Jess Hill
Instructional Designer,
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Templates as Equity: Standardized Course Design for Accessibility and Student Experience
Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 3:15PM–4:15PM MT
Session Type:
Poster Session
Delivery Format:
Poster Session
When course pages look and feel different in every class, students will carry a hidden cognitive burden on top of their actual classwork. This session shares how an instructional design team tackled the challenge of reducing cognitive load and addressed web accessibility by developing a universal course template and deploying it across hundreds of Canvas coursesWhen course pages look and feel different in every class, students will carry a hidden cognitive burden on top of their actual classwork. This session shares how an instructional design team tackled the challenge of reducing cognitive load and addressing web accessibility by developing a universal course template and deploying it across hundreds of Canvas courses, improving accessibility compliance ahead of Title II deadlines and creating a more equitable learning experience for all students.
