EDIN Network

EDIN is the Educational Developers in Ireland Network. The mission of EDIN is to support, enhance and influence the field of academic development and practice. We achieve this by informing policy and practice in teaching and learning in Higher Education, by collaborating in research and dissemination of resources, and by providing professional development events for…

Focused Research Report No. 6: Transition From Second Level And Further Education To Higher Education

This project is a case study of the experiences of students in the transition to higher education drawn from four higher education institutions, Trinity College Dublin, Limerick Institute of Technology, Mary Immaculate College and University of Limerick. The aims of the project were to review the ways in which students are best prepared to participate…

National Forum Focused Research Project Reports 4

This project reports on a systematic survey of existing qualitative data on student non-completion gathered by 16 Irish higher education institutions, including Universities, Institutes of Technology and HECA Colleges. The findings of the current qualitative study identified five core themes which are significant in terms of student non-completion: course, personal, financial, medical/health and family. Of…

National Forum Focused Research Project Reports 1 & 5

Project 1 This report provides a considered account of some of the key issues which influence the sharing of open educational resources. These include questions of awareness and understanding of open educational resources at individual as well as institutional level, and the value placed on openness as a positive incentive for academic engagement. Acknowledging the complex interplay between…

Technology Enhanced Learning Report

Surrounded as we are by technologies, in almost every aspect of our lives, it is important that we are able to make sensible decisions about what works and what doesn’t work, about what facilitates and what encumbers and, importantly, about what inspires and encourages learning and creativity. This survey provides invaluable information about the current…

June 2015 Bulletin

Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund 2014 The National Forum for Teaching and Learning will host an open session on June 23rd next (09.45 until 17.00, Wood Quay Venue) to showcase outcomes from the projects funded under Phase 1 of the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, initiated in 2014. 20 institutions successfully secured almost €2 million…