LTTC Celebration of New Thinking! Monday 1 st February 2016

LTTC Celebration of New Thinking! Monday 1 st February 2016 Change 1 thing campaign – over FORTY great new ideas! TU4 Dublin – Twenty First Year Experience prototype projects TU4 Dublin – Seven TU4D-funded Programmes for the future Thirteen DIT & ITTD Teaching Fellowships for , Teaching Award New Teaching & Learning innovation projects in ITB New seed funded projects in DIT One new ebook containing Six great research papers in the DIT Fellowships report DIT Widening Participation annual fund – Six funded projects TU4 Dublin - Launch of National Forum-funded ePortfolio project – four institutions collaborating And DIT Learning, Teaching and Technology Centre 2016 jam-packed event schedule and HEIT conference 2016 announcement and more!

Change 1 Thing by Spring The ‘Change 1 Thing by Spring’ campaign was designed to encourage colleagues to think of, and apply, teaching practice changes that could make a positive difference to student learning.  Aidan Carthy,ITB  Aisling McGowan, DIT  Aoife Prendergast, ITB  Avril Behan, DIT  Breiffni Fitzgerald, DIT  Carmel Rooney, DIT  Nita Whelan, DIT  Damian Gordon, DIT  Dave Kilmartin, DIT  David Irwin, TU4 Dublin  Fiona O’Sullivan, DIT  Furong Tian, DIT  Helen Lambkin, DIT  Hugh McAtamney, DIT  James Curtin, DIT  John Cassidy, DIT  Joseph Little, DIT  Judy Doyle, DIT  Kathleen Hughes, DIT  Lloyd Scott, DIT  Margaret Fingleton, ITTD  Maria Brennan, ITB

Change 1 Thing by Spring The ‘Change 1 Thing by Spring’ campaign was designed to encourage colleagues to think of, and apply, teaching practice changes that could make a positive difference to student learning.  Lucy Bowe, DIT  Mary Rogan, DIT  Nevan Bermingham, DIT  Pat O’Donnell, TU4 Dublin  Patricia Ennis, DIT  Philip Owende, ITB  Siobhan Daly, DIT  Thomas Power, DIT  Una Beagon, DIT  Vanessa Murphy, DIT  Brian Barry, DIT  Edel Foley, DIT  Colm O’Kane, DIT  Maeve O’Connell, DIT  Keiron Fletcher, DIT  Ruth Casey, DIT

Re-imagining the TU4D first year curriculum: First Year Experience prototype projects FYE Project Leader CollegeProject Title Eric BatesDITEnhancing the 1 st year experience through group work, research & presentation workshops. Avril Behan DITReturn to Education from Work After a period away (REWARD) Jennifer ByrneDITVirtual Learning Community & Environment John Delap DIT DIT Peer Mentoring Universal Design Pilot Paul Dervan ITB The Global Classroom – Introducing a cost-effective international dimension to the first year experience Brendan Devlin DIT Reading skills for first year student engagement and the development of research proficiency Elizabeth Downes ITTDPeer Mentor Programme for Yr 1 Management Students at ITT Dublin Geraldine GreyITBLearner Profiler John HealeyDITCreative Bootcamp Ronan KeaskinITBStudent Induction based on a Health and Wellbeing programme

Re-imagining the TU4D first year curriculum: First Year Experience prototype projects FYE Project LeaderCollegeProject Title Garrett KeenaghanDIT Realisation & implementation of a testable prototype of a web-based stimulating learning system for construction engineering Sarah Jane KennedyDIT Digital Library Welcome Pack Dave Kilmartin DITTransitioning to Higher Education Claire McDonnellDITKickstarting College Success Certificate – First 5 Weeks Sylvia MooneyDITSupporting First year students with Autism Eoghan O’Grady DITSEP – Socialise, Engage, Produce Ciaran O’Leary DITAssessment Planner Aoife Prendergast ITBFlipping the Classroom” – Introducing & Integrating Professional Practice in Humanities Barry RyanDIT Serious Play: using Lego Serious Play as a first year student orientation, engagement and retention strategy Gavin SewellDITPeer Assisted Learning: students as partners

TU4Dublin -Programmes for the Future TU4D Programmes of the Future Initiative

Teaching Fellowships: DIT 1  College of Arts and Tourism Dr Clíona Doris, Conservatory of Music and Drama Team: Vanbrugh Quartet (Gregory Ellis, Keith Pascoe, Simon Aspell, Christpher Marwood) “Scoring History” through the String Quartet: Developing an Online Teaching Resource  College of Business Dr. Ruth Casey and Mark Gallagher, Accounting and Finance Communications Practice in Technology Companies Rowena Hennigan The Design of E-Learning Resources for part time Distance Education Students

Teaching Fellowships: DIT 2  College of Engineering and the Built Environment Eric Bates, Construction Skills Enhancing Graduate Attributes using Digital Learning Resources  College of Science and Health Luca Longo (School of Computing) Informing instructional design by cognitive load assessment in the classroom Maria McNeill (School of Physics) The Planning and Development of an Education Framework for Practice Educators within Health and Social Care Professions Steve Meaney (School of Biological Sciences) Feedbackly – a tool for collecting real-time feedback on the student experience

Teaching Fellowships: ITTD  School of Business and Humanities Elizabeth Downes supported by Glenn Mehta The use of ‘Apps’ in the classroom to enhance the First Year Experience and encourage dialogue with first year students. Dr. Joe MacDonagh Identifying student academic success factors in IT Tallaght School of Engineering Dr. Eileen Goold Purposeful Peer Assessment as a Pedagogical Strategy Administration/ Technical Staff Colm Downes Start IT Up: First year student information app.

Ciaran O’Sullivan, Institute of Technology Tallaght special commendation ‘Utilising an Holistic Approach to Students and their Learning’ Teaching Expert Awards 2015

Innovations in Teaching and ITB  Jennifer Cowman: Building a 'House of Cards' - Teaching Analysis and Academic Writing  Paul Dervan: ePortfolio Assessment using Live Binders (a free software product)  Dave Carroll: Innovative delivery of Digital Electronics Module to enhance student 1st year experience  Matt Smith: eTeam – online web application to support student team projects  Richie Ryan: Using Moodle Workshop module for peer assessment during Qualibuild Train-The-Trainer programme delivery.  Shaun Ferns: QualiBuild Train-The-trainer Programme ‘Flipped Classroom’  Robert Hickey: Using (DATT) Direct Attention Thinking Tools to initiate Group Work activities fostering Social Constructivism in the Classroom.  Aine Lynch: Creation of online tutorials for plagiarism prevention and referencing  Colm McGuinness: PHP based, TeX enabled, Mathematics Support Web Pages  Fionnula Darby: Compare & Contrast Paper: Collaboration Project Ireland ITB – USA Lakeshore Technical College, LTC

DIT Seed Funded Projects Project LeaderSchoolProject Title Dr. Barry RyanFood Science and Environmental Health NearPeer: An evaluative case--‐study investigating the use of NearPod to enhance student interaction, engagement and participation in undergraduate programmes. Daniel J. KingHospitality Management and Tourism Using Blended Learning and Mobile “Apps” to Enhance the Engagement and Retention of First Year Financial Accounting Students Dr Gemma Kinsella, Dr Julie Dunne, Dr Barry Ryan Food Science and Environmental Health Professional Development e-Portfolio for Pharmacy Technicians Jennifer BoyerDublin School of Architecture Developing a sustainable pedagogical approach to the education of BIM in the Dublin School of Architecture Dr Geraldine Gorham & Dr Ziene Mottiar Hospitality Management and Tourism Turning Assessment Feedback into Action John DelapAccess and Civic Engagement DIT Peer Mentoring Universal Design Pilot

DIT Teaching Fellowships Access the e-book publication on Arrow now! DIT College Teaching Fellowship Collection  Jennifer Hamilton Acting for Opera Singers  Theresa Ryan, Ziene Mottiar, Bernadette Quinn, Catherine Gorman, Kevin Griffin, Ruth Craggs and Deirdre Quinn Students in Action Initiative  Maeve O’Connell, Lorraine Sweeney An Action Plan for Implementing the Principles for Responsible Management Education  Niall Holmes, Una Beagon Introducing PBL into Civil and Structural Engineering  Aidan Meade, Aaron MacRaighne, Elizabether Gregan, Izabel Naydenova, Fran Pedreschi Exploring technology enhanced instruction and assessment in the advanced physics laboratory  Catherine Barry-Ryan TrackEngage: Tracking student engagement in learning resources and its correlation to their performance  Sara Boyd DIT International: Development of an International Study Abroad Ireland Public Health Module

Widening Participation Annual Fund Innovation in widening participation activities within DIT Changes in academic or non-academic practice or support strategies Collaborative or comparative activities Development of a research knowledge base around effective widening participation practice within Higher Education  Ian Roller, Engaging Connections; Creating Connections; Realising Opportunities  Claire McDonnell, Graduate Mentors  Jennifer Boyer, Portfolio Preparation  John O'Connor, Idea Camp  Vanessa Murphy, Development and Piloting of a TU 4 Dublin Junior Scientist Badge with a Youth Service in an Underserved Community  Christine O'Connor, Barry Ryan, Science Bridge: Building virtual bridges

ePortfolios in Ireland: What Now, Where Next? March 2016, Room 3-067, DIT Aungier St Dr Helen Barrett, Keynote Speaker confirmed Electronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong Learning University of Alaska, Anchorage  Dr Kevin O’Rourke, National Forum  Daniel McSweeney, ITB  Margaret Keane, ITB  Rosemary Cooper, ITT  Dara Cassidy, Hibernia College  Orla O’Loghlen, Hibernia College  Dr Roisin Donnelly, LTTC  Dr Pauline Rooney, LTTC ePortfolio strategy to enhance student learning, assessment, & staff professional development

CALL for ABSTRACTS – Closing February 15 th 2016