National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Action in Architecture - Teaching for Climate Change, Teaching for the Future
2022-03-23
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 combined effort to address the issue of climate change in the teaching and learning of architecture, and to build a network of teachers interested in this topic
Enabling those attending to understand the national picture for teaching and learning in this specific area of education, to understand how best to act and develop effective education programs and to identify methods and practices in other disciplines that might be relevant to architecture design teaching
Enabling those attending to begin a process of reflective teaching practice, discussion and documentation of outputs so that a local and collective process of teaching enhancement and practice can occur on an ongoing basis
Discussing and developing methods of enhancing student learning, experience, feedback, and wider dissemination as part of student learning, and as work in this area of teaching progresses in the coming years

Building a Community of Inquiry Online: Deepening Student Experiential Learning
2022-03-22 09:30 - 12:00 UTC
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

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Lego Serious Play: Exploring the Application of Playful Learning in HE
2022-03-16 12:00 - 16:00 | 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 lens of Lego Serious Play
Identify opportunities for the application of Lego Serious Play in co-curricular, extra-curricular and interdisciplinary contexts

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Developing Anti-racist Practice in Professional Education
2022-03-15 10:00 - 12:00
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

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Preparing Simulated Participants for Feedback Practices in Communication Skills
2022-03-11 14:00 - 15:30
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

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Promoting a Team Approach to Patient Safety
2022-03-11 11:30 - 13:00
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 have on patient care, safety and satisfaction

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Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) and Feedback Literacy
2022-03-11 09:30 - 11:00
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

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A Practice Exchange of Innovations in EBP Education
2022-03-10 10:30 - 13:30
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 for the teaching, learning and assessment of EBP across entry-level health professional programmes
To build educator capacity to deliver quality teaching and learning in EBP
Develop the community of practice exploring EBP teaching, learning and assessment

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Building Learning Communities Online
2022-03-10
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 in post-pandemic higher education

Intensive Writing Camps as a Key Support for Doctoral Student Success
2022-03-09 13:00 - 14:00
Learning Objectives

Create and advocate for writing supports for doctoral students in your institution
Identify the management and implementation issues involved in introducing writing programmes to support doctoral students
Provide advice on writing strategies to doctoral students
Explain the links between writing support, student mental resilience and timely completion

Using Design-Based Research to Promote Cross-Sector Communication Training
2022-03-04 14:00 - 15:30
Learning Objectives

Apply a theory informed communication framework to their practice

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Enhancing Effectiveness of Teaching Teams Through Team Inclusiveness
2022-03-04 11:30 - 13:00
Learning Objectives

Identify how collective reflection promotes learning and performance
Explain the concrete beliefs and behaviours that comprise team reflection and team inclusiveness
Identify the potential benefits of team inclusiveness for creativity, innovation, and team effectiveness
Implement team reflection and team inclusiveness into educational practice

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Maximising the Impact of Learning Conversations in Experiential Education
2022-03-04 09:30 - 11:00
Learning Objectives

Implement strategies to establish a supportive learning environment
Identify similarities across types of learning conversations, including feedback, coaching, and debriefing
Distinguish between feedback, coaching, and debriefing
Demonstrate the common elements of an effective learning conversation, including structure and specific strategies of inquiry that promote reflection and goal setting

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Lights, Camera, Action: Use of Video for Teaching and Assessment
2022-03-02 10:00 - 15:00
Learning Objectives

Acquire skills in accessing discipline-specific videos from banks currently available
Acquire tips on opportunities and pitfalls in custom-made videos
Practice using the H5P tool to use videos for assessment
Acquire skills to use videos for the flipped classroom (pre-class or pre-lab)
Learn how to use videos for peer assessment and associated GDPR guidance

Moodle Munch: Series 3 Webinar 05
2022-03-01 13:00 - 14:00
In this webinar, Dublin City University and another institution will deliver presentations:

DCU will present on its range of approaches, from simple to comprehensive, to support universal design and inclusion with Moodle (DigCompEdu competence 5.1 ‘Accessibility and inclusion’)
Details of second presentation to follow

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MoodleMunch is a community of practice centred around Moodle and related digital learning tools. The community comes together in monthly lunchtime webinar series, led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.

Members share knowledge, good practice and innovations from their own institutions. It provides is an opportunity to learn from one another, get a flavour of Moodle activity taking place across various regions, chew the fat, digest interesting developments and munch on ideas!
In keeping with Moodle’s mission to empower educators, each webinar explores Moodle innovations and stories that support the development of educators’ competencies on the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu).
The community is facilitated by Rob Lowney (rob.lowney@dcu.ie) – reach out if you have any questions!

Developing a Community of Practice - Student Partnership in Curriculum Design
2022-02-24 13:00 - 15:00
Learning Objectives

Consider the intended impact of student partnership in curriculum design
Discuss potential barriers to engagement and ways to mitigate such barriers
Reflect on methods to empower students as partners in a community of learning
Identify models of partnership which align with key learning and teaching values and goals
Develop plans to foster a culture of co-creation and partnership within a higher education institution

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HyFlex Delivery: What works, what doesn’t and what we couldn’t get going!
2022-02-24 11:00 - 12:00
Learning Objectives

Overview of different technical solutions for HyFlex delivery
Insight into the logistics and management of HyFlex delivery
Appreciation of the learner and lecturer feedback on HyFlex delivery

This event is in collaboration with Dublin Business School, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Technological University Dublin and Dublin City University.
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User Experience (UX) Research & Design for Higher Education Workshop
2022-02-23 11:00 - 16:00
Learning Objectives

Understand how UX can be applied to institutional contexts and within multiple areas of operations or expertise
Appreciate the benefits of UX for user-centered approaches to service and space enhancement with user ‘voice’ represented in collated data
Have UX research techniques that can be immediately applied to local units to text research methods
Understand the iterative process that UX design provides for quick prototyping, testing and adaptions to facilitate ongoing user engagement
Have the knowledge to discuss UX methods and opportunities with institutional colleagues for the benefit of user-centered service and space development on HE campuses

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The SDGs on our Campuses Revisited
2022-02-17
Learning Objectives

Explain the importance of integrating sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into teaching activities for engineering students
Identify challenges and barriers that can undermine the integration of SDGs into teaching activities for engineering students
Develop strategies on how to appropriately contextualise the SDGs into overall course content and teaching activities for engineering students
Develop and enhance the interdisciplinary, cross- disciplinary and multidisciplinary thinking and collaborative ability of engineering students
Reflect on how to integrate the SDGs into teaching activities for engineering students

Part 3 - The Challenge of Academic Naivety/Impoverishment, National and International
2022-02-17
Learning Objectives

Empower delegates to understand the difference between unintentional and intentional academic impropriety and some of the newer and more complex challenges to academic integrity in the 21st century such as essay mills and fake news
Provide delegates with an overview of institutional initiatives and pedagogical approaches to preventing unintentional academic impropriety
Provide delegates with an understanding of how staff across academic institutions can work in partnership with students to prevent unintentional academic impropriety
Explore how educating students about unintentional academic impropriety can inform student transition, teaching and learning, student success and information literacy initiatives
Explore how universal design initiatives can promote student engagement with academic integrity policies

Coaching and Coaching Approaches in Higher Education Settings
2022-02-16 15:00 - 16:30
Learning Objectives

Understand how coaching is being and can be applied in higher education settings
Understand how coaching approaches can be applied to promote student success
Understand how coaching and mentoring can be leveraged to enhance HE learning environments for students

Enhancing Teaching and Learning Using Virtual and Immersive Technologies
2022-02-16 14:00 - 17:00
Learning Objectives

Consider the benefits and potential of VR in education in enhancing learning, teaching, and overall digital capability
Identify possible VR applications for their own teaching and learning
Understand the resources and requirements needed for using VR in educational contexts
Consider the enhancements to the interdisciplinary learning experience using virtual and immersive technologies

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I@H: Curriculum Review and Integrating Internationalised Learning Outcomes
2022-02-15 10:00 - 11:30
Learning Objectives

Identify opportunities for success for all ‘at home’ students through an internationalised curriculum
Assess the challenges associated with the implementation of an internationalised curriculum for all ‘at home’ students
Evaluate ways to internationalise the curriculum for all through on-going curriculum review processes
Reflect on ways to write internationalised learning outcomes and discuss their impact on programme design

Speaker: Professor Elspeth Jones
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Using a Digital Collaboration Platform to Enhance Social T&L Practices
2022-02-09 10:00 - 11:30
Learning Objectives

Evaluate the benefits of digital collaboration approaches in higher education
Demonstrate awareness of the challenges involved in embedding a collaborative platform
Synthesise an understanding of the potential of digital collaboration for teacher educators
Apply these insights to one’s own professional education context

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Clinical Legal Education - Empowering Students to Explore the Law in Practice
2022-02-04 10:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives

Interrogation of teaching approaches and impact on student learning
Exploration of design and assessment approaches
Exposition of student experience through dissemination of qualitative feedback
Demonstrate application of Universal Design for Learning to embed accessible pedagogy
Exhibit capacity for student contribution to civic engagement

Using MS OneNote for Practical and Portfolio Assessment
2022-02-04 10:00 - 11:00
Learning Objectives

Obtain an overview on the use of MS OneNote for practical work and portfolios
Establish sustainable workflows for managing student engagement, submission, and feedback of assessment
Explore student perspectives of using MS OneNote
Share best practice in assessment of practical and portfolio work

Mentoring through Head, Heart and Hands
2022-02-04
Learning Objectives

An understanding of mentoring as a two-way process of interaction between mentors and mentees
Improved listening and communication skills for people engaging in mentoring spaces
A broader framework for considering mentoring as both a resource and a guide for mentees

ePortfolio: Enhancing Student Engagement through Reflective Writing
2022-02-03 13:00 - 14:30
Learning Objectives

Identify the challenges faced by students when they engage with ePortfolio writing
Examine ways to support students in writing effective reflections on their learning and experience
Critically assess some ‘case study’ examples of international best practice associated with writing reflectively for ePortfolio
Reflect on how these successes and challenges might transfer to an Irish higher education context, and discuss ways to enhance student engagement through reflective writing

Speaker: Professor Kathleen Yancey
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Moodle Munch: Series 3 Webinar 04
2022-02-01 13:00 - 14:00
In this webinar, Dublin City University and City of Dublin Education & Training Board will deliver presentations:

DCU will present on the experiences of using Moodle Board activity to foster collaborative learning (DigCompEdu competence 3.3 ‘Collaborative learning’)
CDETB will present on reimagining Moodle; improving quality, productivity, and morale among their staff (DigCompEdu Area 1 ‘Professional engagement’)

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MoodleMunch is a community of practice centred around Moodle and related digital learning tools. The community comes together in monthly lunchtime webinar series, led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.

Members share knowledge, good practice and innovations from their own institutions. It provides is an opportunity to learn from one another, get a flavour of Moodle activity taking place across various regions, chew the fat, digest interesting developments and munch on ideas!
In keeping with Moodle’s mission to empower educators, each webinar explores Moodle innovations and stories that support the development of educators’ competencies on the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu).
The community is facilitated by Rob Lowney (rob.lowney@dcu.ie) – reach out if you have any questions!

Why the Humanities Matter
2022-02-01
Learning Objectives

To gain an understanding of the scholarly importance of the humanities in our world
To enhance our appreciation of the public value of studying the humanities
To investigate how we can increase engagement with the humanities as an academic discipline
To discuss the value of research in the humanities
