How do teachers respond to students asking what they only need to know to pass a course? This seminar will decode this question, not as a direct provocation, but as a subtle invitation by students for academics to make explicit ways of thinking and acting within their disciplines.
The ethical treatment of participants is one of the most important considerations for any researcher. For those hoping to conduct research on their teaching, the particular ethical considerations unique to research in Teaching and Learning may be new to many.
Beginning on the ground floor of the Glucksman gallery at 12.30pm on Wednesday September 27th, participants in the CIRTL Teaching and Learning workshop will enjoy a highly interactive session with the CIRTL Director, Marian McCarthy.
The CIRTL team are looking forward to engaging with the participants on the three accredited programmes in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, which are coordinated by the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning.
A day-long workshop by CIRTL Director, Dr Marian McCarthy, helped guide new UCC students onto the right path for their learning journey as part of the Transition2UCC initiative.
In this testimonial, Dr Joy Balta describes how participating in the postgraduate certificate at CIRTL assisted him in staging an authentic scenario in an anatomy teaching workshop:
Personal strategies and pedagogical approaches were shared by panellists from St John's University, New York, and UCC.
An international conference focused on embedding research in the undergraduate curriculum took place in London last week. It ran over 3 days and attracted more than 300 delegates. The conference was co-organised by University College London, the University of Adelaide and McMaster University, all of whom have a particular interest and expertise in growing curriculum-wide approaches to research-based education.
Following on from the success of the inaugural European Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning held in UCC in 2015, CIRTL staff and accredited programmes alumni travelled to EuroSoTL 2017 in Lund, Sweden.
UCC will host a half-day seminar on May 2nd to engage Higher Education staff in discussions around ‘student-centred learning’ and authentic assessment within the disciplines.
Staff are invited to attend a lunchtime seminar on "Restraint by Design - Peer Critical Learning and Online Teaching". This seminar will be given by Dr Larry Malone, Hartwick College, New York, on March 30th from 1-2pm in the Mary Ryan Seminar Room (ORB G27B).
Dr Roisin Kelly will join the CIRTL team from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in April.
Dr. Marian McCarthy and Dr. Brian Butler will speak at the forthcoming international universal design for learning (UDL) event run by the Association for Higher Education Access & Disability (AHEAD) in co-operation with the LINK network.
President, Professor Patrick O’Shea, bestowed on CIRTL the honour of officiating at the presentation of parchments in teaching and learning on the 10th February 2017 in a ceremony in the Aula Maxima at University College Cork.
Follow the progress of Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, James Northridge, on his video blog as he reflects on his experiences as a researcher in a new city and country, the challenges of being a researcher with dyslexia, while stepping outside the comfort zone.
On 11th August, Dr Marian McCarthy, Director of CIRTL, bid farewell to 31 international summer school participants from China, Europe and Latin America. Institutions represented include Guilin University of Technology, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Inner Mongolia University of Nationalities, Colegio Montessori in Zaragoza, Spain, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Recent publications: Translation of integrative learning handbook, peer learning in the Asian-Pacific, and radical education in Ireland a hundred years ago.
UCC academics present workshops in teaching and learning at Beijing’s Renmin University this week.
CIRTL team highlighting SoTL at this year’s ISSOTL conference in Los Angeles, California.
The Office of the Vice-President for Teaching & Learning is seeking nominations for the annual President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. All UCC staff who teach or support teaching are eligible (including academic staff, support staff, administrative staff, research staff, technical staff, postgraduate tutors and demonstrators) and nominations are invited from applicant(s), students, colleagues or UCC alumni. The deadline for the receipt of nominations is Friday 5th August 2016.
Forms can be downloaded from: www.ucc.ie/en/teachlearn/staffawards/
Applications are now open for the the online programme in teaching & learning, admission has now been extended until 1 June 2016 to accommodate staff.
Pictured (left to right) Prof Abdirahman Khalaf Alkhalaf, Dr Ahmad Nasser H. AlKenani, Prof John O’Halloran, Dr Kaleel M. Althagafi (King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Pictured (left to right) Dr Declan Kennedy (School of Education), Dr Kaleel M. Althagafi, Prof Abdirahman Khalaf Alkhalaf, Dr Ahmad Nasser H. AlKenani (King Abdulaziz University), Dr Marian McCarthy (CIRTL), Ms Jacinta McKeon (CIRTL & School of Education)
Pictured (left to right) James Cronin (CIRTL & ACE), Dr Declan Kennedy (School of Education), Dr Ahmad Nasser H. AlKenani, Prof Abdirahman Khalaf Alkhalaf, Dr Kaleel M. Althagafi (King Abdulaziz University), Ms Jacinta McKeon (School of Education), Mr James Northridge (Marie Curie Fellow), Dr Briony Supple (CIRTL), Dr Marian McCarthy (CIRTL)
