Community Engaged Learning and Teaching is considered to be transformative for students and practitioners, underpinned by civic participation in community and society. One of the strategic themes of the UCD Rising to the Future Strategy is “Building a Healthy World” a core objective of which is to “continue to build our engagement locally, nationally and internationally”. Community Engaged Learning (CEL) and Teaching affords the University an opportunity to build and strengthen strong partnerships with social and community organisations in a meaningful and transformative way. It provides faculty, students and community organisations opportunities to engage in a symbiotic manner, learning from each other whilst bridging the gap between academic learning and the lived reality(ies) of society.
Collaborative Knowledge Exchange for Learning Impact (Crannóg)
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The Crannóg project worked with those in senior leadership positions in higher education institutions, such as heads of school/department and deans, to build capacity in leadership in relation to teaching, learning, and building digital capacity and capability. In addition to networking lunches, workshops, meetings, and bespoke resources and communications, the project saw middle managers being mentored by students in the use of new technologies to support learning and in the priorities of students in the digital age. To support these activities, the project developed a range of digital resources, all of which were classified according to the key topic headings proposed by the project participants.
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