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Dr Jean Reale

Dr Jean Reale

B Ed, M Ed & PhD
Assistant Professor in Academic Practice
LEAD Centre

Research interests

  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Developing Teacher Agency
  • Inclusive Education
  • Building Digital Capacity in Higher Education.

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Recent Publications

Banks, J., Burke, K., Cooney, R., Haran, M., Healy, R., Kennedy, A., McHugh, D., Neenan, C., Northridge, J., O’Shaughnessy, T., Plunkett, N., Reale, J., Ryder, D., & Tierney, C. (2024). ALTITUDE The National Charter for Universal Design in Tertiary Education: Technical Report. AHEAD Educational Press

Bray, A.; Devitt,, A.; Banks , J.; Sanchez Fuentes, S.; Sandoval, M.; Riviou, K.; Byrne, D,; Flood, M,; Reale, J.; Terrenzio, S. (2023), “What next for Universal Design for Learning? A Systematic Literature Review of Technology in UDL Implementations at Second Level” British Journal of Educational Technology.

Reale, J., O’Brien, E., Ceallaigh, T.J.Ó., Connolly, C. (2022). A Third Space: Infusing Open Educational Resources (OER) with Universal Design for Learning (UDL). In: Daniela, L. (eds) Inclusive Digital Education. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. 

O'Brien, E. & Reale, J. (2021). Supporting Learner Agency Using the Pedagogy of Choice. In S. Hase & L. M. Blaschke (Eds.), Unleashing the Power of Learner Agency. EdTech Books.

Costello, L., Reale, J. (2021) ‘No Walls, No Limits? Universal Design for Learning in the New Landscape of Higher Education’. Emerging Issues IV: Changing Times, Changing Context. Educational Developers in Ireland Network (EDIN)