The National Forum is delighted to welcome to the team new Student Associate Intern, Rhiannon Louise Kavanagh. Rhiannon joins the National Forum from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) where she studied on the LLB Bachelor of Laws program. After graduating, she went on to serve two terms as Vice President for Education at WIT Students’…
The National Forum, in partnership with Ireland’s higher education sector, has engaged in the development of a Professional Development Recognition Framework, which has been identified as a high-level indicator of success under the key strategic priority of ‘The Professional Development of Those Who Teach’ in the National Forum Strategy 2019-2021. An Advisory Group, working with the…
The 2021/22 National Seminar Series Call, which closed on 25 June, attracted 90 applications from across 23 institutions, including universities, technological higher education institutions and private colleges. The National Seminar Series gives those working in higher education the opportunity to connect with colleagues and to focus on shared interests in both the research and practice…
The National Resource Hub, a searchable collection of open educational resources (OER) for teaching and learning from across the Irish higher education sector was launched today. The development of the National Resource Hub was led by the National Forum in consultation with the sector and represents further implementation of the National Forum’s overall commitment to…
The National Forum, in partnership with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), is now seeking applications from students across a number of higher education institutions (both USI affiliated and non-affiliated institutions) who may be interested in joining our national Student Associate Assembly for the coming academic year 2021-22. The Student Associate Assembly, established in…
Discipline teams from three Irish higher education institutions are being recognised today through the National Forum’s Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Award. This prestigious national award is granted to discipline groups who demonstrate a record of excellence in teaching and learning enhancement and who commit to an ongoing, clearly articulated, shared process…
A new website, including open calls for contributions, has just been launched in preparation for a series of national and regional events due to take place across the country this November focused on ‘Valuing Ireland’s Teaching & Learning’ (VIT&L). VIT&L Week, which takes place on 08-12 November, will involve students, staff, senior managers and policy…
A celebration event took place on 14 May, recognising the many staff across the higher education community who have taken time to support the professional development of colleagues by facilitating a National Forum Open Course. Open Courses, first introduced in 2017, are flexible opportunities for those who teach in higher education in Ireland to progress…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today launched a new project, “Next Steps for Teaching and Learning: Moving Forward Together”, aimed at building an informed vision for the future of teaching and learning in Ireland. As the higher education sector plans for a potential emergence from the…
Following a national nomination campaign in late 2020, 870 Teaching Heroes across 32 higher education institutions were recognised during the livestreamed USI Student Achievement Awards Ireland event yesterday evening. This is the third iteration of the Teaching Hero Awards, co-ordinated through a partnership between the National Forum, the Union of Students in Ireland and other…
