A number of developments have taken place with the HEA/National Forum Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement (SATLE) Fund in recent weeks. During 22-25 March, 44 funded teams across 17 higher education institutions took part in the second round of mid-term reviews of initiatives funded through the 2019 SATLE Fund. In all, 194 institutional…
The National Forum, in partnership with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), is currently looking to recruit a full-time, paid Student Associate Intern for 2021/2022. This 12-month internship will be from 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022. However, the National Forum will aim to be as flexible as possible in relation to official…
In parallel with the funding for initiatives focused on enabling student success across higher education institutions, announced in late 2020, the National Forum will be guiding institutions in the development of whole-of-institution strategies for student success over the coming months and years. We now welcome input from those who might like to become involved in…
A national webinar series has just been announced by the National Forum to take place throughout 2021, providing guidance and sharing good practice on topics of particular importance in the current context. A key lesson from recent times is that in higher education, as elsewhere, the only constant is change. Students, teachers, leaders and systems…
Two highly engaging networking events took place in February which provided opportunities for discussions on the topic of impact in teaching and learning in higher education. Today, 25 February, teams funded through the 2018 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, representing 17 higher education institutions, met to reflect on the impact their work had had to…
Following the considerable interest in the Network and Discipline Funding Call that was issued in late 2020, further funding has now been announced by the National Forum, open to national networks and discipline groups across the sector. Networks and discipline groups are recognised as important mechanisms for collaboration and enhancement due to their direct links with those…
2021 is a very important year for teaching and learning in Ireland and the Board of the National Forum recently discussed key priorities for the higher education community. Throughout the year, we will be focused on honouring remaining commitments to the sector arising from our 2019-21 Strategy, responding to emerging needs, particularly those that have…
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the National Forum are partnering on an exciting research project that looks at the practice of embedding wellbeing in the curriculum in higher education in Ireland. The project will capture how wellbeing is currently being embedded in the curricula of higher education institutions nationally and internationally and…
This January, the National Forum will roll-out its second national iteration of an online open course entitled ‘Getting Started with Online Teaching’, following its open call for registration. This free fully online course will be delivered to 40 participants across further and higher education for six weeks from 27 January in partnership with Dublin City University, Maynooth University, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology…
A total of 17 networks and discipline groups across the sector have been approved for funding under the National Forum’s 2020 Network and Discipline Fund, which was announced last November. This iteration of the Fund has a focus on Shared Solutions to Common Challenges. It aims to support networks and discipline groups to work together…
