OVPLT Office
The office for Vice-President for Learning & Teaching is organised to deliver an ambitious programme of work in teaching and learning support and enhancement across the university by:
- Supporting all staff involved in teaching in their roles;
- Facilitating the use of new technologies for teaching;
- Working to improve teaching and learning infrastructure at UCC;
- Providing professional development opportunities for staff who teach
A dynamic team of professionals leads the support for teaching and learning, and for the advancing the scholarship of learning and teaching.
Aim of the OVPLT
Our aim is to enhance learning and teaching and to provide support and recognition to all those involved in learning and teaching at UCC. We do this through a range of supports and events for staff and students across the university focussing on:
- Student outcomes
- Innovative learning and teaching
- Diverse pedagogies
- Flexible delivery
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Research on teaching and learning
- Continuous Professional Development for staff
- Recognition of teaching excellence and innovation
- Lifelong learning
- Integration of teaching, learning, and research
OVPLT Vision and Mission
The role of the Office of Vice-President for Learning & Teaching is to enhance the staff and student learning experience through staff development opportunities and through engagement in innovative research-enhanced teaching.
OUR VISION
Our vision is of a university where effective and innovative teaching and learning approaches are fostered and supported, and where a student-centred approach to research-led teaching is rooted in the culture.
OUR MISSION
To lead and inspire a culture of transformative teaching and scholarship through partnerships that foster student success and lifelong learning.
OVPLT Areas of Responsibility
This Office promotes excellence in learning and teaching with the student at the centre of the learning experience, and works to improve teaching infrastructure at UCC. The Vice-President for Learning & Teaching has overall responsibility for learning and teaching at University College Cork and offers a wide variety of pedagogical, technical, and research assistance to enhance teaching.
This Office has responsibility for the following areas:
- Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning which supports staff in their teaching roles through professional development (including accredited programmes in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education) and promotes high quality, research-led teaching.
- Centre for Digital Education facilitates the use of teaching technologies, improves flexibility in programme delivery and strengthens the provision of online programmes.
- Centre for Adult and Continuing Education which creates opportunities for lifelong learning.
- Exam Appeals Unit which administers the Exam Appeals process and provides guidance for students appealing their exam results.
- Skills Centre which provides a dedicated, responsive and active learning space for the enhancement of study and writing skills.
- UCC Library is a centre for learning, teaching, research and cultural engagement at the heart of University College Cork. The Library works in partnership with students, researchers, academic staff and the wider community to provide collections, spaces, services and expertise that support the University's mission.
- Cork University Press (CUP) began publishing in 1925 and is the oldest university press in Ireland. CUP aims to stimulate Irish learning by reflecting distinctive and distinguished scholarship in its lists.
- UCC Career Service empowers the successful transition of UCC students to the world of work through impactful collaboration with industry and academic partners. UCC students and recent graduates acquire career-relevant knowledge and skills through integrated, experiential learning activities designed to boost employability, self-awareness and work-readiness skills.
