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Upcoming Events
Online Meeting with SATLE Fund Leads on 22 April
An online meeting is taking place on 22 April, open to all institution leads, to discuss initiatives funded under the Strategic Alignment of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funding in Higher Education 2019. Collectively, the initiatives represent an investment of €5.57m across 22 higher education institutions, focused on ensuring that teaching and learning within and across…
Find out more »Engaging with the Professional Development Framework: User Perspectives
Learning Outcomes Promote engagement with, and implementation of, the Professional Development Framework in participant's institutions and across the HE sector Share experiences of different approaches to implementing the Professional Development Framework in HEI Discuss the benefits and challenges of utilising the Professional Development Framework Design or employ a user guide to facilitate the implementation of…
Find out more »Developing the Concept of “Good” Teaching
Learning Outcomes Explore the perceptions of new teaching academics on student engagement Examine the concepts of ‘good teaching’ in light of the student voice Discuss the variety of approaches that can enable increased student engagement Evaluate the approaches that can be applied to improve the efficacy of your teaching practice
Find out more »Difficult Events, Different Narratives: Strategies and Capacity Building for Teaching, Learning and Assessing Contested Issues in Modern Languages, Applied Linguistics and Journalism
Learning Outcomes: Identify key issues that impact upon teaching, learning and assessment in Higher Education when engaging with contested events and narratives in the fields of Modern Languages Applied Linguistics (MLAL) and Journalism Explore strategies used within and across disciplines towards the pursuit of best practice in the teaching, learning and assessment of contested events…
Find out more »Action in Architecture – Teaching for Climate Change, Teaching for the Future
Learning Outcomes 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…
Find out more »Online Launch of INDEx Report
Save the date/time: 7 May 2020, 11am The National Forum, in partnership with higher education institutions across the country, will hold an online launch of the INDEx Report on 7 May 2020 at 11am. In autumn 2019, as part of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey, 25,484 students and 4,445 staff who teach across…
Find out more »Discussions on Successful Work Placement Processes – Sharing Innovative Strategies
Learning Outcomes To identify the structures and scaffolds available across central units and academic departments to support students in securing internships or work placements To explore and develop good practice in relation to working across central units and with academic departments to support students on an internship/placement To explore and develop good practice in relation…
Find out more »Engineering an Ethical Reboot: Embracing the Social Dimension of Engineering
Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of how the technical work of engineers is inherently social and political Consider pedagogical approaches that might foster a deeper and more holistic student appreciation of social responsibility in the context of engineering practice Develop an appreciation of how, as educators, we might empower students to make a positive contribution…
Find out more »Meeting of National Forum Associates on 19 May
The next meeting of the National Forum Associates Assembly will take place in Dublin on 19 May 2020. The Assembly is comprised of two representatives from each higher education institution, who meet as a collective twice per year to hear about and provide input into the work of the National Forum and its partners. The…
Find out more »Enhancing Digital Capacity of Staff who Teach in Higher Education
Learning outcomes: Produce quality Open Educational Resources (OER) video content for social media platforms using a smart phone Identify relevant technologies to enhance the teaching and learning experience of students Incorporate these technologies into lesson planning and curriculum design Appraise the effectiveness of these tools in terms of student engagement
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