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Technology-enabled feedback in the first year: a synthesis of the literature
(2016)
Improving student transition into Higher Education (HE) has been identified as a key priority for Irish Universities and Institutes of Technology (IoT) (DES 2011, Denny 2015, HEA 2015). Effective feedback can play a critical ...
Teachers as learners: exploring the impact of accredited professional development on learning and assessment in Irish higher education.
(All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE), 2017)
The works presented in this volume exemplify the practice of assessment explored through accredited professional development (APD) across Ireland and the impact this has had on individual lecturers, students, modules and ...
Conversations on an emergent professional network: a personal reflection on the background, development and sustainability of the Educational Developers in Ireland Network (EDIN).
(EDIN, 2013)
The purpose of this chapter is to capture an oral history of the Educational Developers
in Ireland Network (EDIN), which was established in 2002, and to provide a snapshot
of the Network as it is currently in 2012-13. ...
An evaluation of the Academic Writing Centre in Athlone Institute of Technology.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2016)
The Academic Writing Centre (AWC) was established in Athlone Institute of Technology in November 2015. The aim of the study which formed the basis of this report was to evaluate this new initiative which sought to promote ...
YI Feedback - the story so far: progress and reflections from an Irish multi-institutional learning and teaching enhancement project.
(AISHE, 2016)
The Y1Feedback Project is a multi-institutional learning and teaching enhancement project that
aims to support the transition to Higher Education by using digital technologies to enhance
feedback in the first year. The ...
Exploring lecturer engagement with the VLE: findings from a multi-college staff survey.
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2018-05-21)
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are important infrastructure and digital educational spaces that are widely used. The lecturers’ voices on VLEs and their use were not adequately captured in the #VLEIreland project. ...
An overview of placement practices in Athlone Institute of Technology.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2017-06-06)
There is strong evidence to suggest that placements and work experience are extremely valuable to students, both in terms of their academic performance and their employability skills. Research conducted with higher education ...
Enhancing TBL with technology- 5 tips: online TBL
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-04)
TBL usually involves students and educators meeting in
the same place at the same time. However, as technology
has evolved, TBL practitioners have experimented with
different ways of facilitating these stages outside ...
One size does not fit all - a holistic approach to helping a diverse student population make the successful transition to academic life in an Irish Institute of Higher Education.
(2014)
AIT Engage:
Collaboration between the Student Resource Centre and the AIT Students’ Union clubs and societies.
Aimed at promoting student engagement
Introducing technology enhanced assessment methods (TEAM) to health and science practical settings; bringing digital skills to laboratory and clinical skill sessions.
(European Science Education Research Association (ESERA), 2017)
In Science and Health practical sessions, the development of both technical and soft skills is essential in terms of both student learning and employability. The Irish Institute of Technology (IoT) sector places a major ...