Universal Design and library one-shot instruction

Abstract

Abstract In recent years, applying the concepts of Universal Design to higher education has garnered increasing attention from scholars. In an educational environment, Universal Design principles seek to make education as usable and accessible as possible across a wide range of students. Library instruction is one venue that would benefit from applying Universal Design, but many academic librarians teach under a one-shot instruction mode, which limits their ability to incorporate many of the strategies described in the existing literature. The purpose of this article is to identify Universal Design strategies that suit one-shot instruction, thus lowering the barrier for librarians who wish to learn about and incorporate Universal Design in their instruction.