The ZOEA Initiative (Zoology Observed through an Educational lens)
The need for this initiative: Increases in class sizes and the number of 5 credit modules has led to a decrease in the amount of practical skills available to zoology…
Experiential learning for dispute resolution: Developing a curriculum for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) skills, theory, and practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has become an integral part of national (Arbitration Act 2010; Mediation Act 2017; Labour Relations Commission) and international (UNCITRAL Model Law; ADR Directive 2013) legal practice.…
Developing Responsive Leadership to Support the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines
This T&L initiative is a pilot that will enable responsive academic leadership practices by developing School disciplinary leadership teams to lead enhancement locally, and horizontally, across four disciplinary sites within…
The MakerMap: linking spaces, knowledge and people in support of creative, inquiry-based, interdisciplinary connection making on and off campus
The aim of this T&L initiative is to establish UCC as a national leader in makerspaces for interdisciplinary teaching, learning and research. A makerspace is “a collaborative space…for making, learning,…
Developing a Connected Curriculum: Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within UCC’s Curriculum
UCC’s Academic Strategy commits the university to developing a “Connected Curriculum” with sustainability featured as one of six thematic areas. This reflects the government’s National Strategy on Education for Sustainable…
The BIM-Futures Toolkit: Designing, developing and piloting a professional development capacity framework for staff, students and industry stakeholders involved in BIM-related practice
The BIM-Futures ToolkitDesigning, developing and piloting a professional development capacity framework for staff, students and industry stakeholders involved in BIM-related practice The Project Team Project Lead Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology…
Reimagining Experiential Academic Learning (REAL) Project
Reimagining Experiential Academic Learning (REAL) The Project Team Project Lead Letterkenny Institute of Technology Project Partners University of Limerick Institute of Technology Carlow Primary Contact Siobhan Cullen Letterkenny Institute of…
The Teachers’ Research Exchange (T-REX): Connecting Teaching, Research and Practice in Initial Teacher Education
The Teachers’ Research Exchange (T-REX)Connecting Teaching, Research and Practice in Initial Teacher Education The Project Team Project Lead Mary Immaculate College Project Partners University of Limerick National University of Ireland…
Disciplines Inquiring into Societal Challenges (DISCs)
Disciplines Inquiring into Societal Challenges (DISCs) The Project Team Project Lead University College Cork Project Partners Dublin City University Maynooth University Primary Contact Dr. Karl Kitching University College Cork K.Kitching@ucc.ie…
Higher Education Language Educators’ Competences (HELECs)
HELECsHigher Education Language Educators’ Competences The Project Team Project Lead University College Cork Project Partners Waterford Institute of Technology Dublin City University Maynooth University Primary Contact Dr Emma Riordan…
