easy adjustments that benefit all learners. Utilize high-contrast, large-font slides, keep text on slides minimal, and verbally describe visuals to create an inclusive experience. Captioning your multimedia, leveraging accessibility checkers, and maintaining thoughtful recording practices ensure your content…

Oct 23, 2024

What is a Screen Reader?

Students who are blind or low-vision rely on screen readers to access your course content. Formatting and coding your documents and websites accurately clarifies this translation process into either speech or braille so the meaning of the material is easily understood.

The Hunt library at dusk, on Centennial Campus. In the foreground is the Reds and Whites art installation. Photo by Marc Hall

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.

Aug 21, 2024

How to Make Accessible Lists in Documents and Moodle

Bulleted and numbered lists are a great way to summarize and organize important information, but when they are not formatted in an accessible way, screen reader users will miss out on the fact that your content is, in fact, a list. Manually adding numbers or letters to text is not the same thing as formatting…

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.