Fulbright Chair at National College of Ireland 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 Bertram C. Bruce University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Presented to the Fulbright Commission Board Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008

Bertram C. Bruce

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presented to the Fulbright Commission Board

Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008

Objectives National College of Ireland Widening participation Supportive learning environment Diversify programme offerings Knowledge Economy skills Research and enterprise culture Seminar for faculty on Inquiry for Action and Understanding

National College of Ireland

Widening participation

Supportive learning environment

Diversify programme offerings

Knowledge Economy skills

Research and enterprise culture

Seminar for faculty on Inquiry for Action and Understanding

Successes Research: Technologies for learning in Docklands & Liberties schools Scholarship: Professional Development Seminars; Fulbright lecture Teaching: Orientation; teaching strategies Organisation: Mission; School of Community Studies; HEA and HETAC approvals; consultation Connections with St Patricks College of Education; Dublin Institute of Technology; Youth Media Forum; Institute of Art, Design, and Technology; Trinity College; Suas Foundation / Bridge to College; Camara; St Andrews Resource Centre; Digital Hub Connections in Europe: Cluj-Napoca, Prato, Halkidiki, Girona

Research: Technologies for learning in Docklands & Liberties schools

Scholarship: Professional Development Seminars; Fulbright lecture

Teaching: Orientation; teaching strategies

Organisation: Mission; School of Community Studies; HEA and HETAC approvals; consultation

Connections with St Patricks College of Education; Dublin Institute of Technology; Youth Media Forum; Institute of Art, Design, and Technology; Trinity College; Suas Foundation / Bridge to College; Camara; St Andrews Resource Centre; Digital Hub

Connections in Europe: Cluj-Napoca, Prato, Halkidiki, Girona

Challenges Organisational flux Communications Housing

Organisational flux

Communications

Housing

Cultural experiences Irish schools Openness and chance to influence policy Feminist Walking Tour; Gardiner St Gospel Choir; Round Here ; Cobblestone; Chester Beatty Library; Writer’s Museum; Cultúrlann na hÉireann; Abbey Theatre; Opera; West Cork; Wicklow Mtns

Irish schools

Openness and chance to influence policy

Feminist Walking Tour; Gardiner St Gospel Choir; Round Here ; Cobblestone; Chester Beatty Library; Writer’s Museum; Cultúrlann na hÉireann; Abbey Theatre; Opera; West Cork; Wicklow Mtns

Making a difference Myself, learning: (a little) Irish language, literature, history, music, art, politics how to support organisation growth technology for learning NCI: Development as unique third-level institution NCI staff: Growth as scholars and teachers

Myself, learning:

(a little) Irish language, literature, history, music, art, politics

how to support organisation growth

technology for learning

NCI: Development as unique third-level institution

NCI staff: Growth as scholars and teachers

Future collaborations Digital Literacy in Primary Schools (DLIPS) Technology-enhanced learning Journal articles; conferences External examiner

Digital Literacy in Primary Schools (DLIPS)

Technology-enhanced learning

Journal articles; conferences

External examiner

Suggestions Housing Communications Web archive: photos, video, stories, database Publicity Continue: Fulbright community; developing common purpose; outstanding support

Housing

Communications

Web archive: photos, video, stories, database

Publicity

Continue: Fulbright community; developing common purpose; outstanding support