Fulbright Chair at National College of Ireland, 2007-08

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

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

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

Challenges
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

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

Future collaborations
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

Fulbright Chair at National College of Ireland, 2007-08

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