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Education To Enable Sustainable Economic Development, Ozeias Rodrigues Da Rocha, Lucia Morales, Jon-Hans Coetzer, Cormac Macmahon

Papers

Sustainable development has been widely discussed in the economic and political debate for the past 20 years, but practical, sustainable measures are still lacking. This fact poses a serious challenge to governments as they strive to balance the demand for natural and social resources while ensuring economic progress and risking severe environmental degradation. The urgent need for an economically sustainable development model raises essential questions, such as integrating education into business models and government policies. Education plays a vital role in sustainable development, as recognised by the United Nations. Technological solutions alone are insufficient; our society requires a shift in …

Educational Development For Online Teaching, Jordanne Christie

Teaching and Learning in a Digital Context

This paper discusses a case study that explores the impact on educators’ teaching practices, particularly their assumptions and beliefs about teaching and self-efficacy, as a result of their participation in an educational development programme designed to prepare college educators to develop and teach online and hybrid courses. The data were collected through an online survey of 34 participants, face-to-face interviews with 18 participants and documentary evidence review of 6 participants, and was analysed using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis approach. The findings suggest that the knowledge and experience that college educators acquire when participating in educational development for online …

School Of Culinary Arts And Food Technology Round Up 2015, Frank Cullen

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A busy year in the School calendar continues to place us as a first choice destination for food and beverage educational. This year the School has achieved outstanding results both nationally and internationally and celebrated at our special awards night organised by James Murphy; Ann-Marie Dunne; John Clancy, Mike O Connor and Anna Cruickshank.

A Study Of Learning In Youth Elite Footballers In Ireland, Andrew Myler

Theses

Elite youth soccer players in Ireland reach a significant point in their development when recruited to the national elite Under 19 (U19) League. At this point players have a two year period in which they aim to become proficient enough to earn a professional contract with their club of choice. They encounter a steep learning curve during this period in their sporting education with increased competition and additional physical and mental demands. This case study examines the type of learning that takes place within an U19 elite team, the learning theory driving the coaching practice and its influences on player …

Sipr Environmental Monitoring Report 2, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

As part of the Site Infrastructure and Public Realm Contract the GDA is required to publish Environmental Monitoring Reports on a regular basis. The second one has just be completed and is available below.

Grangegorman Sustainability Strategy, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

This document defines the overall strategy to ensure that the development and more importantly the continual management of the Urban Quarter are guided by best practice sustainable policy. The strategy develops sustainability aims and outlines the strategy for the individual specific projects to collectively meet these aims. The GDA wishes to encourage innovation in the design solutions and to promote this, the strategy has been kept at a high level. The sustainability aims and relevant targets will be required to be met by design teams, stakeholders, occupants and facility managers of the Grangegorman Urban Quarter.

Sipr Environmental Monitoring Report 1, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

As part of the Site Infrastructure and Public Realm Contract the GDA is required to publish Environmental Monitoring Reports on a regular basis. The first one has just be completed and is available below.

Report On Consultation Carried Out By The Gda Leading To A Draft Strategic Plan, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

This Consultation Report outlines all consultation which has taken place up to this point in the development of the draft Strategic Plan and will be a document in constant development as the project progresses. It has been completed in order to clearly demonstrate the GDA’s commitment to involving all stakeholders in the project and to allow everyone to understand how this is carried out following best practice procedures. It is our intention to continue in this manner until the full completion of the Grangegorman project.

The four reports are:

*Draft Strategic Plan Consultation Report

*Sample Information Poster

*Report on Autumn …

Consultation Workshops, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

During May 2008 a consultation afternoon was held at which there was a discussion about the issues raised in Autumn of 2007. A response document to the consultation afternoon was prepared and is now available.

A series of Consultation Workshops was run during the latter half of 2007 and a report on the findings from these workshops has been produced .

Includes Five Workshops:

*Response on Issues Raised in Autumn 2007 Workshops

*Final Report

*Staff Report

*Students Union Report

*Students Report

Strategic Development Zone Reference Documentation, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

Reports :

*Tree Survey

*Waste Management Strategy

*Wet Services Assessment – Technical Note

*Flood Risk Assessment

*DIT student response report

*GDA Briefing Paper for submissions

*Consideration by the GDA following calls for submissions in respect of preparing a draft Strategic Plan

Three Key Challenges Facing Higher Education And Policymakers, Ellen Hazelkorn

Articles

Our preoccupation with the relative standing of universities and national education systems—illustrated by the growing popularity and obsession with university rankings—reflects the consensus that higher education is essential for economic growth, global competitiveness and a civil society. Universities and nations are being measured according to indicators of global capacity and potential in which comparative and competitive advantages come into play. The more globalization drives a single market in education, as it does in most goods and services, the more higher education is a beacon for investment and talent—the more this kind of barometer is inevitable.

Assessing University-Based Research: Advocating Best Practice, Ellen Hazelkorn

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No abstract provided.

Profiles Of Public Engagement: Findings From The Ernest A. Lynton Award For The Scholarship Of Engagement For Early Career Faculty, John Saltmarsh, Elaine Ward, Patti H. Clayton

Reports

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How Can We Nurture And Develop Creativity In First Year Design Students, Kerry Meakin

Theses

This research paper investigates the perceptions of first year third level design students regarding their creative thinking and use of creative strategies, while studying a first year design based curriculum in an Institute of Technology in Dublin. The research was conducted in a three-phase, sequential project. The first phase, questioned twenty seven students by issuing anonymous questionnaires to gather data on their methods of incubating design ideas, if they experienced any levels of anxiety when doing so, and their satisfaction levels in their design and creative abilities. Literature was reviewed to discover the attributes of those we perceive as creative …

The Discourses Of Higher Education In Ireland: Religion, Nationalism And Economic Development, Nora French

Articles

Higher education is shaped and changed by the context in which it operates. For the past several decades, it has been shaped in Ireland by plans for economic development and the focus has been on education as an enabler of wealth creation. It is claimed to have been an important factor in the rise of the Celtic Tiger economy, and the government are again looking to education as a main contributor to recovery from the current recession. This focus marked a major change in Irish higher education. It was in sharp opposition to the deep-seated tradition of liberal education based …

The Year In Review - 2009, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

Report on the Grangegorman Project “The Year in Review 2009″ outlining achievements and milestones, and plans for 2010.

Benefits Of Continuing Professional Development In The Visual Communications Sector In Ireland, Con Kennedy

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This research is concerned with identifying the benefits of Continuous Professional Development for the Visual Communications sector in Ireland, with the aim of establishing what benefits exist for both the employee and employer. Research is undertaken to identify CPD programmes that currently exist in other industries in Ireland for the purpose of establishing commonalities and how this may apply to the Visual Communications sector. This is achieved through a combination of literature review, desk research, surveys of employees and employers in the Visual Communications sector and a number of semi-formal interviews with representatives from various industry sectors with established CPD …

Joining Up The Dots Employment Study, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

An Employment Study was recently completed in relation to the Grangegorman Development and the local area. It was carried out in conjunction with several public and community bodies to examine the job opportunities that will arise from the development.

Curriculum Evolution At The Department Of Baking Technology (National Bakery School), Dit, Kevin Street 1998-2008: What Factors Have Brought About A Change In The Curriculum, Mary Kavanagh

Theses

This thesis research set out to examine the factors which have contributed to curriculum evolution at the National Bakery School, Technologicl University Dublin (DIT) from 1998 to 2008. It focused on a number of dimensions which have contributed to a radical shift in curriculum. Those dimensions include biographical, cultural, micro-political, structural, socio-historical, technological and scientific. The research design was essentially a hermeneutical, interpretative case study using qualitative data gathering techniques. The primary research methods employed were interviews conducted with lecturing staff, and a survey conducted with students travelling to Germany for continuing professional development. An extensive literature review was conducted …

Masterplan And Masterplan Design Guidelines : 2008, Grangegorman Development Agency

Design/Planning

The GDA determined that in order to articulate the Vision for the Project and to test the project viability a comprehensive spatial masterplan of the highest standard needed to be developed. A spatial masterplan is a sophisticated model which:

• Shows how streets, squares and open spaces of a neighbourhood are to be connected.
• Defines the height, bulk and massing of buildings.
• Sets out suggested relationships between buildings and public spaces.
• Identifies the movement patterns for people on foot, or by bicycle, car or public transport, as well as looking at the needs of service and refuse vehicles.
• Sets out the …

Activity Systems Within Blended Problem-Based Learning In Academic Professional Development, Roisin Donnelly

Articles

Blending face-to-face and online problem-based learning environments presents opportunities for both learners and lecturers to take part in collaborative knowledge construction. Activity theory is a suitable framework to investigate such environments and the learning processes that both sets of participants experience when engaging in these complementary environments. This paper attempts to map out the potential for activity systems using a blended problem-based learning approach through the exploration of an accredited academic staff development programme in Ireland. Firstly, an analysis of tool use and the discourse that participants and tutors engage in is presented. Secondly, tutor reflections about the evolution of …

Fashioning Global Scholarship As An Emerging Context, Roisin Donnelly, Ciara O'Farrell

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University Futures: The Direction, Shape And Provision Of Higher Education In The University Of The Future, Arlene Finn, John Ratcliffe, Lorcan Sirr

Reports

The aim of this study is to help create an awareness of the changing milieu within which Higher Education (HE) will operate over coming decades, while concurrently exploring its possible alternative forms. The specific objectives of the study are to review literature relevant to the University of the Future in a global, European and Irish context. We have sought to determine key trends which have the potential to affect the future of Higher Education (and the institutions charged with its delivery), under the headings of Demography, Society, Technology, Governance, Economy and Environment, and to identify different possible formats for the …

What Is Required To Optimise Professional Development Opportunities For Academic Staff In A Specific College In The Further Education Sector?, Anne O'Donohue

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The main aim of this research was to identify what was required to optimise professional development for the academic staff of Liberties College, a college in the further education sector. This research was a case study, focusing on the micro, one case on one site, with the emphasis on understanding the unity and the wholeness of this particular case. The theoretical perspective applied therefore, was constructionist and the research methods interpretive in design.

The research design was mainly qualitative though there was also a quantitative element in part of the questionnaire which was followed up by semi-structured interviews. The relevant …

Integrating The Use Of Teaching Portfolios With Experiential Learning In A Postgraduate Certificate For Academic Staff In Third Level Learning And Teaching, Roisin Donnelly

Articles

No abstract provided.

An Action Research Project To Explore Providing Improved Academic Support For Newly Appointed Staff In A Higher Education Institution In Ireland, Roisin Donnelly

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In my current professional role as an academic in a higher education institution in Ireland, I have only recently asked myself if I have been living in the direction of my educational values (Whitehead, 1989a). Educational values are ideas about what constitutes an educationally worthwhile process of teaching and learning: they define the relationship between knowledge, teachers and learners (Elliott, 1995). Action research begins with values (McNiff, 1995). In my attempts to become a more developed self-reflective practitioner, there are times when it helps me to take a time-out from my daily practice in work and instead put some time …

Enterprise Ireland: Student Creativity Day Design Competition, Peter Dee

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Peter Dee - Strategic Design & Marketing Consultant, was responsible for the design and development of the brand identity for the Enterprise Ireland Student Creativity Day which was used on business cards, letterhead, appliction forms, information literature, large format posters, t-shirts and website. Competing in multi-disciplinary teams, students provided an innovative & creative solution to an exacting design brief. The design brief reflected the following themes: interface, learning, science, media, communications and fashion. The design jury included representatives of Irish business and IDI members.

Initial Proposals For Development Of College Of Technology, Kevin Street, Mackenna Brock Architects

Buildings

Following initial discussions with the Chief Executive Officer, City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee, the Principal, College of Technology Kevin Street, and Course Directors, College of Technology, we have prepared the following proposal to stimulate discussion and lead us to prepare a broad development strategy within which detailed planning can proceed and the objectives of the Vocational Education Committee implemented. These notes should be read in conjunction with Drawings entitled Development Proposals Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 .