The podcast format in education offers a flexible and effective alternative format for presenting content (Conroy & Kidd, 2022) and evidence suggests podcasts can effectively support the development of a community of practice (Begum, 2023). The Unlocking Universal Design for Learning (UDL) podcast series was developed to nurture the existing UDL community of practice by extending practice sharing beyond face-to-face and online presentations. In addition, the podcast complements existing digital resources by offering an alternative format to engage in professional learning thereby modelling a key aspect of the UDL approach, specifically presenting content in multiple formats.

This poster presents the process of developing and launching the podcast and initial feedback from users. The poster offers insights for colleagues working in academic development, the specific area of inclusive practice and universal design and the design and development of podcasts for professional learning.

References:

Begum, S. (2023) “Using podcasts to create an online community”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education [Preprint], (29). Available at: https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi29.1118.

Conroy, D., & Kidd, W. (2022). Using podcasts to cultivate learner–teacher rapport in higher education settings. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 60(6), 861–871. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2022.2102528