Building Learning Communities Online

Learning Objectives  Identify strategies for building student learning communities in online spaces Reflect on digital tools which could enable virtual community-building in their own practice Discuss emerging challenges when facilitating student engagement, collaboration and communication in online spaces Actively participate in online conversations and communities around the evolving nature and characteristics of student learning communities…

A Practice Exchange of Innovations in EBP Education

Learning Objectives Recognise the importance of evidence-based practice (EBP) within healthcare professional programmes and the opportunities for it to function as a conduit for developing higher-order skills and 21st century graduate attributes Recognise challenges associated with EBP teaching and the current situation in Ireland Critically evaluate the EVIBEC cross-discipline, vertically-integrated framework and its associated resources…

Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) and Feedback Literacy

Learning Objectives Describe Peer-Assisted learning (PAL) as a pedagogical strategy supported by theory Apply effective PAL techniques through structured exercises Discuss the role of faculty to support effective PAL Design opportunities for PAL in an undergraduate curriculum Click here to register

Promoting a Team Approach to Patient Safety

Learning Objectives Participants will demonstrate an increased situational awareness of safety concerns as a member of the healthcare team in the post-operative ward setting Participants will recognise safety as a concern for all health care professionals and importance of sharing safety concerns across disciplines Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the impact that non-technical skills…

Preparing Simulated Participants for Feedback Practices in Communication Skills

Learning Objectives Identify the role of simulated participants as educators through feedback Define the key elements of training for simulated participants in feedback practices to enhance course design Discuss simulated participant feedback practices to support reflective practice in teaching and learning and formative assessment Click here to register

Developing Anti-racist Practice in Professional Education

Learning Objectives Enhance awareness of students’ experiences of racism in placement settings Provide an overview of the anti-racism training resource developed for Community Development and Youth Work students and learnings from the process Discuss the experiences of staff supporting anti-racist practice in professional education and share best practice examples Click here to register

Lego Serious Play: Exploring the Application of Playful Learning in HE

TU Dublin, Blanchardstown Campus , Ireland

Learning Objectives Explore how Lego Serious Play can support playful learning, engagement, team communication and collaboration in Higher Education contexts Evaluate opportunities for the practical implementation of Lego Serious Play within a classroom environment Assess how applicable Lego Serious Play could be within various teaching and learning contexts Explore teaching and learning practices through the…

Building a Community of Inquiry Online: Deepening Student Experiential Learning

Learning Objectives Understand the principles of the educational community of inquiry (ECoI) framework Describe the benefits and challenges of using ECoI framework in undergraduate education Plan for the introduction of ECoI to curriculum design Explore the potential for alignment of a community of inquiry approach with experiential learning placements Click here to register

Action in Architecture – Teaching for Climate Change, Teaching for the Future

Learning Objectives Enabling those attending to understand the context in which their teaching practice and methods can develop to tackle the issue of climate change with reference to the perspectives of the case studies shown and through round table discussions Enabling those attending to learn from each other, share experiences and draw strength from a…