Inclusive Curriculum - Centre for Academic Practice, Trinity Teaching & Learning | Trinity College Dublin

Welcome to the Centre for Academic Practice's Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Hub. This hub is for staff who wish to learn more about how to embed UDL principles into their teaching, learning and assessment practices.

The resources on these pages provide an introductory overview of UDL — for staff looking to explore UDL in more detail, please visit our UDL Professional Development page for information on upcoming modules and events.

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Introduction to Universal Design for Learning

Design courses that meet diverse student needs and reduce barriers.

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Making Your Materials More Accessible

Take practical steps to ensure teaching materials are usable by all.

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UDL and Blackboard

Create intuitive layouts in your Blackboard modules using UDL principles.

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UDL Toolkits, Links and Resources

Access resources from Trinity and beyond that support UDL approaches.

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Examples from the Disciplines

Explore inclusive and UDL-related initiatives by colleagues in Trinity.

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Student Perspectives

View resources capturing students’ experiences of UDL and inclusive practices.

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UDL Professional Development in Trinity

Explore professional development UDL modules and events in Trinity.

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Related Areas, Policies and Frameworks

View information on European, national and university policies that underpin inclusive practices in Trinity.

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Archive

View an archive of past UDL-related events that were part of the Trinity Inclusive Curriculum project.

Many of the resources shared here were developed collaboratively by colleagues on the Trinity Inclusive Curriculum Project - Trinity-INC (2020-24).
The Universal Design for Learning framework used on this site is from the Center for Applied Special Technology's (CAST) Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 3.0.
Some explanatory text relating to UDL is adapted from Universal Design in Teaching and Learning on the Open Courses platform under a Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence.