KCeL can support your work in using the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create more inclusive course materials, including your syllabus. View the sample inclusive syllabi created by KCC faculty as part of KCeL’s UDL Faculty Seminar.
Sample Inclusive Syllabi
Introduction to Speech with Professor Ashwini Kadave
Why Bother to Create an Inclusive Syllabus?
Creating an inclusive syllabus can address issues of access and retention, and remove barriers to student success. Research shows that when students feel a sense of belonging and connectedness to their course and professor, they are more likely to succeed. Since the syllabus is the first encounter with the course and instructor, it represents an opportunity to foster connectedness right from the beginning. However, the design and tone of the traditional syllabus are at odds with this goal.
Syllabus Templates & Examples
You may wish to use a more traditional syllabus. View the syllabus templates to help get you started.
Additional Examples
- Comparative Anatomy with Professor Mary Ortiz
- Language Development with Professor Laura Spinu (Full length Syllabus)
- Language Development with Professor Laura Spinu (Mini-Syllabus )
Templates You Can Use
- KCeL’s Classic Syllabus Template
- KCeL’s Inclusive (Liquid) Syllabus Template
- KCeL’s Accessible MS Word Doc Syllabus Outline
Resources
- The CAST.org Guide to Developing a Syllabus with Principles of (UDL)
- A Sample UDL Syllabus Rubric
- The Syllabus – A Tool That Shapes Students’ Academic Experiences, by Maxine T. Roberts
- Liquid Syllabus – Going with the Flow!, by Lisa Paciulli
- The Liquid Syllabus: An Anti-Racist Teaching Element, by Michelle Pacansky-Brock
- The Liquid Syllabus: Are You Ready? by Michelle Pacansky-Brock
- U. Mass Amherst Web Pages on the Liquid Syllabus with Video Instructions
- Equity Review Tool
