Our key note presentation will focus on the role of Higher Education in developing society though engagement with civic society (third sector). A key function of Technological Universities is to serve the community and public interest by (i) developing strong social and cultural links with the community in the region in which its campuses are […]
Mental health and emotional intelligence are integral to graduate employability and career success. In this webinar, we highlight the importance of social and emotional competencies and showcase Transform EDU’s co-curricular approaches to their development in a series of workshops for final year students. The tailored workshops in Socio-Emotional Skills for Work (SES4Work) aimed at fostering […]
Contract cheating represents a challenge to the academic integrity of the educational system. Although one single solution to contract cheating does not exist, the importance of an educative approach is recognised to ensure that students benefit from the learning opportunities offered to them. This lead presentation for the Transform-EDU Project held during Valuing Ireland’s Teaching […]
Universities have been mandated under SDG 4.7.1 to develop sustainability literature graduates. By sustainability literacy, we refer to the knowledge, skills, and mindsets that help compel an individual to become deeply committed to building a sustainable future (Décamps, 2017). In this webinar we explore the transformative nature of education for sustainability and underpinning reflective pedagogy. […]
This 2-hour online session will provide an introduction to experiential learning methodology and its assessment across the full range of university courses from classroom instruction, practicum projects and clinical educational settings. The session will itself be conducted with interactive, participatory methods and will provide opportunities for participants to customise the principles to their own teaching […]
GMIT Academic Staff are invited to learn about training and design supports that are available for the Programmatic Review Process - Sustainability, Time, Rubrics, SDGs, innovative assessments, etc.
Project highlights focused on digital capacity and flexible learning delivery from IT Sligo, LYIT and GMIT.
Learning Objectives: Explain the essential elements that make up a team-based learning unit; Describe the benefits and challenges of using TBL; Plan for the introduction of team-based learning to a curriculum
Remote e-proctoring was an established practice in some specific contexts prior to the COVID pandemic; however, with the onset of the pandemic and the ensuing need to deliver alternative and online assessment procedures, e-proctoring has become a very topical issue and has been discussed, trialled and implemented widely both nationally and internationally. In this webinar, […]
Learning Objectives: Empower delegates to understand the difference between unintentional and intentional academic impropriety and some of the newer and more complex challenges to academic integrity in the 21st century such as essay mills and fake news; Provide delegates with an overview of institutional initiatives and pedagogical approaches to preventing unintentional academic impropriety; Provide delegates […]
Working within DCU’s National Institute for Digital Learning. Orna's research interests include online pedagogy, online student success and engagement, eportfolio and open educational practice. She has a growing publication record in her fields of interest, including a range of book chapters, journal articles, invited presentations and conference papers. She has published in high ranking journals […]
Learning Objectives: Identify the fundamental principles of universal design for learning (UDL); Explore the value of UDL in blended learning programmes in the post-COVID classroom; Consider the potential of UDL as a framework to promote inclusivity in all areas of campus life; Explore the contribution of the UDL framework to other areas, such as anti-racist […]
