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

'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’
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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 UTC
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.

Meeting Academic Professional Development Needs
2020-11-27
Learning Objectives
• Map specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) areas that meet academics immediate needs and experiences
• Explore the levels of personalisation of CPD that can be achieved
• Identify professional development pathways preferred by academics
• Align CPD provision with the Professional Development Framework

Webinar on "The INDEx Survey: A Challenging and Rewarding Journey"
2020-11-25 00:00 - 13:00
This webinar charts the story behind the planning, development and implementation of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey. Participants will have an opportunity to engage directly with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, co-ordinators of the survey, as they share their experiences of this first for Irish higher education.
This event is designed for anyone interested in the INDEx Survey process overall, and particularly for those who may be considering running a similar survey in their own country or education institution.
24,484 students and 4,445 staff who teach at 32 higher education institutions in Ireland completed the INDEx Survey which set out to explore and capture the digital experiences of students and staff who teach, highlighting what makes a difference to them and providing an evidence base to inform future decision-making and enhancement of teaching and learning in Irish higher education.
The survey was a success, and indeed made possible, due to focused, national, collaborative efforts. In this webinar, National Forum staff will describe the process of collaboration and partnership behind the INDEx Survey. They will also discuss the narrative behind the results, conclusions and key learnings that were published earlier this year in the INDEx Survey Findings Report.
This event coincides with the recent publication of the National Forum briefing paper on the INDEx Survey process Implementing the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey: A Challenging and Rewarding Journey. Attendees are invited to read this briefing paper before attending the webinar (downloadable from https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/publication/implementing-the-irish-national-digital-experience-index-survey-a-challenging-and-rewarding-journey).
Please note this event will run from 12.00 to 13.00 hours (Irish time) on Wednesday 25 November 2020. All are welcome to participate.
Click here to register.

Launch: Community Engaged Learning - An Online Course
2020-11-23 13:00 - 13:40
Campus Engage and the National Forum warmly welcome you to help us launch our Community Engaged Learning Online Short Course.
Hear first-hand how taking this course can help implement community-engaged learning into any curriculum, and accredit your students to address real world problems, in partnership with community organisations.
The launch event will showcase high impact case studies, course content, intended course learning outcomes, and timelines. It will bring together expert teaching staff, students and community partners to discuss ‘how to’ implement CEL into any curriculum; build partnerships for success; and enhance students’ skills.
Sign-up for first delivery of the course will open in late November, limited places available. The course will be delivered online, across Irish higher education from Spring 2021.
Register here.
For further information, please contact Colm at colm.ohehir@iua.ie

Where are all the Migrant Women in Higher Education?
2020-11-20 | Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Engage effectively with migrant women and promote opportunities for them and their families to access Higher Education
• Identify the key agencies and support services who support migrant women and their families in accessing Higher Education
• Identify the crucial supports needed by migrant women and their families to integrate and succeed in higher education
• Mitigate the systemic obstacles facing migrant women and their families in accessing, integrating and succeeding in higher education
• Offer opportunities for migrant women and their families to access the labour market through work and graduate placement

Work-based Assessment: Getting to Grips with Policies and Practices
2020-11-19 10:00 - 15:00
The ‘Work-based Assessment: Getting to Grips with Policies and Practices’ symposium marks the culmination of a National Forum, and Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) partnership that has led to a series of events throughout 2020 titled ‘Work-based Assessment: Exploring Critical Issues and Sharing Solutions’. The symposium will run from 10am- 3pm on 19 November next.
This event will build on learning from conversations that have taken place during and around the series’ preceding webinars and provide an opportunity to consider actions for sectoral change. It will draw together international and national experts, key resources, case studies and use a series of interactive approaches to interrogate this topic across the range of different work-based learning contexts.
The speaker line-up features two international guest speakers. Dr Norah McRae of the University of Waterloo, Canada, will focus on ‘The Global Work-integrated Learning Framework: Understanding the context for assessment discussions’ . Dr Rola Ajjawi of Deakin University, Australia, will explore ‘The Challenges of Authentic and Aligned Assessment in Complex Work Contexts: Ways forward for policy and practice’ . The main guest speaker from the Irish context is Dr Mary Kelly of Hibernia College, Dublin. Dr Kelly will speak to ‘Work-based Assessment of Competence to Practice – A Holistic Look at Assessment of Occupational Competence in the Teaching Profession’.
To date, the two webinars in this series attracted over 500 registrations in all, with each webinar involving representatives from across further and higher education. In addition to inputs from the National Forum, QQI, and the event series facilitator, Dr Geraldine O’Neill, the webinars involved valuable contributions from representatives of Trinity College Dublin, City of Dublin Education and Training Board, Accounting Technicians Ireland, University of Limerick, and Mayo, Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board.
A full symposium schedule will be circulated within the next two weeks.
Past Webinars
Webinar 1: Exploring Critical Issues and Sharing Solutions
Webinar 2: Exploring the Challenge of Consistency

Designing Assessment Strategies in Interprofessional Education
2020-11-18 | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Discuss the learning outcomes for interprofessional education
• Describe the principles of assessment of/as/for learning in interprofessional education
• Identify the challenges associated with designing assessments in interprofessional education
• Consider different approaches to assessment in interprofessional education
• Reflect on the application of different assessment strategies in interprofessional education in academic institutes and in practice education settings

Engaging Effectively with Distance Education Students
2020-11-17 | Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectices
• Identify opportunities to enhance the learning process through blended learning
• Assess and critique various approaches to digital learning – Learn key strategies to engage effectively with distance students
• Develop an understanding of the skills required to best embrace teaching and learning in a digital world
• Apply the skills learned to teaching, thus enriching the learning experience for students
*This event was deferred from the 2019/20 National Seminar Series

Working On Reflection - Supporting Students to Reflect on Work Placement
2020-11-12 | Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Discuss the importance of using reflective practices for work based learning and assessment
• Conduct a workshop for students pre-placement and during placement on reflective processes and methods
• Provide feedback for students on their reflections
• Assess reflections for work based learning

Webinar: DELTA Award Application and Review Process
2020-11-10 12:00 - 13:30
A National Forum information webinar will be hosted about the application and review process involved with the Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Award on 10 November 2020 from 12.00 – 12.45. The DELTA award is presented to discipline groups who can demonstrate a record of excellence in teaching and learning enhancement and who commit to an ongoing, clearly articulated, shared process of continued enhancement. The DELTA Award is the only team award in the national learning impact awards. The application process is detailed in the DELTA interface which will be outlined during the webinar and in the DELTA handbook, which should be used in tandem. The DELTA Award process aims to facilitate recognition at a discipline level and to bring good practice to a wider audience, as an essential part of valuing teaching and learning within higher education communities.
The webinar will be followed by a drop-in clinic from 12.45 – 13.30 for teams that have specific questions about the application process.
You can register for this webinar at this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/delta-award-application-and-review-process-tickets-125474420369

Decolonizing the Curriculum
2020-11-09 | Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• The role of critical race theory in teaching and learning across disciplines
• Diversifying reading lists to reflect the traditions, cultures and bodies of thought which reflect the breadth of our student population
• Decentralise the Western intellectual tradition that foregrounds works which are ‘pale, male and stale’. Critique the West as sole producer of academic knowledge
• Prepare students to live, work and operate in diverse cultural environments
• The relationship between equality and representation

Redesigning Assessment and Developing Staff and Student Feedback Literacy
2020-11-06 | Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Elaborate on the meaning of feedback and distinguish between general feedback and feedback on assessment
• Examine assessment strategies and consider how we can redesign assessments to provide opportunity for students to engage with and incorporate the feedback in subsequent assessments
• Empower students as confident and competent evaluators of their own work by providing opportunities to incorporate feedback in subsequent assessment
• Discuss the importance and types of feedback, including feedback dialogue
• Recognize what students value in relation to assessment and feedback and how to ensure that feedback is fit for purpose, timely, valuable, actionable

Digital Storytelling in the Curriculum
2020-11-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectices
• Examine a range of applications for digital storytelling in teaching
• Consider the value of digital storytelling as a reflection tool in the Health Sciences and the Arts
• Analyse the effectiveness of digital storytelling projects in challenging barriers to healthcare and social justice
• Identify the potential of digital storytelling for research in the Health Sciences and the Arts

Enhancing First Year Student Success Using a Games-based Approach
2020-11-05 | TU Dublin, City Campus, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Reflect upon strategies employed to support student success within first year programmes
• Identify activities where gamification methods might be used to engage first year students with their subject discipline, staff and their peer group
• Design a game based activity in collaboration with staff and students that could be used in a first year programme

MoodleMunch Lunchtime Webinar Series
2020-11-03 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 3 November 2020
13:00-14:00
(Timezone: Dublin/Europe)
In this webinar, Dublin City University and Technological University Dublin will deliver presentations.

DCU will present a project to support students developing reflective and digital skills using H5P and Moodle (DigCompEdu competence 6.3 ‘Digital content creation’).
TU Dublin will present its suite of plugins to support teachers in creating content for Moodle using, among other things, Microsoft Word (DigCompEdu competence 2.2 ‘Creating and modifying digital resources’).

Register to attend this webinar on Zoom.

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.

Exploring the Experiences of Black and Ethnic Minority Students in Higher Education
2020-11-03 | Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• To discuss the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students in Higher Education
• To explore diversity in the classroom
• To explain and identify the concept of unconscious bias

Plagiarism and Collusion – Myth or Reality? Assessment for Future Needs
2020-10-30 | Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Learning Objectives
• Enhance awareness amongst all those who teach of the types of plagiarism and collusion that are most prevalent
• Enable debate on the evidence surrounding plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating
• Encourage re-design of assessment practices to support learning and reduce possibilities for plagiarism and collusion
• Embed self-reflection and create awareness of our own biases and assumptions and design strategies to investigate and improve our teaching and assessment approaches, that involve our students’ voices

Webinar: Data Literacy, Privacy and Protection in Higher Education
2020-10-22 14:00 - 15:00
A national webinar entitled ‘Data Literacy, Privacy and Protection in Higher Education’ is due to take place from 2-3pm on Thursday 22 October 2020. The webinar will be the first in a series of national webinars from the National Forum to take a closer look at key findings from the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey.

At this event, key INDEx findings in relation to data privacy and data protection, informed by close to 30,000 students and staff who teach from across Irish higher education, will be summarised and then explored with respect to teaching and learning, institutional policies, digital and data literacies, and student-staff partnership. Considering the importance of institutions’ GDPR obligations and concerns about personal data privacy more broadly, it is important to ensure students’ data privacy and protection, to communicate clearly to the institutional community regarding related protective measures that are in place, and to support both staff and students with the necessary knowledge and resources. With just half of students agreeing that their institution protected their data privacy, fewer than a third agreeing that they were informed about how their personal data was stored and used, and half of all staff who teach agreeing that they were informed about their responsibilities with regard to managing learner data securely, the INDEx findings suggest that additional work is required on this issue.

A three-speaker panel will be moderated by Dr Catherine Cronin, Strategic Education Developer, National Forum. The speakers are:

Kevin McStravock – Deputy President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Union of Students in Ireland. Kevin will provide a brief overview of students’ perspectives on data protection and privacy, referring to INDEx findings, as well as issues that students encounter when using the internet and electronic devices.
Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin – Head of Department of Technology Enhanced Learning, Cork Institute of Technology. Gearóid will explore data privacy and protection from an institutional perspective, including examples of how INDEx findings have been built upon at CIT.
Dr Bonnie Stewart – Assistant Professor of Online Pedagogy and Workplace Learning, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, Canada. Bonnie will explore how systems we rely on for scholarship and teaching increasingly translate digital experience into behavioural data and how the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread adoption of online learning amplify the need to address data literacies and practices in higher education.

This webinar will conclude with a panel-participant question and answer session. All are welcome to participate in the webinar.
Bookings are now open at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/webinar-on-data-literacy-privacy-and-protection-in-higher-education-tickets-121215816771.
