An Introduction to the Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining for Learning Impact Project This Forum Insight introduces the key concepts of learning analytics and educational data mining and summarises the National Forum’s Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining for Learning Impact Project, which runs from September 2016 to June 2017. Assessment OF, FOR and…
On Thursday 8th December, the National Forum hosted our first national symposium on Learning Analytics, entitled Bringing People Together; Exploring LA in Irish HE. The national interest in this new and exciting area was evidenced by the terrific turnout we had from across the sector. There were seventy-four attendees, representing nineteen Universities, Institutes of Technology…
This Blog space has been set up so that we can continue to let you know what is happening in our Assessment OF/FOR/AS Learning Enhancement theme. For more details on the theme’s aims and objectives see our Enhancement Theme webpage. I (Geraldine O’Neill) will be managing this blog, but I will also invite others to…
Become a recognised developer of a certified national digital badge representing identified teaching and learning competencies in Irish Higher Education This call seeks to identify teams to develop a digital badge for a particular competence cluster as a way for an individual to demonstrate a shared understanding of accomplished outcomes in professional development. The idea…
The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education today (Tuesday, 22 November 2016) published a briefing paper on the project Reaching Out: Why Students Leave, which was conducted in partnership with the Union of Students in Ireland. The project examined, through surveys and interviews, the motivations and experiences of 331…
We are pleased to announce that there will be 31 seminars in this series between November 1st 2016– June 30th 2017. The National Seminar series gives many of those working in higher education the opportunity to connect with colleagues throughout the sector and to focus on shared interests in both the research and practice of teaching and…
The National Forum is delighted to announce the establishment of the Íontas alliance – this is a new association for Ireland’s National Awardees of teaching excellence in Higher Education – The name used for the alliance, Íontas, is an Irish word that means amazement, wonder or surprise and it can mean all these things together.…
