Digital Ed

UCD LEAP: Engagement Monitoring and Remote Support Delivery in Online Environments
2021-10-27 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Virtual
https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/event/ucd-leap-engagement-monitoring-remote-support-delivery-in-online-environments/

Creating Haptic, Material and Equitable Online Learning in the Visual Arts
2021-11-03 10:00 - 13:00
Learning Objectives: Gain a toolkit of pedagogical strategies for delivering meaningful online delivery in the Visual Arts, Understand ethical and equality concerns arising from provision of Visual Arts Education online, How can embodied learning and embodied teaching be delivered online and how can tacit knowledge be captured or recognised in the online environment?, How can we advocate for the specific need for Fine Art education to be delivered on campus and resist neoliberal and capitalist impulse to remove space in institutions. Create a short questionnaire for students from each of our institutions, with the responses collated to support further discussions around best practice for Visual Art students’ needs

The Fusion of Theory and Practice: Reflection on the Early Years & Childhood Studies Professional Practice Placement as a Community of Practice Experience – Part 1
2021-11-04 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: To develop a community of practice exploring the triquetra relationship among student, placement supervisor and placement mentor with a focus on student well-being and student successTo discuss the fusion of theory and practice, of the interdisciplinary degree, identifying the key components that assure student well-being and student success during professional practice placement
To reflect on the key components for high quality practice that contribute to and/or inhibit the success of the student, placement supervisor and placement mentor relationship
To create a shared vision and develop an evidence–based professional practice placement model to ensure an enriched, engaged and positive experience of the professional practice placement that leads to student success
To evaluate and plan the next steps for dissemination of best practice, through an Action for Transformation Plan, facilitating a collaborative and co-created approach to ensure student success in the professional practice placement:

Fostering Metacognition in the Digital Learning Environment
2021-11-05 14:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: Understand the key role of metacognition in effective learningAppreciate the potential for fostering metacognitive approaches within the digital learning environment in university education
Understand how tools within the virtual learning environment (VLE) may be leveraged to support metacognitive skills development in students
Begin to frame metacognitive learning for blended implementation
Become a metacognition champion for our community of practice

Vevox - Interactive tool for engagement in meetings & classes
2021-11-05 15:00 | Virtual
This session will showcase the features of Vevox and give you ideas of how it can be integrated into your teaching practices.

National VIT&L Week
2021-11-08 - 2021-11-12 | Virtual
The National Forum is facilitating a programme of events for VIT&L Week that will highlight the value of teaching and learning and show how the value of teaching and learning can be strengthened into the future.

VIT&L Event: Celebration and launch of the CUA DigitalEd Case Study Collection Publication
2021-11-11 11:00 - 12:30
This special VITAL event will celebrate the launch of the DigitalEd Case Study Collection. The DigitalEd Case Study publication will showcase exemplars of online and blended course design outputs produced in GMIT, IT Sligo and LYIT including; reflections from the digital champion experience; Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the digital world; the DigitalEd transformation journey and how it has supported the development of a culture of digital transformation across the CUA.
Established in January 2020, the CUA Digital Champion network supports colleagues to develop their digital teaching and learning skills and engagement with a suite of DigitalEd.ie resources and professional development pathways. The impact of the champion mentoring network is wide ranging, from a local and institutional perspective, and it is provided an opportunity for digital transformation, as we move forward in becoming a new Technological University in the West and North-West of Ireland. This event will take place on the GMIT Dublin Road Campus and live streamed on the day.

SoB Workshop: Implementing the Programmatic Review Transformation Framework (PRTF) - Assessment, Employability & Sustainability
2021-11-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
GMIT School of Business staff are invited to learn how to embed the three themes into their programme and module review process.

SoB Workshop: Exploring a Learning Design Process for any of module you teach & UDL considerations.
2021-11-12 11:30 - 13:00 | Virtual
GMIT School of Business Workshop

SoB Workshop: Writing Learning Outcomes
2021-11-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
GMIT School of Business staff are invited to attend this session which will provide an introduction to writing learning outcomes for modules. We will also discuss the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning. A number of design aids will be shared to support module descriptor enhancements.

Implementing the Programmatic Review Transformation Framework - Assessment, Employability & Sustainability
2021-11-16 09:00 - 10:30, 2021-11-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
GMIT Academic Staff are invited to learn about training and design supports that are available for the Programmatic Review Process – Sustainability, Time, Rubrics, SDGs, innovative assessments, etc.

Team Based Learning: Optimising Active and Collaborative Learning
2021-12-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: Explain the essential elements that make up a team-based learning unit; Describe the benefits and challenges of using TBL; Plan for the introduction of team-based learning to a curriculum

Practical and Pedagogical Approaches to Online and Blended Learning Design with Dr Orna Farrell, DCU
2021-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Working within DCU’s National Institute for Digital Learning. Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy, online student success and engagement, eportfolio and open educational practice. She has a growing publication record in her fields of interest, including a range of book chapters, journal articles, invited presentations and conference papers. She has published in high ranking journals such as Distance Education, the Journal of Interactive Media in Education, Research in Learning Technology, and the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.

Design a better 2022 – enhancing digital productivity and wellbeing for early career academics
2021-12-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: Engage in purposeful and critical reflection on everyday digital working practices as they relate to professional development and wellbeing; Participate in interdisciplinary peer dialogue and cultivate a professional network that seeks to enhance digital wellbeing in the context of academic teaching and learning; Identify key innovations in digital technologies to enhance learning, teaching and assessment

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Collaborative International Online Learning (COIL)
2021-12-15 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Project highlights focused on digital capacity and flexible learning delivery from IT Sligo, LYIT and GMIT.

GMIT Christmas Teaching & Learning Showcase
2021-12-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
Dr Edd Pitt, University of Kent, will join us to deliver a keynote address on Creating Opportunities within the Curriculum followed by teaching & learning showcases from the GMIT President’s Teaching Excellence Award & graduates from the Certificate in Teaching & Learning. Additional showcases include a report from the GMIT SURE Network, the new online Civic Engagement course, digital tools for action & expression, and an update on the iNOTE/DigitalEd Project.

GMIT Christmas Teaching & Learning Showcase 2021

Remote Labs Virtual Symposium 2021
2021-12-16 14:00 - 17:15 | Virtual
Calling all STEM educators! We are looking to build a global community to support the delivery of Remote and Online Labs in STEM Education. The aim is to share resources, ideas, and techniques, while engaging in constructive discussions with like-minded individuals.
Remote Labs Virtual Symposium 2021 – Schedule

To Explore Authentic and Appropriate Built Environment CPD Educational Practice
2022-01-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
The seminar aims to explore authentic and appropriate teaching, learning and assessment practice for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the Built Environment. It will focus on best practice in higher education and open discussions on CPD requirements and their development. The seminar aims to get discussions going on what people require from CPDs and to get down to what the issues are, and how to address them.

What the H5P!? Hands On Workshop
2022-01-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
It may sound like something scary but H5P is actually a quick and easy way to develop interactive activities and learning resources to use online with Moodle and also for face-to-face teaching. It’s a completely free and open technology, a great tool for all experience levels and it’s ready and waiting for you to use.
Join me for a hands-on (virtual) workshop – limited to 6 places – where will take a tour of the basics of H5P, its benefits and limitations plus the wide variety of activities you can create. From quizzes, to games and interactive videos – there’s a huge choice of templates and all we have to do is just fill them in – which is exactly what we’re going to do!

Launch Event - Engaged Research & Innovation for Societal Impact: Building Capacity Across Ireland - New 6-week Online Course
2022-01-24 13:00 - 13:40 | Virtual
We warmly welcome you to help us launch our new Train-the-Trainer Online Course. Hear first-hand how taking this course can help your organisation embed engaged research and innovation practice to address our greatest societal challenges with public policy makers, civic society, patients, industry and others. The launch event will showcase course content, intended course learning outcomes, and how to register.

Digital West 2022 - Cybersecurity & Trust
2022-01-25 | Virtual
Speaker Lineup: Andrea Manning CEO & Founder CyberPie – GDPR & CyberSecurity Speciailist. Member of ITAG Cyber Forum and Cyber Ireland. LEO Mentor & International Speaker
Mathieu Gorge, CEO at VigiTrust – Chairman of the VigiTrust Global Advisory Board – Featured ForbesBooks Author
Dr. Seamus Dowling, programme chair and lecturer in cybersecurity at GMIT. Co-founder, administrator and academic instructor of the Cisco Academy at GMIT. Fulbright Ireland TechImpact Scholar 2021/22
Detective Garda Paul Fitzpatrick – IACIS Certified Computer Forensic Examiner and Cybercrime Investigator.
Eoin Byrne – Cluster Manager at Cyber Ireland
Eamonn Larkin – Program Director of Devops at IBM
and many more…

Active Learning Strategies – A Travel and Tourism Programme Perspective
2022-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
The devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the national and international travel and tourism industries y have been well documented to date (WTO, 2021; OECD, 2021; Fáilte Ireland, 2021; ITIC, 2021Research suggests that online learning has been shown to increase retention of information, and take less time, meaning the changes coronavirus have caused might be here to stay. As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. COVID-19 has created challenges in our educational system worldwide (UNESCO, 2020). Due to this pandemic, the higher education system in travel and tourism has moved away from traditional classroom settings to non-traditional environments such as hybrid and online classrooms. The recent movement has significantly changed the way lecturers teach and engage students in this new environment, creating issues for both lecturers and students. Travel and tourism academics continually endeavour to apply creative and varied active learning techniques to maximise learning opportunities such as guest lectures which play an integral part in the module delivery for any travel and tourism programme. The aim of this seminar is to investigate the viability of delivering a 100% online level 8 travel and tourism education in Ireland. Consequently, this seminar will be incorporate the expertise of three leading academics in the field of both the national and international context of travel and tourism on how Irish higher education institutions can realise their potential to deliver world-class travel and tourism programmes solely online.

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Graphic Facilitation
2022-01-26 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

Challenges for Learning Design & Teaching Practice Beyond the Pandemic
2022-01-26 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual
The earlier embedding of student-centred approaches to learning and teaching, digital innovation, co-creation and institutional capacity building were key to the transition to emergency remote teaching across the global HE sector in March 2020. Many institutions wedded to traditional teaching methods encountered barriers as they moved from campus-based provision to online learning at scale and at very short notice. In this session, Ale will reflect on how pedagogic transformation normalised before Covid-19 influenced the way institutions and their students operated during the pandemic. Drawing from his work at the University of Northampton between 2012 and 2020, he will explore what this preparedness involves, including creative and sometimes radical ways of tackling challenges. He will review recent research into student and staff engagement in blended learning settings, as well as implications and challenges for learning design, teaching practice and “emergency professional development” beyond the pandemic.

Using Creative Methodologies to Explore Issues in Educational Practice
2022-01-26 16:00 - 18:30 | Virtual
This online seminar offers theoretical and methodological insights on a range of creative and pedagogic approaches to data gathering and analysis. It also focuses on issues of interpretation and its role in narrative research through offering alternative forms of ‘giving voice’. It is envisaged that the session will include practical tasks where attendees will experiment with such methods – with a particular focus on participant voice, and how creative approaches can access and embolden same.

Ally - Accessible Content Is Better Content
2022-01-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Blackboard Ally helps institutions build a more inclusive learning environment and improve the student experience by helping them take clear control of course content with usability, accessibility and quality in mind. Ally helps to provide alternative formats for all learners which will help to improve the overall student experience with alternative formats that provide students with the choice and added flexibility that comes with a more personalised approach.

Mayo Campus Workshop: Implementing the Programmatic Review Transformation Framework (PRTF) - Assessment, Employability & Sustainability
2022-01-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
GMIT Mayo Campus staff are invited to learn how to embed the three themes into their programme and module review process.

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Systematic Review MOOC
2022-02-02 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

Transforming a website of resources to a learning suite (lessons learned!)
2022-02-16 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join Ian Miller (IACLE) as he shares his reflections on transforming a website of resources into a learning suite
