Designing Assessments with UDL and GenAI in Mind

Facilitators:
Victoria Sheldon, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI
Samantha Chang, Educational Developer, Teaching, Learning & Technology, CTSI 
This session explores three key moments in assessment design—assessment preparation (instructions, expectations, and framing), student demonstration of learning, and feedback and reflection—through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the evolving role of generative AI (GenAI). Participants will analyze brief case studies and use design prompts to refine an assessment from their own teaching contexts, with the goals of reducing barriers, supporting learner variability, and aligning with essential learning outcomes.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify three key moments in assessment design: preparation (instructions, expectations, and framing), student demonstration of learning, and feedback and reflection
• Analyze assessment design through a UDL lens to identify potential barriers and opportunities to support learner variability
• Recognize how generative AI (GenAI) may influence assessment design in their teaching context
• Plan 1–2 concrete adjustments they could make to an existing assessment