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Acting For The Future – A Model Of Best Practise For Using Drama Workshops And Professional Theatre Performances To Promote Positive Mental Health And To Raise Awareness Of Issues Surrounding Suicide And Suicide Prevention, Mary Moynihan
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This booklet contains a documentation of the first round of Acting for the Future which uses participative drama workshops and a professional theatre performance to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention. The first round was implemented by Smashing Times Theatre Company from January to December 2005 and funded by Area Development Management and Dormant Account Fund Disbursement Board. The project is still on going. The booklet also contains a full curriculum for two drama workshop models used to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention, along with terms of reference and lists of recommended reading and support organisations. The …
Case Studies Of Good Practice In The Assessment Of Student Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly
Case Studies Of Good Practice In The Assessment Of Student Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly
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There are two modules on the certificate programme. Module one is entitled ‘Learning and Teaching in Higher Education’. The aim of this module is to provide teachers in higher education with a wide range of practical learning and teaching methods, including the use of relevant learning technologies that will help their students learn more effectively. They will gain solid background knowledge in recognised theories and national and international best practices in learning and teaching in higher education so that they understand the reasons for choosing certain teaching strategies.
Constructivist E-Learning For Continuous Professional Development Of Academic Staff, Roisin Donnelly, Ciara O’Farrell
Constructivist E-Learning For Continuous Professional Development Of Academic Staff, Roisin Donnelly, Ciara O’Farrell
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Professional development for academic staff in e-learning is currently a priority for higher education institutions in the Republic of Ireland as lecturers in Irish Higher Education are experiencing increasing demands to incorporate e-learning into their teaching practice. This chapter reports on the design and implementation of a blended module in e-learning for the continuous professional development of such lecturers. In this chapter we evaluate the effectiveness of exposing our lecturers as online students so they can experience first-hand the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning. Further, we show how improvement in both teaching practice and student learning can be achieved through …
The Tutor’S Role As Academic Developer In Blended Problem-Based Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly
The Tutor’S Role As Academic Developer In Blended Problem-Based Learning In Higher Education, Roisin Donnelly
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This chapter is written from the perspective of an academic developer engaged in blending e-learning and problem-based learning as a means of delivery of professional development for academic staff in higher education. There is undoubtedly a wider range of e-learning technologies that are available for use with the more traditional teaching and learning / instructional strategies, but the challenge faced by today’s academic developers is the development of e-learning technologies to support constructivism and social constructivism in learning approaches amongst the academic staff with whom they work, so that this is, in turn, is carried forward into their own classrooms …
Online Learning Delivered Via Blended Problem-Based Learning, Roisin Donnelly
Online Learning Delivered Via Blended Problem-Based Learning, Roisin Donnelly
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Course and Institution: Online Learning Module on the Postgraduate Diploma in Third Level Learning and Teaching; located in the Technological University Dublin. Teaching Strategy: Blended Problem Based Learning approach for 10 weeks. Students/Participants: 10 lecturers/academic staff members from a variety of higher education institutions from around the Republic of Ireland. Average Age: mature participants; some are new to teaching in higher education, and some have been teaching for anywhere between 5-25 years.