Please see our Persona website for more information about these personas as well as information about Universal Design for Learning as a strategy to plan for learner variability.

The number of World Campus students who receive accommodations continues to grow, and each of these students is unique. From the type of assistive technology they use to how long they've lived with their disability, a variety of factors affect how each student interacts with online courses. With so many variables to consider, how can we begin to paint a picture of the students we serve? One way to do this is by creating personas.

A persona is a profile of a fictional person, created using real-world statistics and observations that can represent a larger population of people. A group at World Campus has created personas that represent six very different people who could be our students. Each of these personas includes a short bio, a list of some of their frustrations while taking online classes, and some of the things that work best for them.

Updated February, 2020