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| July 22, 2019

Thinking in the open about Microsoft Teams by

I was at one of the Microsoft Teams education road shows on Thursday (11th July) at their Paddington offices. There is clearly a lot of thinking to be done in this space but I wanted to put down some initial thoughts about what I observed, not just in terms of the presentations I saw, but in terms of the people who were there, their reactions and comments. In terms of who was in the room, it was a mix of IT, teaching, and e-learning staff. I think it is also fair to say the audience was mixed in terms of MS Teams “evangelists”, sceptics, and people there who were trying to get a handle on what they need to do to support teachers and teaching in light of their institutional strategy, and who were looking at Teams as a potential part of that picture.

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| July 4, 2019

Digital experience insights survey 2018: findings from the pilot of teaching staff in UK further and higher education by

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This report complements our recent student insights report: Digital experience survey 2018: insights from students in UK further and higher education. It is the first foray into uncovering how teaching staff in colleges and universities really experience their digital environment and although this is a pilot study with a small sample of institutions we think the voices of these teachers deserve to be heard.

The skills needed in the 21st century workforce will be driven by Industry 4.0 with the next industrial revolution fuelled by data and machine learning. In addition to meeting student and staff expectations, education leaders need to be confident that their digital environments can accommodate these technological advances.

Jisc believes that Industry 4.0 cannot truly succeed without a corresponding Education 4.01. Our role is to help colleges and universities make the most of the potential of new and emerging technologies. Our digital experience insights surveys help colleges and universities to see their digital environments through the eyes of their learning communities. They provide unique datasets that inform and support initiatives to enhance quality.

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| July 4, 2019

Digital experience insights survey 2018: findings from students in UK further and higher education by

JISC

Digital experience insights gives you a unique view of all aspects of your digital environment through the eyes of your students and staff.

This Jisc service is important in amplifying the student voice, identifying what makes a difference to students and creating opportunities for meaningful discussions to take place. It provides opportunities for colleges and universities to work collaboratively with their students and staff in the quest to develop digital environments, experiences and skills that will help them to prosper in an increasingly digital world.

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| July 4, 2019

The PAH Continuum: Pedagogy, Andragogy & Heutagogy by

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The PAH Continuum: Pedagogy, Andragogy & Heutagogy

Guest post by Fred Garnett

In my teaching practice, mostly with socially-excluded kids attempting to get some qualifications in college, I developed a number of techniques for showing them how to be successful on their own terms. College is classically a context in which an andragogic approach works best, where you negotiate with your students to find an agreed learning path. In the department where I worked, at Lewisham College in London, we had developed a universal entry test, followed by an interview, which everyone took. We had found this process to be a better predictor of success that their school results, which usually just measured their dissatisfaction with an education system, which was designed to fail them. We then offered to the prospective student what seemed to be appropriate courses and subjects on which they might be successful.

However, over time, I developed a technique that I now call brokering that was much more about negotiating with the learner in the learning context of the subject that they had chosen. I had started teaching in the USA and one of the aspects of teaching there which I particularly loved was that for any subject that you taught you developed your own syllabus. It went through a quality assurance process so that the University approved what you taught, but you had designed the learning. When I started teaching in England I took it for granted that you would write your own syllabus. Consequently I was soon on all the course committees and before long had written a unit on the social impact of Information Technology, still my favourite course of all the many that I taught.

Writing the syllabus and developing the schedule of delivery along with the work to be completed meant that I was, in effect, building the framework of what I was teaching. Consequently I really understood what the boundaries were and so could better broker between the formal requirements of the education system and the personal desires of my learners; I had found that all these ‘failing’ students wanted to learn.

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daveymoloney
| July 4, 2019

Crannóg - Collaborative Knowledge Exchange for Learning Impact by Crannóg (Crannóg Project)

The Collaborative Knowledge Exchange for Learning Impact – or, simply, Crannóg, for short, is a partnership between NUI Galway, UL, MIC, and DCU, which aims to support the professional development of those colleagues in roles such as Head of School/Department, Dean, etc.

Specifically, the project focuses on aspects of leadership of teaching & learning, and the building of digital capacity/capability. It builds on the work of Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, and seeks to encourage the sharing of ideas, the dissemination of research and scholarship, and the development of a professional network.

The project has been curating resources on key topics raised by Heads of School and Discipline in the partner institutions.

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daveymoloney
| July 3, 2019

The Sipping Point: A Space for Professional Conversations | Case Study by Better Lecturers

This case study focuses on The Sipping Point – a space for conversations at Dublin City University (DCU) to facilitate the sharing of teaching practice and the spread of new ideas.

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daveymoloney
| July 3, 2019

Co-Teaching in a Large Class by Better Lecturers

Large class size and plenary type lectures have been features of teaching and learning in higher education for many decades. However, the phenomenon of massification, a term used to describe the rapid increase in enrolment of students on many university programmes in recent decades (Hornsby & Osman, 2014) has placed the issue of class size firmly in the spotlight. This phenomenon can be partly explained by the imperative to increase access to and participation in tertiary education thus moving higher education from being considered an elite model to one of universal participation (Kerr, 2011). However, that change has occurred in the context of other demands (Kerr) including funding crises and reduction in the number of full-time faculty per full-time equivalent student.

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| July 3, 2019

Better Lecturers - Helping Lecturers Lead in Higher Education by Better Lecturers (Better Lecturers)

BetterLecturers.ie is for those who learn, teach and lead in Higher Education to share examples of good practice, connect with colleagues and learn about innovative practice in teaching, learning, and assessment.

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daveymoloney
| July 2, 2019

Munster Final - Limerick vs Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, Sunday 30 June 2019(40 seconds)

📹 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final – Limerick vs Tipperary, Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, Sunday 30 June 2019. Limerick win out impressively on a scoreline of 2-26 to 2-14. Go on the Treaty 🇳🇫!

Some great scenes after the game with huge crowds gathering on the field for the presentation of the Munster Cup.

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daveymoloney
| June 27, 2019

Dr Sharon Flynn on Twitter (Twitter)

“What a beautiful day to visit @UL to discuss @IUAofficial Enhancing Digital Teaching and Learning. Had some fantastic discussions with lots of people. Thanks @MMFitzp for hosting me.”

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