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Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation

Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruption to education and training provision by schools, higher education institutions, early childhood education and care (ECEC), vocational and non-formal education centres, across Europe.…
Insight Hosts First Irish Virtual Reality Classroom

Insight Hosts First Irish Virtual Reality Classroom

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Insight’s Lukasz Porwol and Education and Public Engagement (EPE)  Manager Brendan Smith hosted the first Irish virtual reality classroom last week. Using Altspace VR by Microsoft and using Oculus headsets…
MIC Series of Virtual Q & A Sessions

MIC Series of Virtual Q & A Sessions

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This time of the year ordinarily sees Mary Immaculate College (MIC) run its popular undergraduate programme Taster Sessions. The sessions give potential applicants a great opportunity to get a flavour…
The Internationalist

The Internationalist

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The Internationalist is a podcast series from The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) that takes on the current debates in higher education. Season 1 addresses the question – how have…
Fulbright Irish Awards 2021-2022 Launched

Fulbright Irish Awards 2021-2022 Launched

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The Fulbright Irish Awards 2021-2022  were launched this week to provide opportunities for passionate Irish and EU students, scholars and professionals to undertake programmes and collaborate with experts at a…
Recognising Learning and Promoting Inclusion

Recognising Learning and Promoting Inclusion

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The Refugee Education Initiatives 2 (REIs 2) consortium are organising an online workshop “Recognising Learning and Promoting Inclusion: conversations on access to university in Europe for refugees and displaced people”…
Empowerment and Partnership in Student Engagement

Empowerment and Partnership in Student Engagement

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The National Student Engagement Programme, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and StudentSurvey.ie are hosting an online conference ‘Empowerment and Partnership in Student Engagement’ on Tue, 24 November 2020 from 11:00 –…
Effective Learning: The Feynman Technique

Effective Learning: The Feynman Technique

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Effective Learning: The Feynman Technique: Effective learning is something all students should strive toward. It’s all well and good taking page after page of lecture notes, highlighting the main points,…
Adult Literacy Courses

Adult Literacy Courses

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Do you need help with your reading, writing or maths skills?  Adult literacy courses will cover basic topics such as english, maths, writing skills, reading comprehension skills and grammar and…
Can Chatbots Improve Student Engagement?

Can Chatbots Improve Student Engagement?

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On the 8th December, at 4pm, join the RAISE Live Discussion: Can chatbots improve student engagement? Is there a role for conversational agents in building relationships with students in HE? We…
Common Entry Courses Give Space to Specialise

Common Entry Courses Give Space to Specialise

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Imagine it was possible to extend the time limit for refining college choices beyond the final CAO change of mind deadline of 1 July? Common entry courses at Waterford Institute…
SCFE International Learning with Erasmus+

SCFE International Learning with Erasmus+

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SCFE has just embarked on their first International Learning Erasmus+ Project. The college has established a partnership with KVT College in Trondheim Norway where their Advanced Early Childhood Care and…