An Innovative Approach to Student Feedback
An Innovative Approach to Student Feedback
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Using Booklets to Support Teaching & Learning
I started using self-made booklets to support my teaching, and my students’ learning, around five years ago, principally with Leaving Certificate students and they’ve proved an effective and popular tool for my students in that time. The booklets are essentially a “notes pack” which contain the content I want my students to learn for a
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Practical Uses of ChatGPT
Since its launch in late 2022, ChatGPT has dominated much of the discourse around technology in education. Indeed, on this very platform, we have seen many blog posts on the topic (‘ChatGPT won’t replace me’ and ‘How might chatbox technology impact on education and training?’). Over the past few months, I have been experimenting with
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#6 The Weave Project Podcast
In the sixth episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Pat Brennan is joined by Jennifer McGarry, Primary Teacher and Weave Project Coordinator to talk about this collaboration between DCU, SETU Carlow, PDST, Arizona State University and Science Foundation Ireland which aims to increase student awareness at Primary of the different ways that
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BETT 23 – Musings from London’s ExCel
BETT (British Educational Training and Technology Show) returned to the ExCeL Arena in London from March 29th – 31st and I was delighted to be back having missed last year’s return of this flagship educational technology event post covid. The official stats maintain I was one of 30,000 educators, policy makers, EdTechs and industry changemakers
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Microsoft To-Do
As a teacher in the world of 21st Century Learning, we all know that our to-do lists are as full as the day is long. Never ending lists of reminders to keep us on top of the heavy demands of school life. Over the last few months I have been using the Microsoft To Do
Creativity in the Classroom: Picture Walks
The concept of creativity in the classroom is most definitely not a new concept. However, research suggests that creativity (and imagination) can help students become more engaged (Egan & Judson, 2016) and can even maximise student learning experiences (Tsai, 2012). But, what is imagination and how does it link to creativity? In fact, there is
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Chat GPT won’t replace me!
Opinion post alert: Chat GPT/AI won’t replace me! Here is why!
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CESI is the thread joining the dots of ed tech in Irish education
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future” Steve Jobs On 11th March, CESI held its annual conference and celebrated 50 years in Irish education. It proved a great opportunity for present and former members
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#5 Digital Transformation in FET Podcast
In the latest episode in our reboot of the TeachNet Podcast series, Dr. Michael Hallissy is joined by Treasa McGinley, TEL & PLD Coordinator with Donegal ETB and John Heffernan, TEL Coordinator with Tipperary ETB, to discuss digital transformation in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector. The focus of the conversation initially is very
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