A range of future-focused national research projects were announced on 1 July as Ireland’s five inaugural Teaching and Learning Research Fellows began their 18-month Fellowships with the National Forum, in partnership with the Irish Research Council. The five projects have cross-cutting themes that will underpin the implementation and development of national policies and institutional strategies…
The Director of the National Forum, Dr Terry Maguire, has been invited as a panellist at an international event hosted by the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union today. The event, entitled ‘Teachers and Trainers for the Future: Towards the ‘New Normal’’ will gather European ministers and international leaders to discuss this…
As the semester draws to a close, the National Forum has just published a timely briefing paper which shares insights from members of the higher education community as they reflect on what they have learned through the move to online/remote teaching and learning in recent months. The gathering of these insights was rapid and light-touch;…
The six weeks since the launch of the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey Report have given an indication of its early reach and impact. The launch itself, which took place online on 7 May 2020, attracted over 300 registrations, including viewers from Australia, Germany, Lebanon, Portugal, Russia, the Netherlands, the UK and the US…
The National Forum, in partnership with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), has just announced a series of events scheduled throughout 2020 entitled ‘Work-based Assessment: Exploring Critical Issues and Sharing Solutions’. The purpose of this event series is to initiate a national conversation on work-based assessment and share experiences and approaches so that good practice responses…
