Here are some notes I shared with those in attendance at the highly successful CESI Meet on last Friday evening, Friday 13th 2009. The event was a huge success and those in attendance all walked away with some new knowledge. Well done to the organisers on a great event. I was sharing some work I […]
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TeachNet courses will be delivered using the new H2 Learning Platform The TeachNet team is currently offering online summer courses for primary teachers. With EPV day approval, we are delighted to announce that the following technology related courses “by teachers, for teachers” are available: Getting the most from your Interactive WhiteboardThis course explores practical
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On the day when the Minister for Education and Science announced further cutbacks in schools which will target the most vulnerable children it is hard to be upbeat unless you are a banker getting bailout money today. The goodwill of teachers and their care for the children they teach is being preyed upon as the
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The Coalition of School Networks (CoSN) published a video, “Learning to Change, Changing to Learn” a number of years ago. The video was published in response to a US Department of Commerce survey of 55 industrial sectors in relation to their ICT intensiveness. This survey found that education ranked 55, the lowest, below coal mining.
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In this podcast Clifford Brown talks to second level teacher John Hegarty, primary teacher Anne Dempsey and teaching principal Joe McDonald, about a wide range of issues relating to the challenges they face in their respective schools in increasing the use of ICT in the classroom. The discussion covers issues around the role and duties
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In this podcast our host Clifford Brown talks to second level teachers Adrienne Webb and Tom Kendall, both National Executive members of CESI (Computer Education Society of Ireland), about the voluntary organisation that has been championing the cause of ICT integration in education since 1973. Topics include the history of CESI, its role, how to
Many people have been asking us recently if the recent cutbacks will have an impact on the TeachNet project. The reality is that the NCTE has withdrawn its funding since last year. This is despite a commitment to funding for the project from the Minister Hanafin in 2007. While we weren’t surprised by this move,
In this podcast John Hurley (TeachNet), Kevin Jennings (National Digital Research Centre), Mags Amond (Second Level Support Service) and host Clifford Brown discuss what’s hot in educational technology. All fresh from their recent visit to London for the BETT Show, the world’s largest educational technology expo. Topics include the rise of Netbooks, Virtual Learning Environments,
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The new Obama administration has promised a package of €142 billion for education and €1 billion has been earmarked for ICT. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan plan promises to enable students of all ages to learn in 21st-century classrooms, labs, and libraries to help US students compete with any worker in the world. Time
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This podcast discusses some of the issues around creating a good TeachNet project. TeachNet team members Michael Hallissy and Pat Brennan describe what kinds of resources TeachNet is seeking to publish. Huw Roberts, a second-level teacher of Geography and ICT, describes his experience of being involved in TeachNet to date and encourages teachers to get
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