November 17th is International Students’ Day, a day focused on the student community worldwide, and the National Forum marked this significant day by launching a call for nominations for the 2020 Teaching Hero Awards. The Teaching Hero Awards are national, student-led awards for all those who teach in higher education. The Awards are organised by…
A new funding call has just 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 working in subject areas or focused on key educational activities across higher education…
The Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Mr Simon Harris, T.D., has announced a €5 million national teaching and learning call designed to drive teaching and learning innovation and enhancement across the higher education sector. The call is being published by the National Forum, in partnership with the Higher Education Authority,…
October has provided a number of opportunities for the Irish approach to teaching and learning enhancement to be shared with colleagues internationally. Today, 27 October, the National Forum has been invited to set the scene for a session entitled ‘Higher education: Strengthening capacity of response in a context of ongoing disruption’ during the OECD’s Education…
A webinar is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25 November, which will chart the story behind the planning, development and implementation of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey. Participants will have an opportunity to engage directly with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, co-ordinators of the survey,…
The National Forum, in partnership with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), has been running a series of events scheduled throughout 2020 entitled ‘Work-based Assessment: Exploring Critical Issues and Sharing Solutions’. We are delighted to announce that the event series will now culminate in an online national symposium, due to take place on 19 November at…
In appreciation of the ongoing need for flexible teaching and learning professional development opportunities for staff, the National Forum’s PACT (Making a commitment to your PD) short course is being facilitated for the sector this autumn semester fully online for 6 weeks from 6 November. With the considerable demands on those who teach to adapt…
The National Forum recently welcomed three new members to the team, Caitríona Ní Shé, Claire McAvinia (seconded from TU Dublin) and Ronan Bree (seconded from Dundalk IT) who will each provide leadership on dedicated projects related to the strategic priorities outlined in the National Forum Strategy 2019-21. The National Professional Development Framework for All Staff Who…
Last week (22-25 Oct) the National Forum hosted the first round of mid-term reviews of initiatives funded through the 2019 Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement (SATLE) Funding. In all, 41 initiative teams across 18 higher education institutions showcased their work and participated in discussions with a panel of international reviewers as part of…
The 2020/21 National Seminar Series was officially launched today, 23 September 2020. This year’s Seminar Series attracted 85 applications, from across 22 institutions. Of these, 74 seminars, spanning all applicant institutions, were approved for funding. In addition, 27 deferred events from the 2019/20 academic year have been included in the upcoming series, bringing the total…
