Apps for ADHD and Productivity- Glorified or Justified

What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is defined as a chronic condition including attention difficulty [distractibility], hyperactivity, and impulsiveness, all of which impact executive functioning. The Attention Deficit Disorder Coaching Academy (ADDCA) defines ADHD as a unique brain wiring which requires engaged interest with a clear, purposeful intention in order to activate and access […]

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Jun 20 2022

Office on the Go!

By Ashley Stephens

Recently at the hairdressers I had some time to kill. With my Android phone in hand I set about exploring some of the new updates to Microsoft apps available on mobile. Read on if you would like some quick and easy options for increasing your productivity while on the move. Technology is supposed to make

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Jun 2 2022

Coaching in a digital educational world

By John Heffernan

Those of you who attended the 2020 CESI conference might have heard Darren Ralston and I present as former Albemarle County Instructional and Ed Tech coaches. You might have thought that the concept of educational coaching in Ireland was a bit ahead of its time but some recent movements by the major tech companies and the pandemic

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May 9 2022

Gamification in adult education

By Frances O'Donnell

Adding gaming elements to adult education is as valuable for adults as for younger learners.

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Apr 4 2022

To focus on learning we must embrace failure.

By Ashley Stephens

Perhaps this is a strange question to start a blog post for educators. How do you create a space for your students to fail?

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Mar 21 2022

VR in Education: Opportunities vs Challenges

By Frances O'Donnell

In a previous post, we shared the beginning of one Further Education and Training setting’s journey to implementing virtual reality (VR) into their teaching and learning programmes. (If you haven’t already, read the background story here on how the journey began and why we chose ClassVR). The previous post posed many questions, but ended with these:

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Mar 14 2022

The Future of Schooling – What do you think?

By Michael Hallissy

As we exit Covid-19 many school systems are considering what education might look like in the future. The OECD has developed four scenarios for what schooling and education more generally might look like in the future. The following video introduces the topic and shares some initial ideas. There are 4 future scenarios outlined below and

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Feb 10 2022

“The Teams, They Are A-changin…”

By Pat Brennan

A blatant play on words but for the record…this post is squarely focused on Microsoft’s ubiquitous Teams app and not Bob Dylan’s 1964 anthem of change. Only two months ago I posted Microsoft Teams – Your Ever-evolving Digital Classroom and observed that whether teaching and learning was in-class, online or a mixture of both (Blended)

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Jan 27 2022

Virtual Reality in Education: why, how and will it work?

By Frances O'Donnell

What is virtual reality? Virtual Reality (VR) creates the illusion that a person is somewhere else. Through a computer-generated world, a person can feel fully immersed and able to move and interact in that world (Milgram, & Kishino, 1994). What benefits does VR offer teaching and learning? Virtual reality has been around for years. In

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Jan 24 2022

‘Food for Thought’ on Student Voice

By Ashley Stephens

Over the years so many students have had an impact on my approach to learning and teaching. When I hear the phrase ‘student voice’, there is one particular past student who pops into my head. A couple of times a year I get a surprise email to let me know about the great things she

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