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J. Brunton & C. Beatty · ABC Learning Design in Practice

ABC Learning Design in Practice

James Brunton and

Chloé Beatty 2

As part of the early capacity building activity in the area of learning design (LD),

the ABC Learning design (ABC LD) approach was identified by several partner HEIs
as an approach that would be useful to them in their design work. Therefore, a

number of events were arranged to examine and explore the ABC LD approach both
generally and specifically how it had been adapted during the pandemic to aid

academics and programme teams to pivot to emergency remote teaching. In order

to provide insights into what has been shared with BUKA partners during the
project, this subsection outlines the ABC LD approach and how it was utilised with

programme teams in Dublin City University (DCU) as a form of rapid LD. The
following includes the steps that were taken by the Teaching Enhancement Unit

(TEU) team in DCU to adopt and adapt the ABC material to improve programme

teams’ confidence, and continued engagement with best LD practices.

2 © The Author(s) 2023
To cite: Brunton, J. & Beatty, C. (2023). ABC learning design in practice. In H. Teräs & J.
Brunton (Eds.), Reimagining higher education: Case studies on designing for inclusion, equity,
and access in the BUKA project. BUKA Project: Advancing Equity and Access to Higher
Education Through Open and Distance Learning. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427632

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