2009 Press Releases

NAIRTL hosts Public Lecture Series
06.01.2009

The National Academy for the Integration of Research & Teaching & Learning (NAIRTL) will host a public lecture on Thursday, January 8th at 4pm in the Aula Maxima, UCC.
The lecture will be delivered by David Boud, Professor of Adult Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney and is titled “Research-led assessment: bringing together teaching and learning, avoiding the contradictions of certification.”

The lecture is the first in the series of NAIRTL Research-Led Teaching Lectures being organised by The Graduate School, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. Future public lectures will include:
 
Andrea Nolan, Vice Principal (Learning, Teaching & Internationalisation) University of Glasgow
“Developing research minded enhancing attributes in our graduates”
19 January 2009: 10h 00-12h 00 Brookfield G04
 
Angela Brew, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
“Enhancing undergraduate engagement through research and inquiry”
27 January 2009: 16h 00-18h 00 Brookfield G05
 
Barbara Cambridge, National Council of Teachers of English, Alexandria VA, USA
 “Eportfolio Learning and Research: Building Strong Links”
10 February 2009: 12h 00-14h 00 Brookfield 102
 
Iain Mac Labhrainn (MacLaren), Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching, National University of Ireland, Galway
“Towards Evidence Based Policy in Higher Education - large scale staff surveys of approaches to teaching, professional interests and the role of higher education”
26 February 2009: 12h 00-14h 00 Brookfield 225
 
Kelly Coate, Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching, NUIG  
“Rethinking the Relationships between Teaching and Research”
5 March 2009: 12h 30-2h 30 Council Room
 
Robert Mathieu, Director, Centre for the Integration of Research and Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA
“Preparation of Future Faculty Based on RLT”
25 March 2009: 14h 00-16h 00 Council Room
 
Bettie Higgs, UCC NAIRTL Management Board Representative and Academic Coordinator of Ionad Bairre, UCC
“What are the Threshold Concepts in your Discipline?”
TBC

This initiative is sponsored by the National Academy for Integration of Research and Teaching and Learning
 
Further information: Dr David Ryan, Associate Dean, The Graduate School, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, david.ryan@ucc.ie
W: http://www.ucc.ie/en/cacssgrads/




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