Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Mr Simon Harris, T.D., today launched a unique new evidence base for the future of teaching and learning in Irish higher education. Since March 2021, fifteen sectoral partners have been working together to answer one shared question: In the context of Covid-19, what have we…
Chair of the National Forum, Dr Lynn Ramsey, this morning officially opened VIT&L Week, a national event series focused on valuing Ireland’s teaching and learning. VIT&L Week takes place from 08 to 12 November 2021 and involves students, staff, senior managers and policy partners from Ireland’s higher education sector through a mix of in-person and…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (Monday) launched a new project, “Next Steps for Teaching and Learning: Moving Forward Together”, aimed at examining how higher level education can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. This project will look at what we have learned so far in the…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has announced a €5 million fund designed to drive teaching and learning innovation across the higher education sector. The aim of the fund is to improve how to teach and learn in a digital world. Speaking at the announcement, the Minister said:…
Evidence base created by Fellows will reach across and beyond higher education to industry partners, professional and regulatory bodies, policy partners and thought leaders Employability, interdisciplinarity, gender equity, digital transformation, graduate outcomes for workplaces and societies of the future are among a raft of timely issues set to be explored through Ireland’s first teaching and…
INDEx Survey Report Published by National Forum Reveals Digital Lives of Both Students and Staff Who Teach in Higher Education The Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, officially unveiled data capturing the first national picture of the digital lives of almost 30,000 students and staff who teach across 32 higher education institutions today (Thursday…
Minister Launches INDEx Survey Report –Findings Show Ireland’s First National Picture of the Digital Lives of Both Students and Those Who Teach in Higher Education Higher Education Minister, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, officially launched the report from the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey (today Thursday 7 May 2020) which captures the first national picture…
The approach taken by Ireland in developing the digital skills of those who teach in higher education was showcased this week at a meeting of the European Commission’s ET2020 Working Group on Digital Education: Learning, Teaching and Assessment. The Director of the National Forum, Dr Terry Maguire, was invited as a guest speaker to set…
Over 230,000 students and more than 24,000 staff from 34 of Ireland’s higher education institutions now have an opportunity to take part in the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey, Ireland’s first survey of the digital experience, expectations and engagement of students and staff who teach in Irish higher education. The survey was officially launched…
From left to right; Óisin Hassan, VP Academic Affairs, USI, Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. and Dr Terry Maguire, Director, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., Minister of State with special responsibility for Higher Education, today (19 December 2018) announced funding of €1.65m for…
