Plus One – Using technology for active learning

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Description

This OER is from a collection of ‘MU: UDL & U’ Plus One resources created by Maynooth University colleagues with the support of HEA PATH4 funding.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

This OER, as part of the ‘MU: UDL & U’ Plus One collection, was created to help staff to make small, manageable, incremental changes to teaching, learning and assessment design and practice in order to contribute to a more inclusive learning environment and experience for all students.

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Learning, M. U. C. f. T. a., & Fellows, M. U. U. T. (2025). Plus one – using technology for active learning. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/plus-one-using-technology-for-active-learning/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).

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