Digital Ed

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Graphic Facilitation
2022-01-26 13:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Virtual
Project highlights focused on digital capacity and flexible learning delivery from IT Sligo, LYIT and GMIT.

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.

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…

Deep diving into UDL: Swimming the Assistive Technology (AT) Waters
2022-01-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
In the session, we will explore AT tools in Office 365 and how they can have a place in the education experience. Let’s think strategically as we explore these technologies as they address students’ needs and how we can harness these technologies for the productivity and inclusion of students.

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.

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Audits
2022-01-19 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

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!

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.

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Vevox Student Engagement
2022-01-12 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

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

Re-imagining Assessment Workshop: Creating Feedback Opportunities within the Curriculum - Leveraging time to maximise the impact, A Masterclass with Dr Edd Pitt
2021-12-16 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual
In this active workshop, delegates will work through a series of tasks designed to get them to interrogate their own assessment and feedback practice. In particular, we will focus upon how we can create opportunities within the ‘contact time’ we have with students to afford assessment and feedback to be seen as part of the fabric and culture of the learning experience. The workshop seeks to help practitioners identify where their curricula might have the potential to afford multiple opportunities for both evaluative and consequential feedback. Crucially the workshop will focus upon harnessing the power of the classroom that delegates are engaged in within their day-to-day practice to mitigate the need for wholescale changes and extra workload. LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE.

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

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Collaborative International Online Learning (COIL)
2021-12-15 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

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

ePortfolio Implementation: The Impact for Students, from Reflection to Ownership
2021-12-14 11:30 - 13:00
Learning Objectives: Understand how students are using ePortfolios in higher education; Recognise the issues that students experience when using ePortfolios and evaluate the importance of student and staff support structures; Participants will learn about the use for ePortfolio implementation across different disciplines; Explore assessment strategies and the collaborative approach used with ePortfolios; Explore the trends with regards to the reflection, ownership, and portable information technology skills among students

Grades on Moodle - Post Assessment Tips and Guidelines
2021-12-13 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
This session focuses on the post assessment stage of delivery of a module whether this be a continuous assessment or an end of semester assessment. This will discuss how grades are displayed, how to generate reports for a quiz activity,an assignment activity and how to generate reports for the overall module. This session will also cover the override grading function on Moodle and discuss how this may be useful as part of your teaching practice.

Developing RPL Communities of Practice: Introducing the National RPL in Higher Education Project
2021-12-10 14:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
Hosted on behalf of the RPL Practitioner Network by Nora Trench Bowles of the IUA, this webinar will introduce a new Higher Education Initiative under the HCI. The key presenter for the event is Grace Edge. Communities of Practice are groups of people who share a passion for something that they do and who learn how to do it better by interacting regularly. In this session, a new Community of Practice will be introduced: the National RPL in Higher Education Project, funded through the Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3 (Agility & Innovation). Key partners in this community include nineteen publicly funded higher education institutions. Attendees will hear from a range of speakers, who will share their experiences and learnings from the project to date. Speakers look forward to learning from the RPL Practitioner Network and to gleaning practical advice from participants regarding the development of RPL-friendly organisations.

Introducing the Professional Services Digital Badge & the Academic Digital Badge by DigitalEd
2021-12-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
There are two digital education learning pathways, DigitalEd Academic and DigitalEd Professional Services, that are now available for all CUA-ATU staff to access. The online courses available offer an independent learning pathway for users to explore at their own pace. The range of resources presented covers the knowledge and skills to enable users to teach online, blend courses, design for online learning, develop digital skills, and learn about supporting flexible learners effectively. Opportunities to earn digital badges are presented as the user progresses with their independent learning. Learn more about the badges at:

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Academic Writing Badge
2021-12-08 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

Joining the (disjointed) Dots: Student Success in Language Learning in Ireland
2021-12-08 11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives: To foster an open, cross-sectoral dialogue about language learning; To define student success in foreign language teaching and learning in each sector; To consider how HE can support a path towards future cross-sectoral engagement in the area of foreign language learning

MoodleMunch
2021-12-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
In this webinar, Dublin City University and Solent University will deliver presentations: 1. DCU will present on how it aligns learning design processes and Moodle to support module development and student engagement (DigCompEdu competence 3.1 ‘Teaching’) 2. Solent University will present on its use of assessment plugins to streamline and enhance assessment and feedback processes (DigCompEdu competence 4.1 ‘Analysing evidence’)

Learning Analytics – A Critical Issue in Higher Education
2021-12-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: To critically explore and discuss learning analytics approaches and experiences; To raise awareness of existing useful Irish and international learning analytics resources and case studies

Promoting Inclusivity through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
2021-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: Identify the fundamental principles of universal design for learning (UDL); Explore the value of UDL in blended learning programmes in the post-COVID classroom; Consider the potential of UDL as a framework to promote inclusivity in all areas of campus life; Explore the contribution of the UDL framework to other areas, such as anti-racist pedagogy

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.

Part 2 – Responding to Unintentional Academic Impropriety: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Approaches
2021-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Learning Objectives: Empower delegates to understand the difference between unintentional and intentional academic impropriety and some of the newer and more complex challenges to academic integrity in the 21st century such as essay mills and fake news; Provide delegates with an overview of institutional initiatives and pedagogical approaches to preventing unintentional academic impropriety; Provide delegates with an understanding of how staff across academic institutions can work in partnership with students to prevent unintentional academic impropriety; Explore how educating students about unintentional academic impropriety can inform student transition, teaching and learning, student success and information literacy initiatives; Explore how universal design initiatives can promote student engagement with academic integrity policies

e-Proctoring in Theory and Practice: A review
2021-12-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
Remote e-proctoring was an established practice in some specific contexts prior to the COVID pandemic; however, with the onset of the pandemic and the ensuing need to deliver alternative and online assessment procedures, e-proctoring has become a very topical issue and has been discussed, trialled and implemented widely both nationally and internationally. In this webinar, Professor Paul Giller will present some of the findings from his report, commissioned by QQI and endorsed by the National Academic Integrity Network, titled ‘E-proctoring in theory and practice: a review’. Professor Giller’s report, reviewing the literature, identifying the various approaches taken, highlighting the advantages and constraints inherent in e-proctoring, discussing the issues that arise and offering some recommendations for its use may act as a welcome advisory resource for practitioners, policy makers, education developers and others in educational institutions in Ireland. Professor Giller also describes both some successful and less successful case studies and analyses some possible reasons for these outcomes.

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

In the Spotlight Webinar Series: Accessibility Tools
2021-12-01 13:00 - 13:30 | Virtual

Implementing the Programmatic Review Transformation Framework - Assessment, Employability & Sustainability
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.

Re-imagining Assessment: Assessing Experiential Learning, A Masterclass with Professor Rick Roe
2021-11-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
This 2-hour online session will provide an introduction to experiential learning methodology and its assessment across the full range of university courses from classroom instruction, practicum projects and clinical educational settings. The session will itself be conducted with interactive, participatory methods and will provide opportunities for participants to customise the principles to their own teaching approaches and interests. It will begin with a focus on the learning opportunities and objectives of experiential learning.
