UCD Hosts Second DCAD Symposium 13.05.10

UCD Teaching and Learning hosted the second meeting of the Dublin Centre for Academic Development on Monday 10th May 2010.  The Dublin Centre for Academic Development is an initiative amongst higher education institutions in the Dublin Region, funded through the HEA Strategic Innovation Fund for Higher Education, to promote the enhancement of teaching and learning within the region (http://www.drhea.ie/enhancement_practice.php ). 

The theme of the meeting was Celebrating Excellence in Teaching & Learning.  Tony Donohue (Head of Education & Social Policy, IBEC) delivered a keynote “The Graduate of 2015: Employer’s Expectations and Implications for Teaching & Learning”.  Gary Redmond, President elect of the Union of Students in Ireland provided a student response to the keynote. 

Presentations on creativity and innovation in teaching and learning were made by NAIRTL National Teaching Award recipients: Dr Susan Bergin (NUIM); Dr Amanda Gibney (UCD); Dr Michael Seery, DIT.  Melanie Farrell, DCU (Uaneen module graduate) made a presentation on her experience of service learning. 

The event was attended by academic and professional staff engaged in the enhancement of teaching and learning from across the participating institutions.  A series of workshops took place where participants focused on identifying future teaching and learning issues for collaborative development across the Dublin Region.  The outcomes of the event will inform the direction of the future work of the Dublin Centre for Academic Development.