Format

This is a hybrid event. You will have the option of joining in person (SA105, Stokes Extension, Glasnevin Campus) or online. A zoom link will be circulated to all attendees in advance.

Workshop Overview

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) at its core is about choices and harnessing the possibilities of technology that can give us as staff and students, options about how we do our day to day academic tasks.

In DCU we have a range of technologies at hand that allow us to engage and create in different ways - ultimately in ways that we can choose that suits our way of working.

In the session we will explore technology tools in DCU and how that can empower us, give us options about how we can approach academic tasks, and how we can raise awareness about these technology possibilities.

Whatever your role is in DCU, Technology and UDL have a place for you. So come along and let's explore the possibilities of technology together. Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Open to all staff.

Speaker Bio

Trevor Boland is the Assistive Technology Officer in DCU. He advocates for inclusion in education via Universal Design for Learning (UDL), accessibility, and Assistive Technology (AT). Previously, he worked as the Digital Officer in AHEAD and worked on many projects, including the National UDL Rollout for staff in Further and Higher Education. Trevor has also worked as an Assistive Technology Officer for 7 years in TU Dublin and, as a Lecturer in an Access Programme in DIT teaching Mature Students and as an SNA in Primary and Secondary Schools. His work has included app design for orientation apps, AT resources such as the AT Hive in AHEAD.