Library.

Research and articles.

August 3, 2024

Research Proposal

Impact of Web-Accessible Course Materials on Academic Performance

To what extent does having web accessible course content promote academic performance among undergraduate distance education students?

June 16, 2025

Article

Combining Universal Design for Learning and AI to Enhance Instructional Design

The article explores how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and artificial intelligence (AI) can work together to create inclusive, data-informed instructional design.

October 2, 2025

Paper

Relatedness in Online Learning: Psych Perspectives for Instructional Design

By supporting belongingness, attachment with peers, and connectedness in online learning spaces, course designers can shift instruction from impersonal to transformational.

Recent publications.

• Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology

  Performance improvement & AI bridge the gap for exceptional gastroenterology physician onboarding.

  Cite: Rudnick, J. D., Jr, Back, M. J., Turner, J. A., Jr, & Vezina, M. L. (2024). Performance Improvement and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Emerge to Bridge the Gap for Exceptional Gastroenterology Physician Onboarding. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 22(8), 1561–1564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.05.019
  

• Academic Leader

  How performance improvement tools & generative AI can improve faculty-instructional designer collaboration.

  Cite: Rudnick, J. D., Jr., Back, M. J., & Bandy, K. (2024, August 5). How performance improvement tools and generative AI can improve faculty–instructional designer collaboration. Academic Leader. https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/curriculum-planning/how-performance-improvement-tools-and-generative-ai-can-improve-faculty-instructional-designer-collaboration/
  

• Academic Leader

  Combining Universal Design for Learning and AI to enhance instructional design.

  Cite: Back, M. J., & Rudnick, J. D., (2025, June 16). Combining Universal Design for Learning and AI to enhance instructional design. Academic Leader. https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/curriculum-planning/combining-universal-design-for-learning-and-ai-to-enhance-instructional-design/