Upcoming National Forum Webinar

You are invited to attend the National Forum‚Äôs webinar on Monday, May 26th from 1-2pm The purpose of the webinar is to provide an update on the Forum‚Äôs ongoing activities and to specifically address the following topics: mapping of current¬†Professional Development¬†practice in Higher Education in Ireland outcomes of a review of international examples of professional…

Times Higher Education Article by Sarah Moore

‚ÄòNegative assumptions about undergraduates distract from the debate over the responsibilities of educators‚Äô Times Higher Education recently featured an opinion piece by National Forum Chair Prof. Sarah Moore on common perceptions of students in higher education. Prof. Moore challenges assumptions one might have in relation to student plagiarism, attendance, evaluations of lecturers, and technology. She…

Mapping the unknown… disciplinary organisations and subject-specific groups in Ireland

If you haven‚Äôt heard, the Forum has been busy organising what we call Partnership Dialogues with various stakeholders in teaching and learning. Following two meetings with key membership organisations and institutional collaborative networks, the Forum has begun organising the next phase of the Partnership Dialogues (see details on the Partnership Dialogues here). This phase focuses…

Welcome to the Forum’s blog

Welcome to our first National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning team blog.¬†If you are here, you probably know a little bit about us already. We are an organisation working to enhance teaching and learning in Irish higher education through various initiatives. See more about our vision here. Right now we are busy…

A reminder of the opportunity to participate in the National Seminar Series, the application deadline has been extended to 22nd January

NATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning will fund Higher Education Institutions to participate in a national workshop and seminar series. The 2013-14 series will address the thematic area ‚ÄòTeaching for Transitions‚Äô.¬† Through this series, institutions will disseminate findings from research or evaluation work, or share evidence-informed policy and/or…