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DigitalEd Conference attracts over 700 attendees Building Digital Teaching and Learning Capabilities in the CUA In May of this year, over 700 colleagues from across the CUA participated in this 4-day programme. The conference covered a wide range of digital teaching and learning initiatives, established since commencing the iNOTE project in GMIT, IT Sligo and LYIT. Presenters included staff from all three CUA institutes. Keynote addresses exploring hot topics such as teaching and learning experiences during the pandemic and the digital transformation journey in Higher Education, included: Making Social Connections: The importance of empathy, storytelling and re(building) confidence Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University
Pivot and the Pandemic: Professional learning during the time of Covid-19 Dr Orna Farrell, Dublin City University
Learning in a Time of Solitude: What have we really learned from a year of living and learning during the global pandemic? Sheila MacNeill, Independent Consultant and Open Educator
Online Teaching Experience in MTU followed by a Digital Blitz with GMIT’s Digital Champions Dr Tom Farrelly, MTU and EdTech Gasta
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