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Join us for Valuing Ireland’s Teaching and Learning (VIT&L) Week from Monday 8 to Friday 12 November 2021 to share and learn with the Irish higher education community as it considers how we value teaching and learning and explore what the future of education will look like for the students of tomorrow.

VIT&L Week is co-ordinated by the National Forum, in partnership with students and those who teach, lead and support learning across the Irish higher education community. It marks the start of a focus on valuing teaching and learning that will extend to Tuesday 30 November 2021.

Monday, 8 November 2021

VIT&L Week Opening Event | 12.00-13.30 Online event

Chair of the National Forum, Lynn Ramsey will officially open VIT&L Week. The keynote speaker at the launch event is Prof Frank Coton (Senior Vice Principal and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at University of Glasgow and international advisor to the Board of the National Forum. Who will share his thoughts on Why Valuing Teaching and Learning is VITAL.

This opening event will also share an overview of  VIT&L’s month-long programme by Dr Terry Maguire, Director of the National Forum.

This session leads into VIT&L Week’s first Scholarship Hour.

Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p42VdsLn6o

Scholarship Hour No. 1 (First Stage in the Gasta Marathon) | 12.30-13.30 Online event

Chaired by National Forum board member Lewis Purser (Director, Learning & Teaching and Academic Affairs, at the IUA), the first Scholarship Hour will open with National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellow, Associate Professor Geraldine O’Neill (UCD), sharing her initial findings from her research into Work-based Assessment: Exploring Barriers and Solutions to an Emerging Assessment Challenge.

This presentation will be followed by the first stage of our Gasta Marathon led by Gasta Master, Dr Tom Farrelly (MTU).  Gasta speakers for the first scholarship hour are:

 

         Scholarship Hour  1 Chaired by: Lewis Purser
 

12:30-12:50    

  

Assoc Prof. Geraldine O’Neill (UCD)

National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellow

 

  

Work-based Assessment: Exploring Barriers and Solutions to an Emerging Assessment Challenge

 
Gasta Marathon begins facilitated by Gasta Master Dr. Tom Farrelly
Time  Speaker  Title of Talk  Institution
12:51-12:56 Ulrich Hoeche Covid and Padlet the catalysts to re-evaluate reflective practice in culinary education at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. GMIT
12:57-13:02 Dr. Denise Lyons
Noelle Reilly		 SKIP Model IT Carlow
13:03-13:08 Mark Noone The Redevelopment of the Maynooth University Computer Science Centre MU
13:09-13:14 Dr. Lucia Walsh Sustainability Literacy Through Authentic Assessment TU Dublin
13.15-13:20 Darragh Coakley ePortfolios as Tools for Work Placement and Graduate Employability MTU
13:20-13.30
  • General Q&A
  • Chair provides a brief summary of key insights from presentations

 

Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI59ggO0MoY

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Scholarship Hour No. 2 (Stage 2 of the Gasta Marathon) | 12.30-13.30 Online event

Chaired by National Forum board member, Dr Leo Casey (Director of Learning & Teaching and Education Programmes at NCI), the second Scholarship Hour will open with National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellow, Dr Brett Becker(UCD), sharing his initial findings from his research into  Teaching and Learning for the Next Era of Digital Innovation.

This presentation will be followed by the second stage of our Gasta Marathon led by Gasta Master, Dr Tom Farrelly (MTU).  Gasta speakers for the second scholarship hour are:

 

   

  Scholarship Hour No 2 Chaired by: Leo Casey
12:30-12:50     Dr. Brett Becker (UCD)

National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellow

 Teaching and Learning for the Next Era of Digital Innovation
Gasta Marathon begins facilitated by Gasta Master Dr. Tom Farrelly
Time  Speaker  Title of Talk  Institution 
12:51 -12:56 Angelica Risquez Towards a Devolved Model of Management of OER? The Case of the Irish Higher Education Sector University of Limerick
12:57-13:02 Dr. Trevor Clohessy Fostering Transformational Learning in Higher Education: The Importance of Identifying Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
13:03 – 13:08 Sviatlana Anishchuk Can a virtual educational learning cultivate empathy in undergraduate teaching? Trinity College Dublin
13:09-13:14 Jerry Reen Student partnered design of Immersive Virtual Reality Simulations University College Cork
13.15-13:20 Dr. Cormac Quigley Developing Data Analytics Processes to Inform and Enhance Learning Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
13:20-13.30
  • General Q&A
  • Chair provides a brief summary of key insights from presentations

 

 

Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEEssxCd-SU

Wednesday, 10 November 2021

Ministerial launch of report and findings from the national sectoral partnership project Next Steps: Moving Forward Together | 11.00-12.00 Streaming Online

Simon Harris TD, Ireland’s Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science will officially launch the report and findings from the national sectoral partnership project- Next Steps for Teaching and Learning: Moving Forward Together. The overarching aim of the ‘Next Steps’ project was to address the question, in the context of COVID-19, ‘What have we learnt and what does it mean for the future of teaching and learning in Irish higher education?’

The launch will be the centre-piece of VIT&L Week events and activities. This event will share the findings from the project. These findings will be discussed by a panel which includes student, staff, senior management, sector, system and international representatives. This Ministerial launch event will be chaired and presented by Irish print and broadcast journalist Matt Cooper and will be live streamed.

Recording
https://vimeo.com/644574183

Scholarship Hour No. 3 (Stage 3 of the Gasta Marathon and Poster Showcase 1) | 12.30-13.30 Online Event

Chaired by National Forum board member, Karena Maguire (Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, QQI, who will introduce the third stage of our Gasta Marathon led by Gasta Master, Dr Tom Farrelly (MTU), and our first Poster showcase.

Gasta speakers for the third scholarship hour are:

Scholarship Hour 3 Chaired by Karena Maguire

Gasta Marathon Stage 3 begins facilitated by Gasta Master Dr. Tom Farrelly
Time  Speaker  Title of Talk  Institution 
12:30-12:35 Dearbhla Cullinane Reviving The Anatomic Past: Breathing New Life into Historic Anatomical Teaching Tools Trinity College Dublin
12:36-12:41 Sandra Nicholson Authentic teaching on interpreting animal emotions University College Dublin
12:42-12:47 Thomas Broderick The Be ACTIVE Framework for Active Learning Munster Technological University
12:48-12:53 Ciaran O’Leary SUREbyts: Introducing Research to First-Year Students SURE Network
12:54-13:06 Poster Showcase No. 1
13:07-13:12 Niall Fahy Compliance is Key Munster Technological University
13:13-13:18 Dr. Ciara Duignan Student partnership in wellbeing research and scholarship University College Dublin
13:19-13.24 Cróna O’Donoghue U_N_I_Q_U_E Creative Process Letterkenny Institute of Technology
13:25 -13:30 Maria P. Morgan Rapid implementation of a hybrid converged-teaching model with a large class size; impact on student performance & satisfaction ratings Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

 

Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3rBHRcgcI

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Scholarship Hour No. 4 (Stage 4 of the Gasta Marathon) | 12.30-13.30 Online Event

Chaired by National Forum board member, Professor Jacqueline McCormack (Vice President of Online Development at IT Sligo), the fourth Scholarship Hour will open with National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellow, Professor Chris Lynch (UCC), sharing his initial research findings on findings from his research into Working with Higher Education Institutions and Professional and Regulatory Bodies to Enhance the Competencies of Future Professionals.

This presentation will be followed by the fourth stage of our Gasta Marathon led by Gasta Master, Dr Tom Farrelly (MTU). Gasta speakers for the fourth scholarship hour are:

 

Scholarship Hour Chaired by Professor Jaqueline McCormack
12:30 – 12:50     Prof. Chris Lynch (UCC)

National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellow

 Working with Higher Education Institutions and Professional and Regulatory Bodies to Enhance the Competencies of Future Professionals 
 

Gasta Marathon Stage 4 begins facilitated by Gasta Master Dr. Tom Farrelly
Time  Speaker  Title of Talk  Institution 
12:51-12:56 Fionnuala Darby Building MultiStories TU Dublin
12:57-13:02 Conor McKevitt Facilitating Academic Judgement among First year students Dundalk Institute of Technology
13:03-13:08 Caitríona Ní Shé TeRMEd Classification Framework Trinity College Dublin
13:09-13:14 Lucia Cloonan Engaging & Assessing Students Online using the ABC Learning Design Framework Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
13.15-13:20 Yuhui Gao Building Meaningful Connections in Large Online Classes Dublin City University
13:20-13.30
  • General Q&A
  • Chair provides a brief summary of key insights from presentations

 

Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRt7Kkz4mV4

Friday, 12 November 2021

Scholarship Hour No. 5 (Final Stage of the Gasta Marathon and Poster Showcase 2) | 12.30-13.30 Online Event

Chaired by National Forum board member, Professor Paul McSweeney (Vice-president for Learning and Teaching at UCC) who will introduce the fifth and final stage of our Gasta Marathon led by Gasta Master, Dr Tom Farrelly (MTU).  The session will also feature our second poster showcase.

The final Scholarship Hour will be followed by the closing session of VIT&L Week where participants will be invited to review the week’s activities through exploring the visual note-taking developed in real-time during each day of VIT&L Week to capture and share ideas discussed and explored by the National Forum and its partners from the Irish higher education sector.

Gasta speakers for the fifth and final scholarship hour are:

 

Chaired by: Professor Paul McSweeney

Gasta Marathon Final Stage Facilitated by Gasta Master Dr. Tom Farrelly
Time  Speaker  Title of Talk  Institution 
12:30-12:35 Claire Gormley Peer Observation of Teaching: The PERFECT Project Dublin City University
12.36-12.31 Darragh Coakley ePortfolios as Tools for Work Placement and Graduate Employability Munster Technological University
12:42-12:47 Nevan Bermingham The 4C’s Model for Implementing Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) TU Dublin
12:48-12:53 Jane O’Kelly Professional Identity for Teaching in FET HEI FET Forum
12:54-13:06 Poster Showcase No. 2
13:07-13:12 Catherine Murphy
Siobhán Creedon
Geraldine Doyle
Dr. Violeta Morari		 Reach Academic Mentoring Munster Technological University
13:13-13:18 Dr Gwen Moore Flexible Pathways to Professional Development Mary Immaculate College
13:19-13.24 Dr Aimie Brennan Student Staff Partnership as Professional Development in HE Marino Institute of Education
13:24-13:30
  • Synthesis of key insights by chair
13:30-14:30 Closing session

 

Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wflyf765MYo

VIT&L Week Closing | 13.30-14.30 Online Event

This session will be opened by Lynn Ramsey, chair of the National Forum board.

Reflection from the Student Assembly
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from the National Forum Student Assembly in a reflection on student perspectives on VIT&L Week.

The Gasta Marathon… some journey!
Gasta Master Dr Tom Farrelly will share his final thoughts on the Gasta marathon in a VIT&L Week where over 26 lightning talks will have been presented to complete the first ever Gasta marathon.

The VIT&L Week Visual Review
Dr Terry Maguire, director of the National Forum, will talk through graphics and images that were captured during each day of VIT&L Week by graphic recorder Esther Bladau. Using Zoom, Esther joined all National Forum-hosted events that took place daily from 8-12 November 2021 and drew the unfolding conversations that took place. The illustrations that emerged as Esther’s response will be shared with participants in a visual review of VIT&L Week.

Closing Remarks
Lynn Ramsey, Chair, National Forum will deliver VIT&L Week closing remarks to the higher education community.

Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wflyf765MYo

Who should attend VIT&L Week?

All teaching practitioners including: senior managers from the Irish higher education sector, heads of departments, academic programme leaders and developers, lecturers, academic and support staff, librarians, learning technologists, and students.