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

Anti-racist social work: From "post-race" to decolonial perspectives
2021-03-02 | University College Cork, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Informing a critical approach which encourages practice teachers’ curiosity
• Exploring interactive teaching methods to challenge assumptions
• Incorporating this critical approach and curiosity into Social Work Practice and Teaching
*This event was deferred from the 2019/20 National Seminar Series

Open Education Week 2021: Sharing locally, nationally and globally
2021-03-01 - 2021-03-04
1-4 March 2021 marks the tenth annual Open Education Week (#OEWeek), a global event that seeks to raise awareness and highlight open education efforts worldwide. To mark Open Education Week 2021, the National Forum is sharing our current open education initiatives as well as highlighting a range of open education initiatives from across the Irish higher education sector. If you want to learn more about the potential of open educational resources and practices (OER and OEP) to enhance teaching and learning, explore the initiatives below, contact any of the individuals mentioned, and/or get in touch with the National Forum. Happy Open Education Week!
National Forum OER/OEP initiatives
The National Forum is strongly committed to supporting open education in Irish higher education. For example, to facilitate sharing across the sector, all National Forum resources are shared with a Creative Commons CC BY license, meaning they can be retained, reused, revised, remixed and redistributed by others. All National Forum resources related to OER and OEP can be found at www.teachingandlearning.ie/open. These resources include our two widely-used OER/OEP guides – the National Forum Open Licensing Toolkit and How to Choose an Open Licence – as well as recordings of past OER/OEP webinars.
On Friday 26 March 2021, the National Forum will host a webinar focused on ‘Using OER and OEP for Teaching and Learning’. The webinar will share a range of materials and guidance designed to build capacity in OER and OEP in Irish higher education. All the resources and approaches shared will form the basis of a forthcoming National Forum open course. This webinar will be helpful to staff across the sector who are interested in further exploring and supporting the use of OER and OEP in their own contexts. You can register for the webinar here.

OER/OEP initiatives across the Irish higher education sector
An increasing focus on open education is evident across the Irish higher education sector. In February 2021, we invited National Forum Associates and others to share news of current activities and resources at their institutions that support the use of OER and OEP. Following is a summary of these updates. While this represents just a snapshot of OER/OEP activities across the sector, the following list gives a good idea of the range of activities and the increasing focus on OER and OEP to enhance teaching and learning in higher education. Resource links below are identified by their title, institution, short description, contact name and type of open licence used.
Resources for learning about and using OER/OEP:

OER Libguide (Athlone Institute of Technology) – Developed by staff at AIT Library (Shared by Celine Peignen) CC BY
OER Libguide (Maynooth University) – Developed in a collaboration between educational technologist Dr Morag Munro and academic liaison librarian Helen Farrell (Shared by: Morag Munro) CC BY
OER Libguide (NUI Galway) – Developed by staff at NUIG Library (Shared by: Hardy Schwamm) CC BY
OER Subject Index (Athlone Institute of Technology) – OER Indexes for AIT’s main subjects/disciplines, developed by library staff (Shared by Celine Peignen) CC BY.
OpenGame Project Resources (Dublin City University) – Resources include Handbook of Successful Open Teaching Practices CC BY-NC-ND and Course Curriculum/Content CC BY-NC-SA; OpenGame is an Erasmus+ project aiming to produce an educational game promoting the use of OER and OEP (Shared by: James Brunton)
NUI Galway OER project: Create and publish your own OER – Integrated OER publishing platform to create, publish and promote open, free and reusable OER; OER Grant Schemeencourages experimentation and innovation in finding and developing OER learning materials (Shared by: Cillian Joy)

OER to support the enhancement of teaching and learning:

EDTL Approach (Irish Universities Association) – The EDTL Approach was the Enhancing Digital Teaching and Learning project’s response to the Covid-19 crisis, collaborating across seven universities to produce a set of open resources to support effective remote teaching (Shared by Sharon Flynn) CC BY
#Openteach: Professional Development for Open Online Educators (Dublin City University) – #Openteach aims to generate new knowledge about effective online teaching practice, support the professional development of online teachers and effectively support online student learning (Shared by: Orna Farrell) CC BY-NC
Artistic Doctorate Resources (University College Cork) – Aims to support students, staff and institutions to enhance their doctoral provision for artistic research PhDs; resources developed as part of SATLE-funded project Visioning the Future: Artistic Doctorates in Ireland, launched Feb 2021 (Shared by: Jools Gilson) CC BY-NC
Open Psych (Dublin City University) – Sharing OER created by intermediate level undergraduate psychology students in a Developmental and Educational Psychology module, part of a summative assessment (OER are shared with the public with students’ informed consent) (Shared by: James Brunton) CC BY
Students as Partners in Assessment (Dublin City University) – Resources for staff and students highlighting some of the principles of student partnership in assessment and practical ways staff and students can work together to empower students to be involved in their own assessment processes (Shared by: Rob Lowney) CC BY
Exemplars and Case Studies of Technology-Supported Assesment & Feedback in FE and HE (Dublin City University) – Exemplars offering inspiration and guidance for staff who don’t have experience in using digital assessments, focusing on the possibilities that digital technologies can afford (Shared by: Rob Lowney) CC BY-NC-SA
Technology Tools for Teaching in Higher Education (TU Dublin) – Handbook arising from an international collaboration as part of the Center for Higher Education Research, Policy and Practice (CHERPP) to develop OER to support practitioners (Shared by: Shaun Ferns) CC BY-NC-SA
Active Learning Strategies for Higher Education (TU Dublin) – Handbook arising from an international collaboration as part of the Center for Higher Education Research, Policy and Practice (CHERPP) to develop OER to support practitioners (Shared by: Shaun Ferns) CC BY-NC
DigitalEd.ie Knowledge Platform (GMIT) – Developed as part of a Connaught Ulster Alliance (GMIT, LYIT, IT Sligo) project, DigitalEd.ie helps staff build digital capabilities and pedagogic expertise in order to design, deliver and support flexible and online learning programmes. (Shared by: Dr. Carina Ginty) CC BY-SA

OER/OEP Events:

4 March | Sharing OER Using Technology for Higher Education (University of Limerick) – Online seminar to launch the e-platform for the Erasmus+ project #SHOUT4HE project (Shared by: Angelica Risquez)
12 May | Open Scholarship Week (NUI Galway) – Open Scholarship Week (10-14 May 2021) events at NUI Galway are being co-organised by Open Scholarship Community Galway and NUI Galway Library; events on 12 May will focus on Open Education (Shared by: Hardy Schwamm)

If you study or work in Irish higher education and would like to add your OER/OEP resource or activity to this list, please complete this short form. We will publish an updated version of this list during Open Scholarship week in May.

Visual Thinkery: Simple Techniques to Improve Visuals in TEL
2021-02-26 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Gain an understanding of the significance/impact of visuals in technology enhanced learning
• Learn some simple techniques to improve visuals in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
• Become familiar with resources to enhance visuals and improve learner engagement
• Network and connect with others who share the same interest in visual engagement

Using Video for Enhanced Online and In Class Engagement
2021-02-26 | Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology , Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Operate a lightboard studio and basic video recording equipment
• Demonstrate best practice for creating short videos for optimal student engagement
• Create a reusable online learning object using video technology for use in their own teaching practice
*This event was deferred from the 2019/20 National Seminar Series

Global and Environmental Education in Professional Education
2021-02-26 | University College Cork, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• To understand how educators approach the issue of global and environmental education in their teaching on professional courses
• To explore how global environmental issues can be introduced more effectively and comprehensively to the curricula of professional training programmes (particularly Social Work, Youth Work & Community Development, and
• Nursing/Midwifery)To establish a network of professional educators with an interest in global and environmental education issues.

Beyond Traditional Assessment: A Covid CreateAthon of EPortfolio Based Assessment
2021-02-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Understand the benefits that accrue to ePortfolio based assessment
• Design valid, flexible, and authentic ePortfolio based activities
• Share recommendations with colleagues and other members within their institution on the adoption and integration of ePortfolio into their curriculum

Teaching the SDGs to Student Engineers Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration
2021-02-18
Learning Objectives
• Explain the importance of integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their teaching activities for engineering students
• Identify challenges and barriers that can undermine integration of SDGs into their teaching activities for engineering students
• Enhance interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary thinking and the benefits it offers students
• Develop the interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary learning and collaborative ability of engineering students
• Reflect on how they might integrate the SDGs into their teaching activities for engineering students

MoodleMunch Lunchtime Webinar Series
2021-02-16 13:00 - 14:00
Lunchtime webinar series showcasing digital learning and teaching practices
Serving you the second course
MoodleMunch returns in late 2020 serving you a second course of delicious tips, fulfilling insights, meaty case studies, nutritious good practices and more.
Series 2 schedule (2020/2021)

Tuesday 16 February 2021
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University will deliver a presentation.

DCU will present the application of a toolkit for Universal Design for Learning in Moodle courses (DigCompEdu competence 5.1 ‘Accessibility and inclusion’).
Second speaker to be confirmed.

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

Tuesday 9 March 2021
12:00-14:30 (approx)
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
MoodleMunch Buffet
Develop digital competences

This capstone event will close off the second series of MoodleMunch. It is a National Forum seminar and the learning objectives are to:
● Understand the broad structure of the DigCompEdu framework;
● Identify specific competences in different areas of the framework that participants wish to develop;
● Appraise the suitability of Moodle approaches and plugins that help develop specific competences;
● Connect with fellow Moodle users and help form a community spirit.

A full schedule of speakers and parallel sessions will be released in due course.

Register to attend this event on Zoom.

Webinar structure

0-5 mins: Introduction
5-20 mins: First presentation
20-30 mins: Q&A
30-45 mins: Second presentation
45-55 mins: Q&A
55-60 mins: Conclusion

About MoodleMunch
MoodleMunch is a lunchtime webinar series, led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, in which members of the Moodle community can share knowledge, good practice and innovations from their own institutions. It 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 will explore Moodle innovations and stories that support the development of educators’ competencies on the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu). These stories will also relate to the broad categories of findings of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) survey of 2019.

Participation in the webinar series is a form of professional learning categorised as “Structured, non-accredited (non-formal)” as per the National Forum Professional Development Framework.
Contact details
For more information on MoodleMunch, please contact Rob Lowney, Learning Technologist, DCU Teaching Enhancement Unit.

Implementing 'Internationalisation at Home' for Student Success
2021-02-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Assess the possibilities for the enhancement of student success in their learning through ‘internationalisation at home’
• Present a case study on the successful implementation of ‘internationalisation at home’
• Identify the challenges and successes associated with the implementation of ‘internationalisation at home’
• Reflect on how these successes and challenges might transfer to an Irish higher education context and discuss their impact on curriculum design
With speakers Prof Jos Beelen, Professor of Global Learning, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Dr Don O’Neill, WIT.

Dr Ioanna Palaiologou: Teaching and Embedding Research in Early Childhood Education
2021-02-12 16:00 - 17:30 | Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Outline why teaching research literacy skills throughout Early Childhood Education (ECE) programmes is of significant benefit to ECE students
• Identify three key ways in which research literacy skills can be integrated into the design and learning of modules across ECE programmes
• Identify three key ways in which research literacy skills can be integrated into the assessment of modules

Email as a Pedagogic Tool
2021-02-12 | Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Critically evaluate the role of email as a pedagogic tool
• Explore approaches to managing email in a remote teaching context
• Enhance email communication between staff and students

Dr Doug Belshaw - Getting Started with Digital Badges
2021-02-10 | Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• An introductory understanding of the history and usage of Digital/Open Badges
• Exposure to examples of current national and international practice
• Examination of the potential uses of digital badges as alternative or micro-credentials
• Consideration of how participants might implement an organisational badging infrastructure

Exploring Ways to Embed the Sustainable Development Goals into the Curriculum
2021-01-29 | Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology , Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their applicability in a Higher Education context
• Critically evaluate how Higher Education Institutes can advance and lead the implementation of the SDGs
• Explore the synergies between existing sustainability initiatives e.g. Green Campus, Health Campus programmes, community engagement etc., and the SDGs
• Explore opportunities to embed the SDGs across the curriculum and beyond

Developing Engineering Competencies in Industry for Undergraduates
2021-01-29 | Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Developing “culturally fit” graduates matching national employability criteria (core technical engineering competencies and deep skills)
• Structuring learning outcomes of industrially hosted modules to enable successful completion by the student, independent of the sector, and assessed in a manner, which is tailored to the needs of student outputs at an advanced level
• Demonstration of best practise on the delivery of industrial hosted modules from execution, mentoring and assessment of same ensuring student success based on continuous communication and evaluation with relevant stakeholders: students, academic staff and industrialists
• Recognition of enhanced experiential learning on student development (professional, personnel and career skills)
• Foster a culture for soon to be graduates to adopt lifelong learning (experiential or structured)

Scalable Assessment Strategies for Digital Contexts
2021-01-28 | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Enable academic staff and those supporting teaching and learning to identify high-impact yet sustainable assessment strategies for use in a newly digital context of teaching and learning without increasing workload
• Enable audience to appraise critically the value of open-book assessment in a context of (partially) digital delivery of teaching and learning
• Develop attendee insight into principles and practices of effective open-book assessment

Communicating Scientific Research
2021-01-28 | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Identify your own communication and presentation style
• Develop a new strategy for discussing your research
• Develop a new perspective about career prospects and options available to you
• Recognise the need and benefits to science communication

Power of Disability Conference
2021-01-21 - 2021-01-22
AHEAD and the Union of Students in Ireland are happy to present the Power of Disability Conference 2021, kindly supported by the Higher Education Authority.
This two day event will include discussions, presentations and feedback sessions encouraging students with disabilities to be leaders on their own campuses and provide information for students and Students’ Union officers on the issues facing students with disabilities.
Day 1 of the conference will focus on disability in education. This day will feature sessions sharing research in the area of disability, workshops on disclosing a disability and looking at Universal Design for Learning.
Day 2 of the event focuses on empowerment and constructive advocacy. We are delighted to welcome Minister Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address the conference as part of this schedule.
Registration is free to attend, but registration is limited so you must book a spot in advance.
To view the full programme and register, please click here.

'Presence' in an Online Teaching Environment
2021-01-20 | Institute of Technology Tralee, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Participants will be appraised of the concept of presence in an online environment
• Identification of challenges in creating online presence and provide examples of appropriate strategies
• The opportunity for participants to share experiences of online presence
• The production of a collectively curated Open Educational Resource (OER) incorporating ‘presence’ into online teaching practice

Telecollaboration - Creating International Bridges in Socially Distanced Times
2021-01-19 | Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Share knowledge about Telecollaboration
• Explore the potential of virtual exchange for Irish HEIs
• Discuss how telecollaboration might lead to ‘internationalisation at home’
Download Information Flyer

Exploring Ethical Concerns in Electronic and IT Engineering Education
2021-01-18
Learning Objectives
• Gain industry perspective on ethical issues arising in practice in the IT and electronic engineering sector
• Align instructional strategies in IT and electronic engineering education with the realities encountered in professional practice
• Share examples of best practice in the inclusion of ethical concerns related to privacy and security in the curriculum of IT and electronic engineering programmes
• Develop new teaching instruments and initiatives incorporating ethical concerns for IT and electronic engineering education
• Foster cooperation between engineering programmes and the private sector through the development of projects incorporating ethical considerations

TEL Practices to Promote Active Learning and a Personalised Learning Experience In Large Class Environments
2021-01-15 | University of Limerick, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Demonstrate how best to engage students, in an inclusive way, in large classes resulting in greater interaction and engagement
• Recognise the importance of personalising the student learning experience
• Identify the TEL opportunities which can increase the personalisation of the student learning experience in large classes

Resilience Building for Students and Educators
2021-01-14 | Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Awareness of the neuroscience underpinning resilience, and its educational benefits
• Evidence-based techniques to support the development of resilience
• Mindset analysis and evaluation of stress responses
• Application of tools and techniques to promote resilience and successfully manage challenges

MoodleMunch Lunchtime Webinar Series
2021-01-12 13:00 - 14:00
Lunchtime webinar series showcasing digital learning and teaching practices
Serving you the second course
MoodleMunch returns in late 2020 serving you a second course of delicious tips, fulfilling insights, meaty case studies, nutritious good practices and more.
Series 2 schedule (2020/2021)

Tuesday 12 January 2021
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University and University of Gloucestershire will deliver presentations.

DCU will present its use of gamification within Moodle to enhance student engagement (DigCompEdu competence 5.3 ‘Actively engaging learners’).
University of Gloucestershire will present its project to move all institution assessments and grading to Moodle (DigCompEdu competence 4.1 ‘Assessment strategies’).

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

Tuesday 16 February 2021
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University will deliver a presentation.

DCU will present the application of a toolkit for Universal Design for Learning in Moodle courses (DigCompEdu competence 5.1 ‘Accessibility and inclusion’).
Second speaker to be confirmed.

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

Tuesday 9 March 2021
12:00-14:30 (approx)
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
MoodleMunch Buffet
Develop digital competences

This capstone event will close off the second series of MoodleMunch. It is a National Forum seminar and the learning objectives are to:
● Understand the broad structure of the DigCompEdu framework;
● Identify specific competences in different areas of the framework that participants wish to develop;
● Appraise the suitability of Moodle approaches and plugins that help develop specific competences;
● Connect with fellow Moodle users and help form a community spirit.

A full schedule of speakers and parallel sessions will be released in due course.

Register to attend this event on Zoom.

Webinar structure

0-5 mins: Introduction
5-20 mins: First presentation
20-30 mins: Q&A
30-45 mins: Second presentation
45-55 mins: Q&A
55-60 mins: Conclusion

About MoodleMunch
MoodleMunch is a lunchtime webinar series, led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, in which members of the Moodle community can share knowledge, good practice and innovations from their own institutions. It 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 will explore Moodle innovations and stories that support the development of educators’ competencies on the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu). These stories will also relate to the broad categories of findings of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) survey of 2019.

Participation in the webinar series is a form of professional learning categorised as “Structured, non-accredited (non-formal)” as per the National Forum Professional Development Framework.
Contact details
For more information on MoodleMunch, please contact Rob Lowney, Learning Technologist, DCU Teaching Enhancement Unit.

Relational Pedagogy and Whole-class Engagement - Can it Really be Done?!
2021-01-12 | Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Understand and explore the concept of relational pedagogy in a face-to-face and online environment
• Reflect on how your own experience in ‘whole-class’ engagement practices contributes to an engaged learning environment
• Consider how our own understandings and definitions of student engagement, partnership and co-creation impact our professional practice
• Identify and plan the practical/impactful methods/approaches that could be implemented in learning environments to support a whole-class resulting in a more inclusive experience for all students

Supporting Writing: How Supervisors Can Support Doctoral Students to Write-up
2021-01-08 | Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Implement strategies for providing writing feedback to students
• Diagnose common problems that need to be resolved in the final draft
• Provide support for the emotional challenges of writing up
• Offer advice on writing productivity to doctoral students

Enhancing Student Engagement Through Technology Enhanced Learning
2021-01-07 | Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Provide an overview of the opportunities afforded for student engagement through Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
• Present research findings which demonstrate the relationship between positive integration of technology enhanced learning and student engagement
• Facilitate a self-evaluation audit for staff of their own current capacity around the use of TEL and Virtual Learning Enviroment (VLE) platforms such as Moodle
• Encourage teaching staff to improve their digital capacity for student engagement
• Provide a workshop forum for collaborative engagement and sharing of best-practice by participants

NutriPD Seminar: Empowering Leaders in the Nutrition Profession-with a focus on competency-based assessment in nutrition education
2020-12-15 | Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology , Ireland
Learning Objectives

Critically discuss the use of competency-based assessment in nutrition and nutrition-related courses. Reflect and implement learnings from competency-based assessment in Dietetic-based programmes
Understand the role NutriPD are playing in the progression of the nutrition profession in Ireland and their findings so far
Discuss how to become a member of the Association for Nutrition (AfN) with an emphasis on portfolio submissions and how to transfer from ANutr to RNutr status
Outline possible career pathways for nutritionists in Ireland, with a focus on academia, research and industry opportunities
Learn how to effectively use Twitter as a nutritionist to get evidence-based information to the public and raise awareness of AfN registered nutritionists as qualified professionals for seeking nutrition advice

Communities of Practice: Challenges and Opportunities for Educators
2020-12-04 | National College of Ireland, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Define the various types of communities of practice
• Introduce some existing communities of practice and highlight best practice
• Share the benefits and opportunities of communities of practice
• Identify challenges and gaps in Ireland
• Explore next steps with participants

Building Resilience into Practice Education for Health Science Students
2020-12-04 | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Understand how high standards of practice education can be achieved using a blended approach in a healthcare environment changed by Covid-19
• Explore pedagogically-appropriate techniques to facilitate effective feedback and assessment between students and clinicians throughout practice education in a healthcare environment changed by Covid-19
• Explore emotionally-literate approaches to addressing challenges in student behaviour and performance as part of practice education in a healthcare environment changed by Covid-19
• Be able to implement approaches and techniques that foster effective teaching, safe learning, and collaborative assessment in a healthcare environment changed by Covid-19
The hosts will:
• Understand what additional supporting resources are needed to improve teaching, learning, and assessment throughout practice education in a healthcare environment changed by Covid-19

MoodleMunch Lunchtime Webinar Series
2020-12-01 13:00 - 14:00
Lunchtime webinar series showcasing digital learning and teaching practices
Serving you the second course
MoodleMunch returns in late 2020 serving you a second course of delicious tips, fulfilling insights, meaty case studies, nutritious good practices and more.
Series 2 schedule (2020/2021)

Tuesday 1 December 2020
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University and Marino Institute of Education will deliver presentations.

DCU will present an initiative to guide students in developing library and academic writing skills (DigCompEdu competence 3.2 ‘Guidance’).
Marino Institute of Education will present its use of podcasts and Moodle to give students flexibility in engaging with content (DigCompEdu competence 2.3 ‘Managing, protecting and sharing digital resources’).

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

Tuesday 12 January 2021
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University and University of Gloucestershire will deliver presentations.

DCU will present its use of gamification within Moodle to enhance student engagement (DigCompEdu competence 5.3 ‘Actively engaging learners’).
University of Gloucestershire will present its project to move all institution assessments and grading to Moodle (DigCompEdu competence 4.1 ‘Assessment strategies’).

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

Tuesday 16 February 2021
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University will deliver a presentation.

DCU will present the application of a toolkit for Universal Design for Learning in Moodle courses (DigCompEdu competence 5.1 ‘Accessibility and inclusion’).
Second speaker to be confirmed.

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

Tuesday 9 March 2021
12:00-14:30 (approx)
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
MoodleMunch Buffet
Develop digital competences

This capstone event will close off the second series of MoodleMunch. It is a National Forum seminar and the learning objectives are to:
● Understand the broad structure of the DigCompEdu framework;
● Identify specific competences in different areas of the framework that participants wish to develop;
● Appraise the suitability of Moodle approaches and plugins that help develop specific competences;
● Connect with fellow Moodle users and help form a community spirit.

A full schedule of speakers and parallel sessions will be released in due course.

Register to attend this event on Zoom.

Webinar structure

0-5 mins: Introduction
5-20 mins: First presentation
20-30 mins: Q&A
30-45 mins: Second presentation
45-55 mins: Q&A
55-60 mins: Conclusion

About MoodleMunch
MoodleMunch is a lunchtime webinar series, led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, in which members of the Moodle community can share knowledge, good practice and innovations from their own institutions. It 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 will explore Moodle innovations and stories that support the development of educators’ competencies on the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu). These stories will also relate to the broad categories of findings of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) survey of 2019.

Participation in the webinar series is a form of professional learning categorised as “Structured, non-accredited (non-formal)” as per the National Forum Professional Development Framework.
Contact details
For more information on MoodleMunch, please contact Rob Lowney, Learning Technologist, DCU Teaching Enhancement Unit.
