PROGRAM
Tuesday, October 30th
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08:30-09:30 Session 1: Coffee and Registration
Coffee and Registration
09:30-09:45 Session 2: Welcome Address: Dr Teresa O'Doherty, Marino Institute of Education
Location: Edmund Hall
09:45-10:45 Session 3: Keynote: Professor Roni Bamber, Director of the Centre for Academic Practice, Queen Margaret University: Supporting and Evidencing Student Transitions
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Location: Edmund Hall
10:45-11:30 Session 4A: Parallel Session: Stream A
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Location: Room 5
10:45 | The Factors Affecting the Adoption of Technology Enhanced Assessment in Further Education (abstract) |
11:00 | Teaching History in 21st Century Ireland: How Have Traditional Pedagogies Changed in Response to the Digital Age? (abstract) |
11:15 | Building Supports That Help Learning in Further & Higher Education (abstract) |
10:45-11:30 Session 4B: Parallel Session: Stream B
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Location: Room 7
10:45 | Here’s My Story: Mature Students’ Narratives of Further Education (abstract) |
11:00 | An Investigation of the Impact of a Work-Based Learning Programme on Personal and Professional Development from the Perspective of the Learner: a Case Study from an Irish Higher Education Institute (abstract) |
11:15 | Enough Is Enough! What Should Professional Assessment of Dyslexia for Students in FE & HE Look Like? (abstract) |
10:45-11:30 Session 4C: Parallel Session: Stream C
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Location: Room 12
10:45 | Online MCQ Quizzes - Do They Enable Student Engagement and Learning or Are We Just Fooling Ourselves? (abstract) |
11:00 | What’s Wrong with This Picture? Visualising the Reality of Student and Staff Assessment Workloads (abstract) |
11:15 | The Nature of Teaching and Learning in a PLC College (abstract) |
11:30-12:00Coffee Break
12:00-12:30 Session 6: Peter Cullen, QQI: The Green Paper on Assessment: Consultation
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Location: Edmund Hall
12:25-12:35 Session 7: Showcase of Student Led Learning Resources for Further and Higher Education Institutes. Presenters: Carina Ginty & Nuala Harding
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Location: Edmund Hall
12:40-13:25 Session 8A: Parallel Session: Stream A
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Location: Room 5
12:40 | “I Knew, Because They Told Us”: Further Education and Training as a Facilitator (abstract) |
12:55 | The Research-Teaching Nexus as a Curriculum Development Tool in a Graduate Taught Programme (abstract) |
13:10 | Adult Basic Education Literacy Practices Outside of Class – a Phenomenographical Study (abstract) |
12:40-13:25 Session 8B: Parallel Session: Stream B
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Location: Room 7
12:40 | Using Technology to Enhance Assessment in Science and Health Practicals: Findings from a Multi-Institution Collaboration (abstract) |
12:55 | An Investigation into the Use of Rubric-Based Self-Assessment and Written Feedback as an Effective Teaching Tool for the Enhancement of Student Learning in the Practical Element of a Food Science Degree Module (abstract) |
13:10 | An Investigation into the Use of an Undergraduate Journal Club as an Engagement Tool to Encourage Students’ Interaction with Scientific Literature (abstract) |
12:40-13:25 Session 8C: Parallel Session: Stream C
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Location: Room 12
12:40 | Using in-Class and Online Group Work to Enhance Learning: Views from University Students of Second Languages (abstract) |
12:55 | Reciprocal Risk: Designing Group Assessments to Facilitate Social Learning for Online Apprenticeship Students (abstract) |
13:10 | Putting the 'E' in Portfolio Design: an Intervention Research Project Investigating How Design Students and Faculty Might Jointly Reimagine the Design Portfolio Activity (abstract) |
12:40-13:25 Session 8D: Parallel Session: Stream D
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Location: Edmund Hall
12:40 | ‘The Vital Triangle’: the Inter-Related Roles of Author, Reviewer and Editor in Strengthening Academic Scholarship and Evidence (abstract) |
12:55 | Phronetic Learning: Letting Aristotle Loose in the Classroom (abstract) |
13:10 | Progressing Culturally Responsive Assessment in Higher Education Institutions: a Strategic Response at DCU Institute of Education (abstract) |
13:30-14:15Lunch Break
14:15-15:15 Session 9A: Parallel Papers: Stream A
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Location: Room 5
14:15 | ATLAS - A Model for Mapping to the Professional Development Framework (abstract) |
14:30 | MAPpd – Benchmarking Accredited Teaching and Learning Programmes against the National Professional Development Framework (abstract) |
14:45 | Can Library Staff Use the Professional Development Framework Developed by the National Forum? (abstract) |
15:00 | Using Professional Recognition as a Focus for Practice Enhancement (abstract) |
14:15-15:15 Session 9B: Parallel Papers: Stream B
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Location: Room 7
14:15 | Irish Medical Science Education: An Exploration of Students' Attitudes to and Experiences of Assessment (abstract) |
14:30 | Developing a Traditional Music Learning Community (TMLC) within Higher Education. (abstract) |
14:45 | Designing Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Modules: an Evidence Based Approach (abstract) |
15:00 | An Investigation into the Pre-Enrolment Characteristics of Students to Identify Factors Influencing Academic Performance Within First Year Computing and Engineering Programmes of Study in a Higher Educational Institution (abstract) |
14:15-15:15 Session 9C: Parallel Papers: Stream C
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Location: Room 12
14:15 | Supporting the Transition from New Graduate Nurse to Professional Practitioner (abstract) |
14:30 | Peer Support in Midwifery Education: a Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Midwifery Peer Assisted Learning and Support (My PALS) Project. (abstract) |
14:45 | Reading Habits and Preferences of Millennial Undergraduate Business Students (abstract) |
15:00 | Students as Partners in Assessment: Employing Self and Peer Assessment in Enquiry Based Learning with Student Midwives (abstract) |
15:15-16:00 Session 10A: Lightening Talks Stream A
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Location: Room 5
15:15 | Exploring the Experiences of International Foundation Programme Students (abstract) |
15:20 | Implementing Universal Design for Learning for Final Year Assessment (abstract) |
15:25 | Information Literacy to Support Transition: The Development of a Digital Badge for Schools (abstract) |
15:30 | Developing Effective Badging Practices to Motivate and Recognise Undergraduate Student Achievement (abstract) |
15:35 | Assistive Technology in IT Sligo (abstract) |
15:15-16:00 Session 10B: Lightening Talks Stream B
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Location: Room 7
15:15 | Innovative Learning: Theoretical Analysis of the Effect of Assessment on Students’ Understanding of Microeconomics in a Large Class Context (abstract) |
15:20 | Practical Skills Assessments Made Easy Using Online Video Submission (abstract) |
15:25 | Evidencing Professional Development in Learning and Teaching Using an efolio Tool - A Beginner’s Guide (by a Beginner) (abstract) |
15:30 | Creating Virtual Space for Language Learning (abstract) |
15:35 | Innovative Intervention: Use of Technology to Improve First Year Student Understanding of Microeconomics (abstract) |
15:15-16:00 Session 10C: Lightening Talks Stream C
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Location: Room 12
15:15 | The Transposition Project – an Overview (abstract) |
15:20 | Two Evaluations of Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programmes in Inner City Dublin and Wicklow 2015-2017 (abstract) |
15:25 | The Use of Videos in Microbiology Labs (abstract) |
15:30 | Problem Based Learning (PBL) Pilot in Immunology (abstract) |
15:35 | Learning Analytics and the Possibilities to Enhance Learning (abstract) |
15:40 | Using Video to Blend Chemistry Practical Classes (abstract) |