The SURE Network is delighted to host the Second Annual Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Conferences (SURE 2019) on 27th September 2019 in Institute of Technology, Carlow, Technological University Dublin and Institute of Technology, Sligo. Students from institutes of technology throughout Ireland who are completing their final year project in 2018-19 are invited to submit…
As the deadline for the submission of proposals for the Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funding in Higher Education 2019 is next Tuesday, 8 October, we have been receiving a number of queries from institutional leads regarding the submission process. To ensure all questions are answered and our responses shared with all institutions, the Director…
We are delighted to announce that AHEAD and UCD Access & Lifelong Learning are teaming up in partnership with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education to facilitate the Digital Badge for Universal Design in Teaching and Learning in a fully online format this Autumn/Winter. This course was developed by AHEAD and…
Learning Outcomes Explore innovative methods of community engagement for transiting towards a low carbon climate resilient future including: citizen juries; technical scenario analysis and modelling; community visioning; living labs; and participatory mapping Inform the design and development of a democratic sustainability methodology to identify and embed education for sustainability initiatives across all programmes in GMIT…
Learning Outcomes Explain the fundamentals of comparative judgement methodology as a component of student assessment Discuss and critically reflect on participant's own current assessment practices Use appropriate digital tools to use comparative judgement in assessment with students
Learning Outcomes Add to the conversation around predictive analytics by moving the focus solely from academic engagement to academic, emotional and social engagement Add to the conversation around student success; it's not just about the academic, and propose our own definition of 'leading your own race' Further information is available via the Eventbrite registration link…
The Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey will be launched on Monday 14 October 2019 in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin, at 10-30-12.00. This national event will mark the start of the INDEx Survey, Ireland's first ever survey of the digital experience, expectations and engagement of two key groups - students and all staff who teach…
Learning Outcomes To understand the principles, functions and purposes of supervision To understand the components of, and be able to negotiate, a viable supervision contract To understand and be able to apply the Morrison and Clare’s reflective practice cycle as a problem solving model in supervision To review and develop supervisory core competencies
The National Forum will facilitate a workshop on Wednesday 23 October to support those in Irish higher education who are engaged in institutional policy development, or who would like to contribute to institutional policies, in the areas of digital and/or open teaching and learning. This is the second in a series National Forum regional workshops, following a…
