More photographs from the series can be viewed here.
The following are details of the sessions held together with links, where possible, to the relevant resources and recordings:
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Monday 14th May 2018 |
A Masterclass in Teaching & Learning: A Workshop Sponsored by Dr Barry O’Connor, President, CIT Presented By: Prof Phil Race, Writer and keynoter on assessment, feedback, teaching and learning in tertiary education, Visiting Professor at Edge Hill University and the University of Plymouth ‘Knowledge isn’t infectious – but enthusiasm is!’ How can we inspire our students to learn? How can we engage them, and keep them engaged? How best can we use the tools available to us in this digital age to enthuse them? What are the processes which underpin successful learning now? How can we ourselves be inspired and enthused, so that we enjoy our work as teachers more than ever? These are some of the questions that were explored in this interactive workshop on learning and teaching in the 21st Century. By the end of this workshop, participants had:
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Monday 14th May 2018 |
A Masterclass in Assessment A Workshop Sponsored by Dr Barry O’Connor, President, CIT Presented By: Prof Sally Brown, Emerita Professor of Higher Education Diversity in Teaching and Learning at Leeds Metropolitan University, Visiting Professor at University of Plymouth, Adjunct Professor at University of the Sunshine Coast, and James Cook University Assessment is a complex, nuanced and highly important process and if we want students to engage fully, we must make it really meaningful to them and convince them that there is merit in the activities we ask them to undertake. To focus students’ effort and improve their engagement with learning, we need to take a fresh look at our current practice to make sure assessment is for rather than just of learning, with students learning while they are being assessed rather than it being merely a summative end process. We also need to ensure that we provide explicit and implicit messages to students and indeed all other stakeholders about how we assess. By the end of this workshop, participants had had opportunities to:
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Tuesday, 15th May 2018 |
Formative Assessment Presented By:
Assessment is probably the most important thing we can do to help our students learn. Traditionally, our assessment practices tend to be summative, for the purposes of progression and completion, rather than formative, for the purposes of improving instruction and student learning. If assessment is to be an integral part of student learning, formative assessment must be at the heart of the process. Formative assessment refers to a wide variety of methods that educators can use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, module, or programme. Formative assessments help educators identify concepts that students are struggling to understand, skills they are having difficulty acquiring, or learning standards they have not yet achieved so that adjustments can be made to lessons, instructional techniques, and academic support. If we wish to use assessment as a tool to enhance student learning the provision of formative feedback is crucial. We need to help students understand not only where they have gone wrong, but also what they need to do to improve and when they have done well, we need to help them understand what is good about their work and how they can build on it and develop further. This workshop was aimed at all academic staff, whether new to the whole notion of formative assessment and feedback, or those who wanted to improve their feedback practice to students, or those looking for innovative ideas on how to enhance their current practices. It provided participants with an opportunity to think about the benefits of formative assessment and providing formative feedback to learners and an opportunity to examine some case studies of how this can be done in practice. |
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Tuesday, 15th May 2018 |
Correcting Exam Papers Presented By: Dr Tom O’Mahony, Electrical & Electronic Engineering & TLU Given the time of the year, with many immersed in the process of correcting exam scripts, there was no better time to consider how we correct exam papers, what we should consider when correcting exam papers and what we can learn from this process. This workshop:
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Wednesday, 16th May 2018 |
CIT Nuts & Bolts Workshop: Plagiarism Presented By:
This session focused on plagiarism and provided guidance and advice on:
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Wednesday, 16th May 2018 |
Exploring Approaches to Work Based Assessment: A Seminar Funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
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This seminar considered key theoretical perspectives on work-based assessment. It discussed:
Participants were encouraged to bring along module descriptors, related to learning in the workplace, so that these theoretical perspectives could be applied to practice. n the workshop component, participants, in small groups, discussed, critiqued and developed the methods and processes that they currently use to assess placements in their own disciplines. They were encouraged to examine the ways in which current theory and best practice could inform and develop their disciplinary approaches. |
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Thursday, 17th May 2018 |
Empowerment – Master a Mindset for Success Presented By: Marcia Ody MBE, Education Consultant, Goal Setting & Fast Change Coach, Motivational Speaker, Teaching and Learning Manager – The University of Manchester, Director of Different Ways of Thinking Ltd and Honu Firewalks Empowerment is defined as the “the process of gaining freedom and power to do what you want or to control what happens to you”. Empowerment can help you:
For those who want more out of life, to achieve more, do more and be more - this workshop aimed to provide participants with the tools they need to change their mind-set and breakthrough to the next level – tools that, perhaps, could be shared with their students to help them achieve more too! This workshop provided a brief immersion into the power of the mind, and participants learned that the resources we need to move forward positively in life are already within us. Through fun activity and lots of laughter participants opened the door to transformation, instilling courage to dream and participants left with an incredible experience of their power to accomplish amazing results. |
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Thursday, 17th May 2018 |
Exploring the Role of Peers in Enhancing Student Success Presented By: Marcia Ody MBE, Education Consultant, Goal Setting & Fast Change Coach, Motivational Speaker, Teaching and Learning Manager – The University of Manchester, Director of Different Ways of Thinking Ltd and Honu Firewalks
Peer Learning can significantly assist students in the transition into and throughout higher education and strongly motivates learning and enhances student success. This workshop explored the role of Peers in providing a holistic, value-added and enriched student experience. It provided answers to some of the following questions:
This workshop was interactive and encouraged participants to consider different approaches to using Peers to support students. |
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Monday 14th May 2018, CIT NMCI Campus, Ringaskiddy and Friday, 18th May 2018, CIT Bishopstown Campus |
CIT Nuts & Bolts Workshop - Marks & Standards Version 5.0 & Web for Faculty Presented By: Dr Stephen Cassidy, Dean of Academic Quality Enhancement & Acting Dean of Graduate Studies, Registrar’s Office This workshop was aimed at all academic and administrative staff, both new and more experienced, as we prepare for the end of semester results processing. The workshop provided participants with an overview of:
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