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SUMMARY:Online Course: Education for Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Open Course\, Education for Sustainability\, will run from February 2023. This course has been developed in partnership with Atlantic Technological University\, Dublin City University\, University College Cork and Technological University Dublin. \nThis free 6 week course is available to all staff currently working in Higher 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\, to run it in your own institution\, and as part of a national Education for Sustainability network. 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. \nCourse Breakdown by Week\nWeek 1 Setting Education for Sustainability in context\, 6 Feb. 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 8 Feb. 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. Cormac McMahon and Dr. Olivia Freeman (TU Dublin) \nWeek 2 Introducing Education for Sustainability Concepts\, Principles\, and Practices\, 13 Feb. 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 15 Feb. 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. Dermot O’Donovan (ATU) \nWeek 3 Embodying Sustainability Values\, 20 Feb. 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 22 Feb. 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. Maria Kirrane (UCC) \nWeek 4 Embracing Complexity in Sustainability\, 27 Feb. 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 01 March 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. John Scahill (ATU) \nWeek 5 Envisioning Sustainable Futures\, 6 March 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 08 March 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Professor Charlotte Holland (DCU) \nWeek 6 Acting for Sustainability\, 13 March 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 15 March 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. Mark Kelly (ATU) \nFacilitator Add-On \nWeek 7 Facilitator Training Part 1\, 20 March 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 22 March 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. Mark Kelly (ATU) \nWeek 8 Facilitator Training Part 2\, 27 March 2023 \nOnline Workshop on 29 March 2023\, 12.00-14.00\, facilitated by Dr. Mark Kelly (ATU) \nExpression of Interest\nRegistration is now open for the Open Course in Education for Sustainability. Spaces are limited and shortlisting may apply. Registration will be open until 27 January 2023 or until all places are filled. \nThe Open Course will be facilitator-led. Additional facilitator training is included so that you can later facilitate your own open course as part of a national Education for Sustainability network. \nFor more information\, email mark.kelly@atu.ie \nThis call is now closed
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-education-for-sustainability/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230311
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SUMMARY:Online Course: Engaged Research & Innovation For Societal Impact: Building Capacity Across Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Open Course for Engaged Research & Innovation For Societal Impact: Building Capacity Across Ireland will run in January 2023. This course has been developed in partnership by Campus Engage\, the Irish Universities Association\, and the Higher Education Authority . \nEngaged research describes a wide range of rigorous research approaches and methodologies that share a common interest in collaborative engagement with research stakeholders and aims to improve\, understand\, or investigate an issue of public interest or concern\, including societal challenges. Engaged research is advanced with partners rather than for them. \nDownload Brochure \nCourse Breakdown by Week\nPre-Course Content \nIntroduction to the course\, the virtual learning environment and your course colleagues. \nWeek 1: Engaged Research and Innovation for Societal Impact \nLearn how to respond to engagement\, involvement\, and impact criteria across EU Horizon Europe and Irish funding agency calls. \nWeek 2: Innovative Approaches to Realising Research Impact    \nLearn how to bring research relevant stakeholders together to plan for research impact and better communicate research outcomes to research users. \nWeek 3: Methodological Approaches for Engaging Diverse Stakeholders \nIdentify and map stakeholders appropriate to the stage of the research\, then choose appropriate engaged research methods. \nWeek 4: Mobilising Research into Policy and Practice \nUnderstand how to mobilise knowledge for public policy and engage with policymakers. \nWeek 5: Monitoring and Evaluating Research Outcomes \nUndertake research evaluation to demonstrate research impact and share authentic impact stories. \nWeek 6: Campus Engage Facilitator Training  \nGood practice on facilitating Engaged Research for Societal Impact capacity-building workshops and claiming your NFETL Digital Badge. \nBadging Criteria\nThis course will be facilitated over a six-week period. To complete this badge\, you will need to commit to 30 learner hours. You will be required to attend live weekly webinars on a Friday\, between 1pm and 2.30pm\, beginning January 30 and finishing on March 10. Weekly criteria are as follows: \n\n Self-Paced Learning: \n\nRecorded presentations\, publications\, and a short assignment [1.5-hours of content each week] \n\nPeer-to-Peer Learning:\n\nPeer-to-peer learning based on the week’s topic and assignment  [1-hour of peer learning each week] \n\n Facilitated Friday Webinar:\n\nDrawing together leaders in Engaged Research for Societal Impact\, these facilitated workshops present case studies to demonstrate what works\, build skills\, and problem solve with attendees to address their work-place challenges [1.5-hours for the live webinar each week] \n\n Campus Engage Facilitator Training: \n\nFacilitated course during week six to advance good practice in facilitation so that attendees can feel confident in their abilities to share good practice and advance engaged research for societal impact  [6-hours of facilitator training in Week 6] \nExpression of Interest\nShortlisting may apply. Applications will be accepted until 12 December 2022. Applicants will be notified as to whether their EOI has been accepted in advance of 30 January 2023. \nFor more information\, email info@campusengage.ie
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-engaged-research-innovation-for-societal-impact-building-capacity-across-ireland/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221213
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SUMMARY:Online Course: UDL– Participant & Facilitator Training
DESCRIPTION:The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Open Course will be running this October 2022 in partnership with AHEAD and UCD Access & Lifelong Learning. \nInformation Session: On the 30th of May\, AHEAD\, held a UDL Badge Information Session . \nKey Points: \nWhat: Free 10 week introductory course on Universal Design for Learning running groups simultaneously for Irish HE and FET staff. \nAvailable to: Staff currently working in Higher Education or Further Education and Training in the Republic of Ireland. Places allocated on a first come first served basis. Participants must have some teaching activity planned during week 5-9 (1 November – 5 December) that they can work on as part of the UDL Redesign Activity (can be individual class\, group of classes\, training session or assignment – flexible). \nWhen: The course runs from 3 October – 11 Dec 2022. General registration opens 22 August 2022 and the link will be in Eventbrite – first come\, first served. Register your interest for the course at the end of this page. We will notify you by email when general registration is open. \nRegistration\nRegistration is now open for the Digital Badge for Universal Design in Teaching and Learning. Registration will be open until September 20th or until all places are filled.
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-udl-participant-facilitator-training/
CATEGORIES:UDL
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SUMMARY:Campus Engage - Community Engaged Learning
DESCRIPTION:The Campus Engage Community Engaged Learning course is an introductory course\, exploring the basic concepts and practical steps on how to integrate community engaged learning into any teaching curriculum. \nCommunity engaged learning is a form of experiential education with a community engagement for societal impact underpinning. Students gain academic credit for engaging and reflecting on a learning experience or piece of research in partnership with a community organisation. This allows students to explore ‘real life’ problem solving\, their future role as a professional\, and how they can contribute to address Irish\, EU and international societal challenges. \nThe course is built around a series of video tutorials\, solo and group activities\, a selection of academic and grey reading material\, and online case studies with community partners\, students and academics. \nWhy you should take this course? \n\nEnhance your teaching by providing students with practical experience of applying academic learning in a real-world setting with community-based organisations.\nContribute to students’ learning outcomes across citizenship\, team work\, effective communication\, leadership\, empathy and enhance their social capital.\nNetwork with community partners to open up new learning and research projects\, interdisciplinary funding opportunities\, or publications. No prior experience with community organisations is necessary to take this course.\nWalk away with a plan and tools to develop learning outcomes\, assessment techniques\, learning agreements\, process guides\, and case studies of successful projects.\nBecome part of a national Campus Engage network of community engaged teaching and research practitioners.\nGet recognition of your CEL activities for institutional promotional criteria\n\nPlease note we have limited capacity of 40 participants. When we reach full capacity\, we will keep your name on our waiting list and get in contact with details for subsequent courses. \nThere is no cost involved for participants. \nParticipants on this open course will: \n\nDiscuss the concept of Community Engaged Learning (what it is and isn’t).\nDevelop strategies for community partnerships.\nPrepare a plan for a Community Engaged Learning experience.\nIdentify opportunities for Community Engaged Learning.\n\nExpression of Interest\nThis call for expressions of interest is now closed. \nShortlisting may apply. Applicants will be notified as to whether their expression of interest has been accepted by 16 May 2022. \nFor more information\, email info@campusengage.ie
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/campus-engage-community-engaged-learning/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220910
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SUMMARY:Online Course: Getting Started with Personal & Professional Digital Capacity
DESCRIPTION:23 May – 2 September (All Participants) | 5 – 9 September (To complete Facilitator training) \nThe National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Getting Started with Personal & Professional Digital Capacity Open Course will run this summer in partnership with the IUA-led Enhancing Digital Teaching and Learning (EDTL) project team. \nFollowing a successful rollout in late 2021\, the course has been reviewed and revised\, and will be offered in a highly flexible mode\, over an extended time period\, during the summer. \nWhat: This 6 unit course is designed to place you on your digital development pathway\, by supporting you to reflect on your own strengths\, needs and goals in the digital learning environment\, as well as those of your students. Using a pedagogy-first approach\, you will identify some key areas for personal development in the digital space and use structured tools for planning technology-based learning activities. \nAvailable to: Staff currently working in Higher Education or Further Education and Training in the Republic of Ireland. Places allocated on a first come first served basis. Participants should be teaching or in a role that supports student learning\, where it is possible to plan and evaluate a digital teaching enhancement. \nWhen: The course will launch on Monday 23 May\, and will support participants to engage in their own time over the summer months\, with a deadline for completion in early September. This will give all participants an opportunity to develop and practice news skills\, and to plan a digital teaching enhancement for the new academic year. \nFor those who wish to complete the facilitator training\, this will take place in the week of 5 September. \nWorkload and Format: The workload for the course is 25 learner hours\, plus 5 for the facilitator training. There will be three scheduled synchronous webinars\, which will be recorded for anybody who can’t join live. \n\n\n\nDate (week of)\n\n\n\n23 May\nWelcome webinar and introduction to Unit 1\n\n\n30 May\nWebinar introducing Units 2 & 3\n\n\n20 June\nWebinar introducing Units 4 & 5\n\n\n\n  \nThe main content of the course (Units 1-5) will be introduced within the first 5 weeks\, and participants can spread the workload across the summer to suit their own schedule and commitments\, with a deadline for completion of 5 September. \nNote: The course is designed to support reflection on your own strengths\, needs and goals in the digital learning environment\, and to identify key areas for development in the digital space. It is light in content and does not provide technical training\, but rather imparts a structure for individual exploration and development. \nFacilitators: the course will be facilitated by members of the EDTL project team and by facilitators who completed the training in the first rollout of the course. \nFor any enquiries contact: Sharon Flynn\, sharon.flynn@iua.ie \nExpression of Interest\nThis call for expressions of interest is now closed.
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-getting-started-with-personal-professional-digital-capacity/
CATEGORIES:GSPP
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SUMMARY:Online: PACT Commitment to Professional Development
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that Dundalk Institute of Technology and Dublin City University are teaming up in partnership with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education to facilitate the Digital Badge for PACT in a fully online format from 20 October 2021 for six weeks. \nThis open course is designed to place you on a professional development (PD) pathway\, and is setting you up for completing a PD portfolio for the future. Professional development is something you will do every day of your life without even thinking about it; however\, being conscious of the development you undertake will allow you to record this and develop in a systematic and authentic way. This open course recognises the importance of placing PD into a demanding academic schedule\, and considers strategies for both how to embark on PD and self-manage the process. It is designed to encourage you to be proactive in order to begin the process of developing your current role\, achieving greater satisfaction and effectiveness in your current work or taking a new career direction. \nIf you would like to become a facilitator for this course\, to run it in your own institution\, a further commitment of five learner hours will be required\, in addition to attendance at two extra webinars \nAbout this Badge\nThe National Professional Development Framework has been designed to guide staff who teach in higher education to plan\, develop and engage in professional development activities. The aims of the PACT badge are to familiarise you with the PD framework\, to encourage you to use the PD framework to develop effective PD strategies\, and to develop your PD learning community. We encourage you to be proactive in developing your professional role and a Professional Development Portfolio (PD Portfolio) that documents your PD journey. \nParticipants on this course will:\n\nReflect on what is involved in making a commitment to your own Professional Development\nExplore and demonstrate familiarity with the national Professional Development Framework\nBe informed by others who have already used the PD Framework and Identify key actions from these conversations for your own PD practice\nIdentify ‘next steps’ – moving from reflecting on PD to undertaking it\n\nCourse Schedule\nThe open course involves approximately 25 hours over the 6 week period\, beginning 20 October 2021\, with an optional 5 hour add-on over a 2 week period for those interested in becoming future facilitators of the open course themselves. \nThis is a facilitator-led course and weekly live sessions will be held each week to guide you through the course and learning material. All sessions will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The facilitators for this course are Michelle Cowley-Cunningham (DkIT) and Edel Gallagher (DCU). \n\n\nExpression of Interest\nSpaces on this iteration are limited and cannot be guaranteed. \n\n\n\n\nExpression of interest for this Open Course is now closed.
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-pact-commitment-to-professional-development/
CATEGORIES:PACT
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211116
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SUMMARY:Online Course: Academic Writing Practice – Participant & Facilitator Training
DESCRIPTION:In this Open Course\, participants will explore academic writing\, specifically writing processes for themselves and their students\, and the integration of writing into teaching pedagogies across the disciplines. \nTo complete the course and gain the nationally-recognised digital badge\, you will need to commit to a total of 25 learner hours\, spread over six weeks. The course will start on Monday 11th October 2021 with an Introduction Webinar. Participants who have successfully completed the AWP open course digital badge can opt to complete the AWP Facilitator’s digital badge. \nYou will be given activities to complete during the week. Some activities will be completed individually but many will require online collaboration with other participants. You will participate in peer triad groups within which you will support each other on your journey through the Academic Writing Practice Open Course. \nWhen: This course runs from 11 October – 15 November 2021. Register your interest for the course at the end of this page. \nCourse Schedule\n\n\n\nTopics\nDate (week commencing)\nOverview\n\n\nTopic 1\nMonday 11th October\nIntroducing Course \nLive Webinar on Monday 11 October\, 4 pm\, Individual Activity and Triad meeting\n\n\nTopic 2\nMonday 18th October\nLiteracy Narrative & Processes \nExplore Tutorial\, Individual Activity and Triad meeting\n\n\nTopic 3\nMonday 25th October\nWriting to Learn \nExplore Tutorial\, Individual Activity and Triad meeting\n\n\nTopic 4\nMonday 1st November\nWriting in the Disciplines \nExplore Tutorial and Individual Activity\n\n\nTopic 5\nMonday 8th November\nRepurposing and Planning \nLive Webinar on Monday 8 October\, 4 pm\, Individual Activity and Triad meeting\n\n\nTopic 6\nMonday 15th November\nCourse Completion \nIndividual Activity and Triad meeting\n\n\n\n*The AWP Facilitators course will continue for two weeks following the above schedule. \nThis fully online course with will be delivered in partnership with University of Limerick\, Maynooth University\, Letterkenny Institute of Technology\, Hibernia College and TU Dublin. The Academic Writing Practice facilitator team are Ide O Sullivan (UL)\, Alison Farrell (MU)\, Adeline Cooney (MU)\, Deirdre McClay (LyIT)\, Irene O’Dowd (Hibernia)\, Maria-Jose Gonzalez (TU Dublin) and Tara Giddens (UL). \nExpression of Interest\nExpression of interest for this Open Course is now closed.
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-academic-writing-practice-participant-facilitator-training/
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SUMMARY:Online: The L2L Joint Digital Badge – PACT Commitment to Professional Development for Librarians
DESCRIPTION:To complete the course and gain the nationally-recognised joint digital badge\, you will need to commit to a total of 25 learner hours\, spread over six weeks. The course will start with a lunchtime webinar at 12.30-1.30 on Monday 4th October 2021. During this webinar you will meet the facilitators who will outline how the course will be supported over the following six weeks. You will be given activities to complete during the week and every Monday between 12.30 and 13:30 a webinar will take place to reflect on the week’s activities and introduce the topics for the following week. \nSome activities will be completed individually but many will require online collaboration with other participants. You will form peer groups to support each other on your journey to achieve the L2L Joint PACT badge. \nThere is no need to worry if you have never used the online tools before\, facilitators will be on hand with tips and support throughout the course. \nThe final webinar will be held on Monday 8th November\, after which you will complete the course\, in collaboration with your peer group\, and achieve the nationally-recognised joint digital badge. \nHow can I become a facilitator? \nIf you would like to become a facilitator for this course\, to run it in your own institution or library\, a further commitment of five learner hours will be required\, in addition to attendance at two extra webinars\, on Mondays [Dates tbc] at 12.30 to 1.30pm. \nHow do I sign up? \nThis course is fully booked at present\, however we  are operating a waiting list here \n\n\n\n  \nWebinars \n \n  \nDate  \n(12.30-1.30pm)\n  \nOverview\n\n\n  \nIntroduction Webinar\n  \nMonday 27th September\n  \nIntroductions and preparations \n \n\n\nWeek 1\nMonday 4th October\nReflection on previous PD and current digital skills \n \n\n\nWeek 2\nMonday 11th October\nTriads & ePortfolios \n \n\n\nWeek 3\nMonday 18th October\nUnderstanding PD Frameworks: National Forum & PK&SB \nReflective practice for librarians \n \n\n\nWeek 4\nMonday 25th October\nGetting to grips with the NF PD Framework. Cycle of evidence based reflection & learning types \n \n\n\nWeek 5\nMonday 1st November\nTaking stock of the frameworks & Community of Practice \n \n\n\nWeek 6\nMonday 8th November\nCollaborating with your triad/ ePortfolio & \nClaiming your badge \n \n\n\nFacilitator Webinar\nMonday 15th November\n‘Paying it forward’ Obtaining a PACT Facilitator’s Badge \n 
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/the-l2l-joint-digital-badge-pact-commitment-to-professional-development-for-librarians/
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