Supporting students' physical and psychosocial wellbeing in higher education is a significant concern for institutions and staff alike. Aligned to the National Forum’s definition of ‘student success’, providing opportunities for students to learn about their wellbeing within their academic structure is an important area for growth. This session will showcase the national efforts to embed…
Dr. Michael Francis Ryan, Sarah O'Toole and Mark O'Connor from TUS Quality, Teaching and Learning will give an overview of how the National Forum's Strategic Alignment Fund as been a implemented across the Institution and the direct impact this funding has has on the professional development of staff within TUS. Focus of the event Strategic…
This online interactive seminar and workshop will feature a keynote presentation by Dr.Peter Bryant of the University of Sydney (Associate Dean Education & Associate Professor Business Education), that will explore and reflect on how university teaching and learning approaches required pedagogical change due to the move online. The future implications for digital education practices, across…
Dr. Natasa Lackovic, Lancaster University, will be joining us online via Zoom to discuss her work in the purpose and preparation of images for presentations to encourage critical thinking. On Zoom with a live workshop in the IADT Library Registration https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-discipline-specific-concepts-and-critical-thinking-tickets-202039043217
Drawing on participants’ collective experience of learning and teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic, this one-day online symposium will consider how to support quality enhancement in learning and teaching post Covid through the lens of a range of stakeholders including students, faculty, support staff and senior management. It will discuss various approaches including the use of…
The shift to remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of the social dimension of education and trained a focus on the notion of presence at both social and pedagogical levels (Garrison, Anderson and Archer, 2001). For learners, making their presence felt in an online environment may be perceived in terms…
This in-person and online hybrid session will provide an opportunity for us all to reflect on the challenges and opportunities we have/continue to face during a global pandemic in relation to Teaching & Learning. ’We are in the midst of a technological era that is entirely disruptive. The pace at which technology, society and world…
Dr Gemma Irvine, Vice-President for Equality and Diversity at Maynooth University will share her experiences and insights on practices to date in integrating gender, EDI and Sustainable Development Goal 5 - Gender Equality in the curriculum in HE sector. The session will be followed by audience Q&A. Please register for the online session in advance…
Hibernia College invite individuals who teach and learn within higher education in Ireland, to participate in a collaborative discussion focused on shared experiences of digitally enhanced learning. This professional dialogue between those who deliver, and experience professional education will be framed by Hibernia College’s Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy that is developed in the context…
The Flexible Online Learning team at LYIT will deliver a workshop that takes users through: A showcase of examples that have been created and implemented at LYIT. How to create your own visually engaging, dynamic, and interactive content. Through the course of this workshop the team will explore several methods for creating and embedding this…
