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UDL Stories: Kareem Hassib
By Kareem Hassib on April 30, 2025
Kareem Hassib was the Communications Assistant for the UDL Fellows Program as a 2024/25 Winter Session Work Learn student. Here, Kareem shares his reflections on the importance of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in providing equitable education in diverse learning environments—and outlines steps UBC has yet to take.
UDL Stories: Jonathan Graves
By Kareem Hassib on April 30, 2025
From the Faculty of Arts, Jonathan L. Graves, Associate Professor of Teaching in the Vancouver School of Economics (VSE), discusses how his team made ECON 326’s technical notation more accessible by making it readable to screen readers.
UDL Stories: Firas Moosvi and Stephan Koenig
By Kareem Hassib on April 30, 2025
Firas Moosvi, Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, and Stefan Koenig, Science Education Specialist with Skylight embedded in Computer Science, discuss how they made a comprehensive website and accessible materials for their course, CPSC 103, using UDL as a framework.
UDL Stories: Shaya Golparian
By Kareem Hassib on April 30, 2025
Shaya Golparian, an educational developer working on Teaching Assistant (TA) development at the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, discusses how she uses UDL to more effectively engage Teaching Assistants, with hopes that they carry on UDL into their classrooms.
UDL Stories: Jennifer Walsh Marr and Brian Wilson
By Kareem Hassib on April 14, 2025
From Vantage College, Jennifer Walsh Marr, Lecturer in Academic English, and Brian Wilson, Curriculum Manager and Faculty Liaison, discuss their work to make VANT 140, a language tutorial course affiliated with VANT 150, Engineering Design, more accessible by using UDL principles.
UDL Stories: Kari Marken
By Kareem Hassib on April 14, 2025
Kari Marken is a lecturer in the Entrepreneurship, Sustainability & Innovation Group at the Sauder School of Business. She discusses her project of turning her classroom into a ‘learning lab’ where she embraces movement to enhance learning her class.
UDL Stories: Michelle Hamilton, Carrie Krekoski and Jenny Li
By Kareem Hassib on April 14, 2025
At UBC Health, Carrie Krekoski, Michelle Hamilton, and Jenny Li are rethinking how health education is delivered. By applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, they’ve made key components of the Integrated Curriculum more accessible, inclusive, and engaging for learners. In this article, they respond to a few questions about adopting and implementing UDL principles.