Education and Academic Support Smart CoP
Introduction of Clickers in large group lectures. Regina McNally
About the Education and Academic Support CoP
Welcome to the Education and Academic Support Community of Practice!
This is a dedicated virtual space for the Education and Academic Support Community of Practice, which is part of the HEA funded National Digital Learning Resources (NDLR) service.
NDLR LInC 2010 funded project within this community: Teaching and Learning Webinar Series, 2010/2011. Click here to find out more
For anyone new to the service, the HEA is funding Irish universities and Institutes of Technology to develop a shared digital resource bank for teaching and learning materials, to be accessible to all staff in the partner institutions.
The NDLR is also providing infrastructure to foster collaboration and support different academic subject networks – these communities are called Communities of Practice.
Who are the Education Community of Practice?
The Education CoP comprises members from all Higher Education (HE) institutions in Ireland. The community welcomes participation from anyone working in the HE sector in a teaching or supporting role in the area of teaching and learning, primary teacher education, secondary teacher education, as well as any other interested individuals.
Ide O'Sullivan and James Binchy. Members of the Academic Community
NDLR News & Events
- Dublin eLearning Summer School: 20 - 24 June 2011
- DITs Learning Teaching &Technology Centre (LTTC) coordinates 2 successful Masters programmes: MSc Applied eLearning and the MA in Higher Education
- Teaching &Learning Showcase 2011 will highlight innovation in teaching and learning at IT Carlow from NDLR projects and other initiatives.
- Launch of NAIRTLs Grants Initiative 2011
- 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference and 6th NAIRTL Annual Conference
- Masters in Digital Humanities and Culture has qualified for Skills Conversion Funding sponsored by the Higher Education Authority under the National Development Plan.
- Innovation Ecosystem: "a critical component of Irish Higher Education in the 21st century" - 1st July
- DCU - Action Research Masterclass
- DIT - MSc Applied eLearning and the MA in Higher Education
- NAIRTL Call for Funding 2011 - Applications for funding of up to 20,000 Euro will be considered from existing communities/networks
Calculated question creation sequence in the Moodle VLE (video) - Michael O'Rourke
What are the benefits for me?
- The chance to discuss your teaching and learning ideas with enthusiastic peers
- The opportunity to share teaching and learning resources
- Recognition of the quality of your own resources by others
- A chance to increase your reach in terms of learning object distribution within the HE sector in Ireland
How to Join this SMARTCoP
Who Should Join?
If you are teaching an education and academic support related subject in higher education in Ireland and would like to exchange information with your peers, hear about relevant events, collaborate on research projects or find out how others are tackling common subject area issues - then this community if for you!