Successful Transitions to Employment for Nursing Students who have a Disability

University College Dublin , Ireland

Learning Objectives • Understand the importance of maintaining mental wellbeing while studying to be a nurse or midwife • Provide flexibility in accommodating students on work placements - the ‘what’ versus ‘how’ • Understand that students learn in different ways through the application of the principles of universal design • Enable students who disclose their…

Cohort-based PhD Programmes in Ireland: Reflections, Learnings, and the Future

University College Dublin , Ireland

Learning Objectives • Understand the unique characteristics of cohort-based PhD programmes • Implement best-practice in cohort-based PhD training • Contribute to the design of cohort-based PhD programmes • Add to the conversation around student success in cohort-based PhD learning

UCD LEAP: Engagement Monitoring & Remote Support Delivery in Online Environments

Learning Objectives Increase understanding of available domains where engagement insights can be made in an online environment Increase understanding of how the above differ from traditional insights available from face-to-face interactions Increase understanding of how to design VLE environments in a way which enables engagement Increase understanding of how to pull actionable data out of…

Fostering Metacognition in the Digital Learning Environment

Learning Objectives Understand the key role of metacognition in effective learning Appreciate the potential for fostering metacognitive approaches within the digital learning environment in university education Understand how tools within the virtual learning environment (VLE) may be leveraged to support metacognitive skills development in students Begin to frame metacognitive learning for blended implementation Become a…

Successfully Supervising Research Students Remotely

Learning Objectives How to effectively engage with remote research supervision Peer to peer learning between participants Facilitation reflection on pros and cons of remote supervision Supporting the creation of a community of practice in research supervision nationally

Student Success: Exploring Evidence-Based Academic, Emotional & Social Supports

Learning Objectives Awareness of a newly developed model for peer-led transition and its accompanying resources for the adoption and adaptation of this model in whole or in part for HEIs Reflect on the role of the Students' Union in campaigning for holistic supports for students Identify key evidence-based tools and strategies which can be used…

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…

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…

Adapting to Change: Thriving in the Global Internship Landscape

The 2024 International Internship Conference will take place June 18-20, 2024 on the beautiful campus of University College Dublin (UCD). IIC 2024 will be Co-Hosted by UCD and Education in Ireland.  Conference Theme: Adapting to Change: Thriving in the Global Internship Landscape. The world of work, and by extension, Work Integrated Learning is changing at a dramatic pace; the only constant is change itself! The 2024 IIC will address,…

‘Shaping the Future of Immersive Technologies in Education’: a one-day symposium on 14th May 2025 in TUS Athlone

Technological University of the Shannon Tipperary, Ireland

The TUS Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID), together with colleagues from South East Technological University, University College Dublin, Dunboyne College of Further Education, Munster Technological University and Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, are hosting a one-day symposium on May 14th, 2025, in TUS Athlone on 'Shaping the Future of Immersive Technologies in Education and Training',…