Reaching out to all: a set of guidelines and resources for a universal design for learning approach to learning, teaching and assessment in higher education

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Catherine O'Donoghue

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TUS

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Education

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Accessibility and Inclusion

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With funding for a learning enhancement project from the National Forum for Learning and Teaching Enhancement, this guide and associated resources have been developed to support staff in higher education to understand and apply the principles of UDL to create and deliver a more inclusive curriculum and approach to learning and teaching.

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

This document provides a brief explanation of the theory of the UDL framework, identifying the potential benefits of a UDL approach in the HE sector. This is supported by examples of UDL in practice, including guidelines for creating UDL text documents, presentations and VLE. There are also simple suggestions for getting started with a UDL approach for use by staff and students.

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O'Donoghue, C. (2024). Reaching out to all: a set of guidelines and resources for a universal design for learning approach to learning, teaching and assessment in higher education. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/reaching-out-to-all-a-set-of-guidelines-and-resources-for-a-universal-design-for-learning-approach-to-learning-teaching-and-assessment-in-higher-education/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Enhancing Student Engagement and Belonging through Collaborative Partnership is a Higher Education Authority report prepared by a UCD research team led by Professor Barbara Dooley. The resource provides an evidence-informed framework for strengthening student belonging across Irish higher education institutions. Drawing on staff interviews, Healthy Campus survey responses, and analysis of Healthy Campus and NStEP case studies, it identifies practical approaches to improving student engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

The report frames belonging as a multidimensional and co-constructed experience shaped by social, academic, personal and environmental factors. It highlights that student belonging is affected not only by relationships and participation, but also by structural issues such as housing, commuting, financial pressure, campus spaces, timetable design and access to supports.

The resource is particularly useful for staff and student partners working on Healthy Campus, student success, student engagement, access, inclusion, mental health promotion, orientation, peer support, student partnership and campus development initiatives.