Educational Technology
The educational technology team in the UCD Audio Visual Centre design,
develop and deploy media and technology to support teaching, learning
and research in the university. We combine pedagogical knowledge with
technical skills to deliver cost-effective educational resources.
Strategic Initiatives
The AVC has received funding under the Higher Education Authority's Strategic Initiatives
programme for an action research project on elearning in the UCD School
of Medicine and Medical Science. Its aims were to investigate
elearning, make recommendations and to develop a model of best
practice. The project was peer-reviewed by the University of Edinburgh.
Outputs include a report on elearning, templates for elearning,
immunology animations, workshops on content development and a DVD on
obstetrics.
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Educational Technology & eLearning
The AVC and UCD Pathology designed and developed the Pathology
etutorial. This is an online case study of colorectal cancer, where a
medical student has to perform a simulated consultation and examination
of a virtual patient with the goal of diagnosing and treating their
illness. The etutorial includes an online notepad where the students
can record their reflections and observations. Development was
part-funded by a President's Teaching Grant.
As part of the strategic initiative in elearning, the AVC has developed templates to help lecturers create media-rich interactive elearning. These templates allow lecturers to combine images, video and animation with a variety of question types. Flash Companion converts the template content into web pages, which can be uploaded to Blackboard. The AVC provides courses in design for online learning and in the use of these templates.
For more information on educational technology and elearning subscribe to our online journal or e-zine. For further information contact Niall Watts.
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Courses & Events
The AVC promotes educational technology in the university through
courses, seminars and workshops. Regular courses for UCD staff include Digital Photography, Image Manipulation, Video, Animation and Integrating Digital Media in the Curriculum. Most AVC courses can be credited towards the UCD Graduate Certificate/Diploma in University Teaching and Learning.
The AVC also hosts regular seminars on emerging technologies such as Moodle, Breeze and Turnitin.
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Course Schedule
Our class sizes are small with a maximum of eight participants to allow plenty of 'hands-on' practice. Courses are held in our custom training room in the Audio Visual Centre, 2nd Floor, James Joyce Library Building, Belfield. All courses start at 10 a.m. They are free of charge to UCD staff. For further information on any of the courses, click on the course title.
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Contact
For further information on Educational Technology services contact:
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Tel: +353 1 716 7035
Fax: +353 1 283 0060
Email: niall.watts@ucd.ie
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Tel: +353 1 716 7020
Fax: +353 1 283 0060
Email: avc@ucd.ie
To book a place on one of courses contact:
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