You can UDL it! Applying Universal Design for Learning Contents Introduction at DkIT

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We are delighted to welcome you to ‘You can UDL it!’ This collection brings together case studies from educators across DkIT, who have successfully implemented Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in their own practice. UDL provides a framework for making learning, teaching and assessment more inclusive, and helps to support all our learners.

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

This impetus for this collection was the very positive response to UDL training and professional development across DkIT. Many colleagues have embraced UDL principles, and others requested practical examples of how UDL can be applied in context. The contributions in this collection showcase 11 stories of the transformative power of UDL as contributors share their UDL journeys across a diverse range of disciplines and contexts. Each story offers an insight into the innovative, manageable and meaningful ways contributors have applied UDL principles to meet the needs of all their learners, providing a valuable resource for all who wish to consider this approach.

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Duffy, A., Bryne, A., Reynolds, A., King, B., Toal, J., Cummins, K., Rush, K., Morgan, L., Caffery, L. M., Cowell, M., Ward, M., Maguire, M., Hughes, O., Molloy, R., & Bree, R. (10/07/2024). You can udl it! applying universal design for learning contents introduction at dkit. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/you-can-udl-it-applying-universal-design-for-learning-contents-introduction-at-dkit/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC).

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In this short film, students in higher education across Ireland reflect on confidence, perseverance, first-time experiences, learning, and the small moments that can make a big difference.

The student voices featured here were gathered through the HEA Student Success Survey and Focus Groups in 2025 and are shared in their own words.

The animations are creative interpretations of those reflections, imagined and produced by second-year Animation students at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).

From communicating in a second language to returning to education as a mature student, overcoming anxiety, and simply choosing not to quit, these stories explore the many ways success can be experienced.

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Credits
Animation, Backgrounds & Compositing — Arantxa Vara
Animation & Backgrounds — Giada Randolfi
Animation — Zach Louis Ng Nocum
Animation & Backgrounds — Alex
Music composition & production — Darragh Winters

Special thanks
Karima Dillon
Eimhin Mc Namara
Rebecca Roper
The students who shared their experiences

A 1-page guide, co-created by lecturers, tutors & students on DkIT's MA in Learning and Teaching, showing where GenAI can, and can't, support particular postgraduate research/skill development (*reflecting practice 2025-26). Includes student-informed prompts on responsible, sustainable use. An editable PowerPoint supports adaptation to own context.