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Projects
CIRTL has a strong research profile and demonstrates academic leadership in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The Centre produces high quality research with regularly published output in leading national and international academic journals and texts. CIRTL are currently a partner on three Erasmus+ Capacity Building projects, and are host to an ASSISTID Marie Curie Fellow. The CIRTL team have research interests in a broad range of themes related to higher education, including:
- The scholarship of teaching and learning;
- Teaching and learning spaces;
- Staff professional development in teaching and learning in higher education;
- Community based research and learning;
- Assessment;
- Active learning approaches;
- Embedding undergraduate research in the curriculum;
- Universal design for learning;
- Arts based approaches to teaching and learning;
- Disciplinary identity.
We welcome staff and students who may wish to partner with us on these activities. We also provide support and guidance to staff wishing to undertake the own research, whether as part of the MA in T&L, in response to National or institutional funded projects, or in response to an interesting question around student learning. Information on securing ethical approval for your T&L research can be found here.
Research Projects
Table 1: Overview of Internationally funded projects
| PROJECT TITLE |
FUNDING BODY |
YEAR OF AWARD |
UCC AWARD |
| Enhancing Responsible Research and Innovation through Curricula in Higher Education (EnRRICH) |
H2020 SEAC2 Making science education and careers attractive for young people |
2015-2018 |
€131,753
|
| Teaching Excellence in Israel (TeachEx) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2015 |
2015-2018 |
€47,984 |
| Transforming Assessment Practices in Large Enrolment First Year Education (TAP) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2016 |
2016-2019 |
€50,999 |
| Communication matters: Does one size fit all, in the case of AAC apps for children with complex communication needs in a primary educational setting? |
Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions |
2016-2019 |
€250,000 |
| Assessment Tools for new learning environments in higher education institutions (ASSET) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2017 |
2017-2020 |
€45,835 |
| Building the link between research and teaching missions of the university |
EUA Thematic Peer Group initiative |
2017-2018 |
- |
| Innovative Teacher Education through personalized learning (InterPearl) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2018 |
2018-2021 |
€95,019 |
| Promoting active learning in universities. |
EUA Thematic Peer Group initiative |
2018-2019 |
- |
| Qualifications recognition support for Ukrainian universities (QuarSU) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2020 |
2019-2022 |
€53,702 |
| The European University of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC) – Boosting mobility and inclusion for society |
Erasmus+ European Universities Initiative |
2020-2023 |
€5,000,000 (€538,000 UCC) |
| Alliance of Universities to reform curricula that outcasts radicalism in Asian societies (AURORA) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2020 |
2020-2023 |
€43,048 |
| Meeting skills and employability demands |
EUA Thematic Peer Group initiative |
2020-2021 |
- |
| Developing and Implementing Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning at Georgian HEIs (DITECH) |
Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education 2020 |
2021-2024 |
€34,473 |
| Towards a collaborative approach and structure for engaged research (UNIC4ER) |
Horizon 2020: Support for the Research and Innovation Dimension of European Universities |
2021-2023 |
€2,000,000 (€301,575 UCC) |
Table 2: Overview of Nationally funded projects
| PROJECT TITLE |
FUNDING BODY |
YEAR OF AWARD |
UCC AWARD |
| Developing an international language of teaching and learning spaces to enhance student learning |
Government of Ireland Academic Mobility Programme |
2017-2018 |
€8,640 |
| Teaching across cultural strengths |
Government of Ireland Academic Mobility Programme |
2018-2019 |
€16,500 |
| 26 UCC Learning and Teaching Enhancement Initiatives |
National Forum and HEA: Strategic Alignment of T&L Enhancement Fund 2019 |
2019 - 2021 |
€483,000
|
| Teaching and Learning Research Fellowship |
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and Irish Research Council |
2020 - 2021 |
€45, 000 |
| Developing Students’ Graduate Attributes through Community Engaged Learning |
National Forum Network & Discipline Fund |
2020-2021 |
€8,640 |
| Embedding Sustainability across the Curriculum and Beyond - Stimulating Active Citizenship for Possible Sustainable Futures |
National Forum Network & Discipline Fund |
2020-2021 |
€8,523.75 |
| Seminars focused on Teaching and Learning enhancement |
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
2020-2021 |
€11,000 |
| 11 UCC Learning and Teaching Enhancement Initiatives |
National Forum and HEA: Strategic Alignment of T&L Enhancement Fund 2020 |
2020-2022 |
€458,000 |
Completed Research Projects
| TITLE | FUNDING AGENCY | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Developing an international language of teaching and learning spaces to enhance student learning | Higher Education Authority | 2017-2018 |
| Enhancing Responsible Research and Innovation through Curricula in Higher Education (EnRRICH) | H2020 SEAC2 Making science education and careers attractive for young people | 2015-2018 |
| Teaching Excellence in Israel (TeachEx) | Erasmus+ Capacity building in higher education | 2015-2018 |
| Mapping Research across the Undergraduate Curriculum in UCC | Univeristy College Cork | 2017 |
| Case Study R: Fite Fuaite: The Design and Planning of a Diploma in Applied Irish at UCC In Enhancing Programme Approaches to Assessment and Feedback in irish Higher Education | National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning | 2017 |
| Teaching for transitions: a review of teaching for transitions related teaching and learning activity and research. Part 1 A review of scholarly work and educator understanding of Pedagogies of Transition: Implications for impact. | National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning | 2015 |
| Teaching for transitions: a review of teaching for transitions related teaching and learning activity and research. Part 2: A snapshot of Irish-based scholarly work and activity: Implications for impact | National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning | 2015 |