Dr Gearoid O Suilleabhain

How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity, with the author, Gearóid ÓS úilleabháin | strand reviews Fascinating lessons on the future of work and learning

While you wait you can listen to @gosuilleabhain.bsky.social talk about our book for Strand Reviews shows.acast.com/6426bd9a0cfc...

Thank you, Professor Cusack for your generous support and kind words -- and for your championing of the NDLN initiative and the N-TUTORR programme.

Designing For Neurodivergence To Reduce Sensory Overload And Anxiety Explore how designing for neurodivergence in eLearning can close the gaps found in conventional learning practices.

"With a significant percentage of the world's population identifying as neurodivergent, becoming more aware and inclusive in our eLearning design practices lays the path to spotlighting and celebrating the myriad facets of human cognition."

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🚀 We are delighted to be part of the European 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 (SAGA) project which will help archive institutions to:
✅ be resilient to disasters & climate change
✅ protect & manage documentary heritage
✅ be more sustainable
#Greeningarchives #CreativeEurope

Poster advertising talk by Professor Peter Bryant

V grateful to Prof Peter Bryant for his recent talk on creativity and criticality in #HigherEd in the age of #AI. Engaging and thought-provoking in equal amounts. You can watch a recording here: youtu.be/W2aTRdww5h4?...
Part of our ongoing @mtu.ie #GenAI seminar series @mtutelteam.bsky.social

Buy European Made A directory of EU-made alternatives. From software and electronics to everyday products - all made in Europe

A directory of EU-made alternatives. From software and electronics to everyday products

www.buy-european-made.eu

What’s the carbon footprint of an email? What’s the carbon footprint of an email, and is our growing email habit bad for the planet? The answer is not as straightforward as you may think.

For my academic colleagues.

"The average carbon footprint of an email is 0.3g CO2e."

That's "3 to 40kgs CO2e" per year or "the equivalent of driving between 10 to 128 miles in a small petrol car"

More here:
www.pawprint.eco/eco-blog/car...

Is online learning a lifeline for financially struggling universities? — Neil Mosley Consulting The new interim head of the Office for Students (OfS), David Behan, recently made headlines by suggesting that the golden age of higher education could be over. He highlighted a range of issues that…

"moves into the online education market..require HEIs to be brutally honest with themselves about their strengths, weaknesses, and capabilities. It also involves understanding a new market and avoiding the trap of conflating it with their existing, long-established markets,

It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to rob this country’s creative talent, is an outrage, say composer and impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and his son, music industry executive Alasta...

“AI can replicate patterns, but it does not create”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Building digital confidence: a student programme for skill development in the digital age The Context In this post, we’re going to introduce you to a project that the Digital Learning team at the University of Sunderland in London delivered to improve our student’s digital skills, both …

"It was often reported that students were unable to use the digital tools required to complete their studies, such as our virtual learning environment (VLE), Canvas, and Microsoft applications."

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Automated Contempt The political-technological crisis is only deepening in the United States, and I hardly know where to begin today's email to you, other than to say that I hope you're okay. And if you're not, do feel ...

On the century-long fantasy of replacing teachers with machines, and the utter contempt for people it demonstrates to be touting this vision right now 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/automated-co...

"Sobering" was the term I used on the day I think !

Grateful to @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social for his recent thought-provoking and hard-hitting talk on questions arising at the crossover of #GenAI and academic labour and leadership. Big thanks to the team here also for organising and to everyone from @mtu.ie who came along to listen and engage.

"When creating multimedia presentations, ensure that visual and auditory materials work harmoniously to support the main ideas presented."

#edtech

Munster Technological University Senior Appointments Campaign - Perrett Laver Perrett Laver has been engaged to appoint senior positions for our client partners Munster Technological University (MTU).

Delighted to say that @mtu.ie we are now recruiting for two roles on our new University Executive.

Vice President, People and Culture

Vice President, Engagement and International

Full details at:
perrettlaver.com/munster-tech...

How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity ‘This book brings together an impressive collection of the best thinkers in global educational technology to provide a timely and much-needed analysis. The book establishes a conversation between tech...

Our Digital Learning edited volume is now out in paperback. This contains such good and thoughtful work, and I recommend it for anyone working in edtech, instructional design, or for educators generally www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/how...

MTU is now recruiting for two roles on our new University Executive. These are Vice President, People and Culture and Vice President, Engagement and International. Full details at: perrettlaver.com/munster-tech...

Generative AI: The Next Normal

Huge thanks to Professor Mairéad Pratschke who kicked off our series of talks on Generative AI recently. The session “Generative AI : The Next Normal” was a wide-ranging & fast-paced exploration of how Gen AI is reshaping higher education.

View it here: youtube.com/watch?v=IovnC5VuUXA

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Education: A Brief Ethical Reflection on Autonomy Given the widespread impacts of generative AI, looking at this technology through the lens of autonomy can help equip students for the workplaces of t

"If students are viewing educational content that was produced partly or entirely by AI, do they have a right to know this?"

#edtech #ai

Can confirm.

Universities UK on LinkedIn: linkedin-carousel-Podcast-ep1Final.pdf 🎙️In collaboration with Advance HE, we’re launching a new podcast series exploring transformational leadership in higher education. Join us next Wednesday 15…

I was delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this interesting project.

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Less than a month to go until the deadline for submissions for our new conference exploring critical perspectives on Research in Digital Learning. The submissions system is now open.

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We need her now more than ever!

Congratulations to @mtu.ie adjunct faculty members @lawriephipps.co.uk and @donnalanclos.com -- along with lead author @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social -- for making the LSE Impact blog’s top ten list with their post on how #GenAI use reflects the kind of work we value in #highered

Big congrats to my @mtutelteam.bsky.social colleague @solasnua.bsky.social and the rest of the team behind our #OER Reusable Learning Resources (RLR) initiative, which has just won the inaugural SATLE National Forum Impact Award for Excellence in #DigitalTransformation! hea.ie/2024/12/20/h...

Check out this fun @mtutelteam.bsky.social end-of-year "wrapped" animation we've put together to showcase some of the things the TEL Dept got up this year. Many thanks to the wider @mtu.ie community and to all our friends and colleagues elsewhere for your support and help in 2024. See you in 2025.

Technological university graduates more likely to be employed after leaving college Within nine months of graduating 80% of graduates employed, with most earning up to €40,000 a year

Technological university graduates more likely to be employed after leaving college

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Excellent talk on #GenerativeAI from @sharplem.bsky.social -- well worth a listen. Shout out also to @hazelfarrell.bsky.social and @gasta.me

Revolut’s Irish customer base rises to more than three million Revolut’s Irish customer base has risen to three million, representing three-quarters of the adult population here.

Revolut passes 3m Irish customers to become country’s most-used bank.

Its next big target is mortgages, it says

m.independent.ie/business/tec...

The future is not what it used to be (but maybe that’s for the best): committing to preferable futures for education and technology | Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning The problem with the future is that it rarely lives up to its hype. This paper explores how current discussions about emerging technologies often frame the future as inevitable, creating pressure for…

"This paper explores how current discussions about emerging technologies often frame the future as inevitable, creating pressure for education to change in readiness to meet it."