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January 2020
BOLD Creativity: Visual Literacy and Student Engagement
Learning Outcomes Develop an understanding of the impact of visual literacy Develop an appreciation of active learning methodologies in creating meaningful learning experiences Apply creative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment to enhance student engagement
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Internationalisation For All Through ‘Internationalisation @ Home’. Session with Professor Catherine Montgomery, University of Durham and Dr Don O’Neill, Waterford Institute of Technology.
Learning Outcomes Appraise how 'internationalisation at home' can support student success in and through their studies Evaluate current approaches to 'internationalisation at home' used globally Identify new approaches to 'internationalisation at home' suitable to the Irish Higher Education context Plan for the integration of selected approaches to curriculum design
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What Lies at the Heart of Education?
Learning Outcomes: Consider fresh perspectives on what it means to be fulfilled and engaged as a teacher and educational leader in contemporary Ireland Examine the role of teachers and educational leaders in creating positive learning environments for their students both within and outside of the classroom Debate and question what lies at the heart of teachers’ and educational leaders’ values and ethos and how this informs their professional practice Reflect on how teachers and educational leaders could enhance their teaching…
Find out more »Using Digital Storytelling for Learning Engagement
Learning Outcomes: Recognise key objectives in creating digital stories Reflect on video games as an intersectional form of media Understand how digital story techniques can be applied to technical and non-technical disciplines to create innovative learning materials Create links between staff of the Department of Computing & Mathematics and other faculties Record and publish a podcast as a teaching/learning resource
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Building Research Capacity in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Learning Outcomes Discuss what HEIs can do to facilitate research in teaching and learning Explore the motivations of lecturers to engage in research in teaching and learning Compare and contrast viable initiatives that HEIs can offer to lecturers to encourage engagement in research in teaching and learning Evaluate how structures and processes can be developed in HEIs to promote research in teaching and learning
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Múineadh na Gaeilge ar an tríú leibhéal
Learning Outcomes Iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar mhódhanna múinte na Gaeilge ar an tríú leibhéal Anailís a dhéanamh ar na modhanna is oiriúnaí do scileanna éagsúla teanga (labhairt, éisteacht, léamh agus scríobh) Deis a thabhairt do na rannpháiritithe machnamh a dhéanamh ar a dtaithí agus ar a straitéisí féin Nasc a dhéanamh idir múineadh na Gaeilge ar an tríú leibhéal agus an Fráma Tagartha Comónta Eorpach do Theangacha
Find out more »The CEFR in Language Teaching
Learning Outcomes: Consider the benefits of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages in language teaching and learning Assess the potential and the benefits of the CEFR in teaching languages Reflect on the lecturer's/teacher's own language teaching practices in light of the CEFR Share good practice and experience in using the CEFR in teaching and learning Explore the benefits of the CEFR in student engagement
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