The National Forum is delighted to share its schedule of professional development Open Courses for the autumn semester. Open Courses are developed by those with relevant expertise from across the sector and are aligned to the National Professional Development Framework for All Staff Who Teach in Higher Education. Participants who complete an Open Course can…
The National Forum is delighted to announce the establishment of a new Student Success Advisory Group to help guide the development of a practical resource for Irish higher education. Members of the Group include students and staff from a range of higher education institutions who bring a depth of experience and a range of expertise…
The National Forum team, reflecting on the end of one year and the start of another, developed an overview of work it undertook in 2020/2021 in partnership with the Irish higher education sector.
The National Forum is delighted to welcome to the team new Student Associate Intern, Rhiannon Louise Kavanagh. Rhiannon joins the National Forum from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) where she studied on the LLB Bachelor of Laws program. After graduating, she went on to serve two terms as Vice President for Education at WIT Students’…
The National Forum, in partnership with Ireland’s higher education sector, has engaged in the development of a Professional Development Recognition Framework, which has been identified as a high-level indicator of success under the key strategic priority of ‘The Professional Development of Those Who Teach’ in the National Forum Strategy 2019-2021. An Advisory Group, working with the…
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The National Forum, in partnership with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), will host an online webinar entitled ‘Competencies, Expectations and Learning Contracts in Work-Based Assessment: How are they related?’ on Thursday, 23 September 2021, 12.00-13.30. Assessment of work-integrated learning can be challenging in relation to the: Expectation of what is to be assessed in advance…
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Learning Objectives To share the pedagogical potential of modern literature to facilitate critical thinking and critical consciousness in third level education To stem the growing tide of 'aliteracy' and engage students in reading To foster a curriculum of consciousness using literature as a too
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Learning Objectives • Clarify and state the central purpose for learning and teaching; • Have a heightened awareness of factors that engage students in learning; • Collaboratively create their own model of engaged learning and teaching • Critically analyse the MELT
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The National Forum is delighted to support the Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) 2021 Conference, to be hosted online on 01 October by Athlone Institute of Technology, Dundalk Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology. This is the fourth in a series of SURE Conferences. Students from throughout Ireland who are completing their final…
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The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in partnership with the Higher Education Authority invites you to the online launch of a new resource ‘Seven Cs for Embedding Student Success: A Toolkit for Higher Education Institutions’ designed to support the sustainable enhancement of student success across the sector. We are delighted that…
Find out more »Learning Objectives Demonstrate a critical understanding of regulatory frameworks associated with research and development Select concepts and models of supervision pedagogy and identify new and emergent issues in research supervision within, disciplinary, institutional, national and international contexts Critically reflect on the knowledge, skills and competencies developed in this workshop and identify the implications for teaching…
Find out more »Learning Objectives • Understand the principles of building a sustainable Social Economy eco-system • Comprehend the benefits and challenges of building an Social Economy eco-system • Enhanced awareness of Social Economy eco-system educational tools • Understand the Social Economy Canvas as an educational/ active learning tool • Capacity to map a Social Economy Canvas
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Learning Objectives • Identify what ABC Learning Design is and how it has evolved internationally in recent years • Adapt and apply the DCU approach to online ABC Learning Design at own institution • Access practical guidance for planning and facilitating this online workshop
Find out more »Learning Objectives Consider the nature and values of student-staff partnerships Examine case studies of student-staff partnerships in learning & teaching Identify opportunities for potential student-staff partnership
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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
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