Today’s episode is a real special one. I had the privilege of talking to Dr. Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau (https://www.novakeducation.com/). They are the authors of UDL in the Cloud: How to Design and Deliver Online Education Using Universal Design for Learning (https://kingsumo.com/g/juegip/udl-in-the-cloud-how-to-design-and-deliver-online-education-using-universal-design-for-learning). What’s UDL? You’re about to find out and it’s going to change the way you design your next course.

What we discuss:

- How Katie and Tom started in education and where they are today
- Defining and explaining the UDL framework
- How growth mindset leads to a well-designed online course and student experience
- How educators can support and motivate students in online courses
- How should instructional designers and teachers re-evaluate the course design process and current courses
- The importance of instructor presence and how to build this presence importance of instructor presence and how instructors can build this presence?
- How to manage time with UDL and new projects
- The future of education with COVID-19
- How to build instructor presence in newly designed courses
- Their favorite examples of seeing UDL in action

To learn more about Dr. Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau, check out Novak Education (https://www.novakeducation.com/).

Win Katie and Tom’s book: UDL in the Cloud! (https://kingsumo.com/g/juegip/udl-in-the-cloud-how-to-design-and-deliver-online-education-using-universal-design-for-learning)

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