Empowering Students: Creating a Study Skills Portal through Universal Design for Learning and Community Collaboration

This presentation will share our experiences in redesigning a study skills portal in a UK university using UDL principles, and through cross-departmental collaboration. The presentation will highlight good practice and explain the software used to develop the portal, which includes both Starting at University and Studying at University themes. We will show how bringing the skills of colleagues from academic departments and support services - all focused on improving our students’ engagement in becoming student in higher education - enabled this portal to be created. Join us as members of the University’s Study Skills Community of Practice, as we share how this project was achieved and launched in September 2023. Tentative findings from a student-led evaluation of the study skills portal will also be explored, which have resulted in a plan for future developments to encourage and empower students to succeed at university.