What is Understanding by Design? And what about Differentiated Instruction? Why are they presented together here? This module will walk you through these two frameworks, showing how they can both be used to improve the quality of teaching in Higher Education settings. By discovering the big ideas behind them, you will start looking at your teaching practices under a new light. This introductory module will provide you with background from Understanding by Design (UbD) and Differentiated Instruction (DI) also pointing at some literature and some evidences.