Draft Agenda for Showcase 4th December 2025

SESSION 1 - Aula Maxima 10:00am  - 12:15pm

• 10:00am Opening with UCC President, Professor John O'Halloran.
• 10:05am Opening remarks, Vice-President for Learning and Teaching, Professor Paul McSweeney.
• 10:10am-11:00am Keynote with Dr Catherine Cronin, author of Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures. Catherine Cronin – independent open scholar

Title: Higher Education towards 2030: what stories do we tell (ourselves) about who we are?

• 11.00am-11.50am Panel Discussion

Title: My Vision for Higher Education chaired by Deputy President and Registrar; Professor Stephen Byrne,       

Panellists:                                                                         

• Dr. Catherine O'Mahony, Director for the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)
• Prof. Mark McEntee, Chair Teaching and Curriculum Committee, COMH
• Dr. David Fitzgerald, Vice Head of College (Teaching and Learning) CACSSS
• Dr. Alan Morrisson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, SEFS
• Dr. Catherine O'Sullivan, Chair Learning and Teaching Committee, B&L and Chair of the Academic Council Teaching and Learning Committee
• Ms. Anna Hrabovska, Student Union Education Officer.    

• 11:50am-12:15pm coffee break (refreshments provided)

SESSION 2 -  The Hub

• 12:20pm – 1:00pm, Office of the Vice-President for Learning and Teaching Showcase, Chaired by Dr. Catherine O'Mahony, Director of CIRTL
• Launch of Employability Framework (Ms Eleanor Donoghue, Careers Service)
• Digital & Information Literacies Framework, (Mr Alan Carbery, Library)
• Gen AI Hub, (Dr. Loretta Goff, Skills Centre)
• SPEADE Project, (Mr Tom O'Mara,Centre for Digital Education)         
• Demonstration of recently upgraded innovative teaching spaces led by AVMS staff. Details to be confirmed 

LUNCH AND POSTER VIEWING - The Atrium

• 1:00pm-2:15pm
  • Sandwich, fruit & drinks lunch (provided) 
  • Poster session viewing 

SESSION 3 - The Shtepps

• 2:15pm-3:45pm, Short presentations from awardees of SATLE Funded Projects; past recipients of Presidents Awards for Excellence in Teaching; case studies of good practice, chaired by Ms. Liz Jolly, University Librarian
• Dr. Céire Broderick, CACSSS, SATLE teaching enhancement 
  grant awardee
• Mr. Michael Murphy, CoBL, 2024 President’s Award for 
  Excellence in Teaching recipient
• Dr Patricia McGrath, ACE, Office of the Vice President for 
  Learning & Teaching
• Prof. Eric Moore, SEFS, and CIRTL Teaching Fellow
• Dr. Mutahira Lone, CoMH, SATLE teaching enhancement 
  grant awardee and CIRTL Fellow
• 3:45pm closing remarks from Dr. Ross Woods, Senior Manager for Teaching and Learning, Student Success, Health and Wellbeing at the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

Session 4 - Return to Aula Maxima for Awards and Graduation

• 5:30pm - Pre- Ceremony reception and refreshments
• 6:00pm - Presentation of Presidents Awards for Excellence in Teaching
• 6:45pm - Graduation Ceremony for PG Certificate and Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
• 7:30pm - Close

Full agenda can be downloaded at this link

Draft Agenda for Showcase 2025