BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Open Courses - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Open Courses
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://opencourses.ie
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Open Courses
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20240101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250929T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T201527
CREATED:20250813T135847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T151859Z
UID:8068-1759132800-1762534800@opencourses.ie
SUMMARY:Online course: Digital Leadership in Higher Education (September 2025)
DESCRIPTION:The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Digital Leadership in Higher Education will run from September 29th\, 2025. This course has been developed in partnership with the University of Galway and its partners in the CUTIE Erasmus+ project. \nThis free 6-week course is available to all staff currently working in tertiary education in the Republic of Ireland and to others who are interested in the EU and beyond\, subject to availability of places. \nThe materials will also be released under an appropriate Creative Commons licence for sharing and re-use after the course is completed. \nCourse Schedule\n\n\n\nDigital Leadership in Higher Education\n\n\nDates\nWeek\nActivities (self-study)\nWebinar/Live Meeting*\n\n\n29/09/25\nWeek 1\nOnline Content & Tasks\n03.10.25 (Friday) 13:00-14:00\n\n\n06/10/2025\nWeek 2\nOnline Content & Tasks\n10.10.25 (Friday) 13:00-14:00\n\n\n13/10/2025\nWeek 3\nOnline Content & Tasks\n17.10.25 (Friday) 13:00-14:00\n\n\n20/10/2025\nWeek 4\nOnline Content & Tasks\n24.10.25 (Friday) 13:00-14:00\n\n\n27/10/2025\nWeek 5\nOnline Content & Tasks\n31.10.25 (Friday) 13:00-14:00\n\n\n03/11/2025\nWeek 6\nOnline Content & Tasks\n07.11.25 (Friday) 13:00-14:00\n\n\n\n*The Webinars/Live Meetings are optional but recommended (particularly if aiming for the digital badge)\, recordings or summaries will be made available to those unable to meet at the scheduled time\, so please don’t be dissuaded by that! \n  \nLearning Outcomes\n\nBe able to use the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) individually and for teams.\nDevelop confidence and knowledge of the potential and actual use of technologies in supporting teaching\, learning\, and assessment\, with the emphasis on pedagogical and curricular aspects.\nRecognise the importance of developing critical digital literacy amongst staff and students as a means of empowerment in a time of rapid technological change (particularly with regards Gen AI).\nHave skills\, techniques\, and practical tools to facilitate reflection on the current situation within their team and institutional context in terms of the digital capability of their unit or department.\nBe able to develop action plans and strategies for enhancing the use of technologies to support teaching and learning in their programmes and for the professional development of teams.\nExplore examples of practice from institutions\, research\, and other projects internationally.\n\n\nLearning Activities\n\n\n\nActivity\nIndicative time (per week)\n\n\nReading and reflecting on online lesson content\n120 min\n\n\nCompleting the tasks/questionnaires/reflections\n60 min\n\n\nWebinar/Live meeting/online discussion\n60 min\n\n\nTotal\n240 min\n\n\n\nNote that these are ‘indicative’ and depend on how on how much further reading or exploring you do. The time needed may vary per topic.   \n\nContent\n\n\n\nTopic\nIndicative content\n\n\nMapping your context\nAn overall introduction and sets the scene\, introducing DigCompEdu\n\n\nDigital resources in your programme(s)\nCovering all aspects of text\, multimedia\, interactive\, and open licensing\n\n\nUsing technology to support teaching and learning\nConsideration of the integration of pedagogy and technologies\n\n\nTechnology and assessment\nDeveloping assessment strategy and dealing with issues of validity and integrity\n\n\nUsing technology strategy for learner confidence\nEmpowering learners and developing their digital skills and competencies\n\n\nDigital Leadership & Collegiality\nHighlighting the importance of developing a team and suggestions of possible practical actions. Discussion on AI impact and challenges.\n\n\n\nNote that\, whilst DigCompEdu predates the release of Gen AI tools\, such as ChatGPT\, we will consider these in a number of the sections\, with a final section of topic 6 devoted entirely to considering the bigger picture\, context\, and strategic challenges. \nRegistration\nFor more information\, please contact Dr. Iain MacLaren at iain.maclaren@universityofgalway.ie (Course Facilitator). \nRegistration is closed
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-digital-leadership/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251001T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T201527
CREATED:20250819T103654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T151405Z
UID:8070-1759305600-1764176400@opencourses.ie
SUMMARY:Online Course: Recognition of Prior Learning (October 2025)
DESCRIPTION:The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Open Course\, Recognition of Prior Learning\, will run from 1st October 2025. This course has been developed in partnership with the Recognition of Prior Learning in Higher Education Project\, a HCI Pillar 3 initiative\, see www.priorlearning.ie for more details. \nThis free 6 week course is available to all staff currently working in tertiary education in the Republic of Ireland\, subject to availability of places. Additional facilitator training is included so that you can become a facilitator of this course and run it in your own institution.  A further commitment of five learner hours will be required for the facilitator add-on\, in addition to attendance at two extra webinars over 2 weeks. \n\nCourse Schedule\n\n\n\nRPL Digital Badge \n\n\n\nWeek\nDate\nTime\nTopic\nFacilitator\n\n\nWeek 1\n01.10.2025\n9.30am – 11.00am\nSetting the Scene\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\nWeek 2\n09.10.2025\n9.30am – 11.00am\nEnabling Success\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\nWeek 3\n15.10.2025\n9.30am – 11.00am\nConceptual Frameworks\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\nWeek 4\n22.10.2025\n9.30am – 11.00am\nThe Learner Voice\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\n\nHalloween Break\n\n\n\n\n\nWeek 5\n05.11.2025\n9.30am – 11.00am\nPractical Approaches\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\nWeek 6\n12.11.2025\n9.30am – 11.00am\nThe Irish Context/Policies\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\nWeek 7 (Facilitator Badge)\n19.11.2025\n9.30am – 10.30am\nFacilitator Badge\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\nWeek 8 (Facilitator Badge)\n26.11.2025\n9.30am – 10.30am\nFacilitator Badge\nDr Ciara Staunton\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\nExplain the concept of RPL and reflect on its application within their own setting;\nReflect on the potential impact of RPL for an institution\, its staff and students;\nIdentify existing policies and consider their alignment with practice;\nAnalyse the relationship between programme and module learning outcomes and the RPL candidate.\n\nLearning Activities\n\n\n\nActivity\nPer week\nSix Weeks\n\n\nLive Webinar\n90 min\n9 hours\n\n\nTriad meeting\n60 min\n6 hours\n\n\nIndependent learning\n100 min\n10 hours\n\n\nTotal\n250 min\n25 hours\n\n\n\n Content\n\n\n\nIndicative content\nFacilitator/Guest speaker\n\n\nRPL – Setting the Scene \nRPL – Enabling Success \nRPL – Conceptual Frameworks \nRPL – The Learner Voice \nRPL – Practical Approaches \nRPL – The Irish Context/Policies\nDr Ciara Staunton; guest speakers (TBC)\n\n\nFacilitator’s Badge\nDr Ciara Staunton \nPurpose: Develop capacity for delivery of Digital Badge by institution staff for institution staff\n\n\n\n  \nRegistration\nRegistrations are closed.\n\nFor more information\, email facilitators Dr. Clare Walsh (clare.walsh@tua.ie) or Dr Ciara Staunton (Ciara.staunton@tua.ie)\, or visit www.priorlearning.ie.
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/recognition-of-prior-learning-october-2025/
CATEGORIES:RPL
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR