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In this latest podcast, Michael Hallissy speaks with Robert O’Leary, Principal of Sacred Heart SNS, Killinarden. Robert has been to the fore in integrating ICT across the primary curriculum for many years, and he has written and lectured widely on the subject while also developing a range of educational digital content for Irish schools. Robert’s […]

In this latest podcast, Michael Hallissy speaks with Will Richardson, co-founder of ‘Powerful Learning Practices’ and author of ‘Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms’, to talk about the power of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom.  Formerly a teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in New Jersey, Will is now

In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Brian Daly, second-level teacher at Adamstown Community College, Simon Lewis, Principal of Carlow Educate Together NS and Sam Lyons of Cloudiscope, to discuss Cloud Computing and its relevance to education. During this discussion our panel tries to demystify the whole notion of the cloud, identify some

In this latest podcast, Michael Hallissy speaks with Robert O’Leary, Principal of Sacred Heart SNS, Killinarden. Since the nineties Robbie has been at the forefront of ICT integration in Ireland, writing and lecturing extensively on the subject and also developing a range of educational digital content. A long time advocate of the importance of relevant

In this latest podcast in our International Perspectives series, Michael Hallissy speaks with Sara Hennessy of Cambridge University. Sara works in the education faculty at Cambridge as a Lecturer in Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation, and has conducted much research into the use of IWBs  in UK classrooms, particularly how children can use IWBs. Sara

www.cesi.ie In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Adrienne Webb,Vice-Chair and Anne McMurrough, National Executive member of CESI (The Computer Education Society of Ireland), to talk about the voluntary organisation that has been championing the cause of ICT integration in education since 1973. The discussion focuses on CESI’s plans for 2010, including regional

www.etwinning.net – Download MP3 In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Ann Gilleran, Pedagogical Manager for the eTwinning Central Support Service of European Schoolnet (EUN) and Kay O’Regan, National eTwinning Coordinator at Leargás (www.leargas.ie), to discuss the eTwinning project.  eTwinning, part of Comenius, the EU programme for schools, promotes school collaboration through the

In our latest podcast we have interviewed Seamus Ryan, Education Officer, Meath VEC.  Seamus has been working with Meath VEC since the mid 1970s and has worked as a teacher, principal and administrator. In this podcast we learn how Seamus introduced the Microsoft Innovative Schools Programme to Dunshaughlin Community College.  Seamus emphasises the focus on

The Scottish Perspective Just before the summer holidays we had an opportunity to interview Laurie O’ Donnell former Director of Learning and Technology, Learning and Teaching Scotland.  In this podcast Laurie provides an overview of Learning and Teaching Scotland – how the organisation was formed and their remit in Scottish education.  LTS is a national

The NCCA ICT Framework In this podcast host Clifford Brown is joined by Sarah Fitzpatrick, Deputy CEO of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and Michael Hallissy, Director of Learning at the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA), to discuss the NCCA ICT Framework. The NCCA ICT Framework is an invaluable tool that assists