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EdTECx 2019 Programme

Time slot

Activity

0930-1000 Registration
1000-1015 Welcome Address

(opens in a new window)Associate Professor Marie Clarke, Dean of Undergraduate Studies

1015-1115 Practice Exchange Talks - Session 1 (Chair: (opens in a new window)Associate Professor Niamh Moore Cherry)

(opens in a new window)Brightspace Practice; An Early Adopters Perspective
(opens in a new window)Dr Shane Foley, School of Medicine


(opens in a new window)Making Brightspace Accessible and Navigable to UCD students
(opens in a new window)Dr Joseph Twist & (opens in a new window)Dr Pascale Baker, School of Languages, Culture & Linguistics


(opens in a new window)Simple strategies for maximising the role of technology in the classroom: Lessons from a core psychology module
(opens in a new window)Associate Professor Suzanne Guerin, School of Psychology

1115-1145 Networking Break with Tea/Coffee
1145-1230 Practice Exchange Talks - Session 2 (Chair: (opens in a new window)Associate Professor Amanda Gibney)

(opens in a new window)The Use of Rubrics(opens in a new window)
Dr Sharleen O’Reilly
, School of Agriculture and Food Science


(opens in a new window)An Introduction to ePortfolios in Brightspace(opens in a new window)
Mr David Jennings
, UCD Teaching and Learning

1230-1245 Educational Technology Tasters (Chair: (opens in a new window)Dr Naomi McAreavey)

These short Brightspace tasters by UCD Educational Technologists will give a preview of the practical ‘how to’ parallel sessions taking place in the afternoon.

  1. Brightspace Module Design - how to engage all?
  2. Annotation & Feedback in Assignments
  3. Feedback and Grading in Quizzes
  4. Rubrics for Letter Grading
1245-1330 Networking Lite Lunch
1330-1430 Bitesize Brightspace Practical ‘How to’ Sessions (running parallel): 

Lecture Theatre C005

(opens in a new window)Brightspace Module Design - how to engage all? 
Mrs Eva Kilar-Magdziarz, Educational Technologist, School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics

(opens in a new window)Annotation & Feedback in Assignments
Mr Eoin McEvoy, Educational Technologist, School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore


Lecture Theatre C006

(opens in a new window)Feedback and Grading in Quizzes
Mr Martin Heduan, Educational Technologist, School of Medicine

(opens in a new window)Rubrics for Letter Grading
Mr Niall Flaherty, Educational Technologist, Quinn School of Business

1430-1530 Keynote Speaker& Q&A - (Chair: (opens in a new window)Professor Jason Last, Dean of Students)

(opens in a new window)A vision for the future of Technology Enhanced Learning: key trends and implications
(opens in a new window)Professor Grainne Conole, National Institute for Digital Learning, Dublin City University

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