The document outlines a networking event held by the National Institute for Digital Learning aimed at building digital capacity in Irish higher education. It includes discussions on identifying potential project proposals, finding collaborative partners, and understanding funding criteria for various educational projects. Key topics also highlight student readiness for flexible learning and methodologies for successful project execution.

1. Networking Event:
Building Digital Capacity in Irish Higher Education
Hosted by the
National Institute for Digital Learning
Wednesday 16th
July
Dublin

2. Welcome
• Billy Kelly
Dean of Teaching and Learning
• Mark Brown
Director, National Institute for Digital Learning
THIS EVENT IS INDEPENDENT FROM THE NATIONAL
FORUM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

3. Welcome
http://elg.ac.nz

4. Welcome
https://mahara.org

5. Welcome
http://lightworkmarking.org

6. • Welcome
• Event purpose
• Brief introductions
• Overview of the funding call
Afternoon Tea
• Identification of potential projects
• Finding suitable collaborative partners
• Questions and next steps
Outline

7. • To help participants understand the types of
projects that appear to fit the selection criteria:
• To identify potential project proposals and help
tease out their focus, methodology, deliverables,
and so on; and
• To assist people and institutions to connect with
suitable collaborative partners.
Event Purpose

8. • Name
• Institution
• Current role
• Particular interests
• What you want to get from today
Brief Introductions

9. http://teachingandlearning.ie/national-forum-teaching-learning-enhancement-fund-call-proposals-2014
Overview of the Funding Call

10. • What do we know?
• What is the major focus?
• What is the scope of the call?
• What can we take from the criteria?
• What else did we learn from the webinar?
Overview of the Funding Call

11. Overview of the Funding Call
http://teachingandlearning.ie/priority-themes/enhancement-theme

12. • What do we know?
• What is the major focus?
• What is the scope of the call?
• What can we take from the criteria?
• What else did we learn from the webinar?
Overview of the Funding Call

13. Overview of the Funding Call
Do we have any questions that we would like
to submit to the National Forum?

14. Afternoon Tea

15. Identification of Potential Projects

16. Identification of Potential Projects
• Student success and
readiness for flexible learning
• Curriculum leaders toolkit for
programme redesign
• Rich media learning for
student engagement
• Preparing digital age learners
for success in STEM
• Teachers’ guide to digital
assessment for learning
• Using digital technology for
evaluations of teaching for
quality enhancement

17. Identification of Potential Projects
• Learning analytics from insight to
action
• Integrating e-portfolios for
successful transitions
• Guide to flipping the classroom
for first year success
• Digitally enhanced active
learning spaces
• Student success guide to
academic integrity
• Toolkit for managing and
facilitating synchronous learning
environments
• Student success and
readiness for flexible learning
• Curriculum leaders toolkit for
programme redesign
• Rich media learning for
student engagement
• Preparing digital age learners
for success in STEM
• Teachers’ guide to digital
assessment for learning
• Using digital technology for
evaluations of teaching for
quality enhancement

18. Identification of Potential Projects
What other projects are worthy of pursuing?
-m-Learning
-OERs
-MOOCs
-etc

19. Identification of Potential Projects
Student Success & Readiness for Flexible Learning…
• What is it?
• How does it meet the criteria?
• What would be some of the deliverables?
Example 1…

20. Identification of Potential Projects
Learning Analytics from Insight to Action…
• What is it?
• How does it meet the criteria?
• What would be some of the deliverables?
Example 2…

21. Identification of Potential Projects
What other projects are worthy of pursuing?
Returning to the question….
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22. Identification of Potential Projects
1. Ranking projects
2. Group activity for selected projects
• What is it?
• How does it meet the criteria?
• What would be some of the deliverables?

23. Finding suitable collaborative partners
• Strategic alignment
• Leading or partnering
• Investing upfront in collaboration
• How you share ownership of the project
• Collaboration in a competitive environment
• Establishing principles for genuine collaboration
We need to think about…

24. Questions and next steps…
• What other questions do we have?
• How do we share today’s discussion?
• What are the next steps we should take?

25. Conclusion
Thank You
For Your Contribution
We are happy to discuss
partnering in any of these projects