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Dear Colleague,
I am pleased to announce that the inaugural year of the UCD Fellowships in Teaching & Academic Development has now been launched with the appointment of nine Fellows.
UCD Fellows in Teaching and Academic Development
Back row, l-r: Dr. Graeme Warren, Dr. Amanda Gibney,
Dr. Niamh Moore,
Dr. Feargal Murphy,
Front row, l-r: Dr. Eilis Hennessey, Ms. Charo Hernandez,
Dr. Patricia Kieran,
Dr. Sara O'Sullivan,
Mr. Henry McLoughlin (not pictured)
The Fellows will focus initially on the development of new practices in two strategic teaching and learning topics: The First Year Experience and Assessment.
The Fellowship Scheme will formally commence at the end of May, with a workshop to plan the project activities for both themes. Output will be posted on the Fellowship website at: http://www.ucd.ie/registrar/fellowship/
The Scheme, which is the result of a successful bid to the HEA Strategic Initiative Fund is being coordinated by Dr Bairbre Redmond (Vice-Principal for Teaching & Learning, College of Human Sciences) and Elizabeth Noonan (Director of Academic Policy & Programme Development).
It includes a strategic link with the University of Limerick through which the UCD Fellows will link with similar scholars in teaching & learning through a series of inter-institutional colloquia and a major conference. The first Colloqium with the University of Limerick will take place in September 2007.
I would like to congragulate our new Fellows and wish them the very best of luck with their endeavours. I believe that this work will result in the development of completely new perspectives in the focus areas.
Dr. Philip Nolan,
Registrar
