Digital Champions

The Digital Champions role involves mentoring colleagues in academic departments on developing blended and online learning and teaching experiences.

Digital Champions undertake a training programme with the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Teaching and Learning Office, covering the online iNOTE Academic Pathway and a range of workshops on digital education resources to support them in their mentoring role.

The iNOTE Digital Champion training and development programme is co-ordinated by Annette Cosgrove, Orla Skehill and Dr Carina Ginty (ATU Galway-Mayo).  The Digital Champions in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have an opportunity to gain a special level 9 Certificate in Digital Teaching and Learning (10 ECTS). This award is also an elective on the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the course is aligned with National Forum Professional Development Framework (Domain Five, Digital Skills).

There are also plans to create a team of Professional Services Digital Champions (details launching in Autumn 2020 on DigitalEd.ie).

The ATU Teaching & Learning Office hosted a special online event, ATU Galway-Mayo Digital Champions Insight Symposium Part 1 and Part 2, showcasing examples of work from the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Digital Champions in 2020, which included a selection of new online courses and resources developed by the Digital Champions following their engagement with the new level 9, Certificate in Digital Teaching and Learning at ATU Galway-Mayo (under the iNOTE – DigitalEd Project).

Meet the Digital Champions

Aine Doherty

LECTURER, MARKETING, BUSINESS & SPORTS
ATU Sligo

Annette Cosgrove

LECTURER IN TEL & DIGITAL EDUCATION DEVELOPER
ATU Galway-Mayo

Cormac Flynn

LECTURER, MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Amaya Vega

LECTURER, ECONOMICS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Aurora Dimache

LECTURER, MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Carina Ginty

iNOTE & DIGITALED.IE PROJECT LEADER / TEACHING & LEARNING OFFICE
ATU Galway-Mayo
Cillian

Dr. Cillian Ó Murchú

LECTURER, BUSINESS
ATU Sligo

Dr. Clare Gilsenan

LECTURER, CULINARY ARTS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Isobel Cunningham

LECTURER, BUSINESS STUDIES
ATU Donegal

Dr. John Healy

LECTURER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Kate Dunne

LECTURER, FURNITURE WOOD TECHNOLOGY - LETTERFRACK CAMPUS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Katie O’Dwyer

LECTURER, AQUATIC ECOLOGY
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Mark Kelly

LECTURER, BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Mark McCarthy

LECTURER, HERITAGE STUDIES
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Nora Ní Fhlannagain

LECTURER, PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Sarah Berthaud

LECTURER, LANGUAGES & HUMANITIES
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Trevor Clohessy

LECTURER, ENTERPRISE & TECHNOLOGY
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Wayne Gibbons

LECTURER, BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

Gerard Nicholson

LECTURER, BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

Irene Hayden

LECTURER, BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

John Langan

Lecturer, Fine Art - CCAM
ATU Galway-Mayo

John McGuinness

LECTURER - LETTERFRACK CAMPUS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Michael Carey

LECTURER, MAINFRAME COMPUTING & BUSINESS STUDIES
ATU Donegal

Noreen Henry

LECTURER, TECHNOLOGY - MAYO CAMPUS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Patricia Doherty

HEAD OF DEPT. BUSINESS STUDIES
ATU Donegal

Paul Lennon

LECTURER, ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
ATU Galway-Mayo

Paul McGuckin

LECTURER, BUSINESS STUDIES
ATU Donegal

Phelim Murnion

LECTURER, BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Richard Holmes

LECTURER, NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES - MAYO CAMPUS
ATU Galway-Mayo

Shane Wilson

LECTURER, COMPUTING
ATU Donegal

Tomas Mangan

LECTURER, SERVICE INDUSTRIES
ATU Galway-Mayo

Ulrich Hoeche

LECTURER, CULINARY ARTS
ATU Galway-Mayo
Anne McEvoy

Anne McEvoy

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIST
ATU Galway-Mayo

Bridie Killoran

CAREERS OFFICER, INOTE STUDENT SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT TEAM
ATU Galway-Mayo
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Dr. Kevin Cunningham

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIST
ATU Galway-Mayo

Dr. Sean Daffy

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIST
ATU Galway-Mayo

Jessica Duffy

PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR
ATU Galway-Mayo

Karen Smyth

MARKETING OFFICER
ATU Galway-Mayo

Mairead Noone

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
ATU Sligo

Margaret Waldron

INSTITUTE LIBRARIAN
ATU Galway-Mayo

Orla Skehill

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIST
ATU Galway-Mayo
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