As part of the LTF professional development series, the Getting Started with Online Teaching course (GSOT) National Forum open course was recently offered.

The annual All-Ireland Conference of Undergraduate Research (AICUR) showcases some of the best undergraduate students work completed as part of their studies.

Presenter                                           Topic

Ann Marie Ryan                                 Using Twitter to enable students engagement: get 200+ interactions per class

Mairead Moriarty                              Many voice, one city: Students as Curators

Phil Kearney                                       Teaching content through skills and skills through content

Diarmuid Lane                                   Identifying and supporting 'at-risk' students in the first month of semester 1

A forum for sharing innovations in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

The Conversations in the Consortium are run across the Shannon Consortium, and are open to all.

Registration is now open for the first of two National Forum seminars, in Mary Immaculate College. It will take place on 17th February, 2015.

The theme will be Building an evidence base for enhanced digital pedagogy for online learning.

Dr Jen Ross, University of Edinburgh, will give the keynote talk entitled, Many ways to get it right: reflections on ‘best practice’ and digital education research.

Enquiries: angelica.risquez@ul.ie 
Booking Information
 

These interactive workshops are aimed at new tutors and focus on some key areas related to teaching in Higher Education. They will provide a set of ideas and methods to help prepare you for your new role in relation to developing your approach to teaching and learning, the components of class planning, engaging students and importance of assessment and feedback.
This workshop, third in the series, focuses on assessment and feedback - getting the balance right.