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The resource comprises of a literature review and an executive summary, developed as part of the Maynooth University Leadership and EducAtion Framework (LEAF) initiative. It explores how education frameworks can enhance teaching, learning and curriculum design in higher education, supporting inclusive, sustainable and values-led academic practice.
This resource describes the rational for, design of and implementation details associated with an initiative designed to support early career academic staff adopt evidence-based, active and inclusive learning strategies to enhance learning for ALL students.
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is developing a National Professional Recognition Framework for Teaching and Learning to support the recognition of teaching excellence across the sector. The framework builds on the Professional Development Framework (2016) and aims to provide clear, nationally agreed benchmarks for effective teaching practice. It will help inform career development, support institutional processes, and promote a shared understanding of teaching quality in Irish higher education.
This resource portal is dedicated to providing centralised access to policies, guidelines, and resources for teaching and learning in higher education in the context of generative artificial intelligence. The curated policies and frameworks offer authoritative guidance and practical support to inform and enhance institutional practice.
This Pressbook converts and enhances the PDF resources from Social Care Ireland’s Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers, making them more accessible, searchable, and interactive in a live digital format.
Digital Skills for Success in the Workplace is a five-unit, self-paced online course which equips learners with key digital literacy skills that are essential to study and work in rapidly evolving online environments.
This series of videos presents an abstract from the Croí process where individuals are guided to define their personal (or core) and professional values, and to identify actions they can take that will help them to develop a career that better aligns their personal and professional values and lives.
This Forum Insight focuses on the national Open Courses initiative, established by the National Forum and sectoral colleagues in 2017.
This National Forum Insight is for all staff with a teaching role in Higher Education in Ireland who are engaging with the National Professional Development (PD) Framework.
A Snapshot of Accredited Professional Development Provision in Irish Higher Education
Mapping Professional Development Pathways for Those Who Teach in Irish Higher Education: Where are we now and where do we want to go?
A Conceptual Model for the Professional Development of Those Who Teach in Irsh Higher Education
A Snapshot of Non-Accredited Continuing Professional Development for those who Teach in Irish Higher Education
The National Professional Development Framework Initial Implementation 2017
The National Professional Development Framework Initial Implementation: Forum Insight for HR Managers
National Professional Development Framework for all Staff Who Teach in Higher Education
MAPpd is an outcomes-based suite of evaluative tools aimed at supporting institutions or programme teams who wish to align/map their teaching and learning programmes and modules with the National Professional Development Framework.
This short guide provides advice to Facilitators for establishing and supporting peer triads in a National Forum PD Open Course and claiming a digital badge.
This short guide provides an introduction to peer triads for participants in National Forum PD Open Courses
The purpose of this guide is to explain the National Forum’s professional development (PD) open course design and development process and to provide guidance on good practice for collaborating development teams. This document should be read by the full development team to inform their open course development proposal and preparation for delivery.
Case Study E: The ‘Meitheal’ and Me: Mapping the National Forum Professional Development Framework
Case Study H: A Sense of Place – Making the Tacit Explicit in Work Placement
Case Study A: Breaking Barriers: CPD for the 21st Century Academic Librarian
Case Study B: First Steps: Exploring CPD Together
Case Study D: Professional Development with Industry Professionals
Case Study F: Creating Space for Professional Development
Case Study G: Fun and Laughter in Professional Development
Digilanguages is a project funded by Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, which aims to offer flexible support for language learners during various transition periods.
The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, journal of scholarly research into Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
The Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning is an open access, peer reviewed journal published by the Irish Learning Technology Association.
DigitalEd.ie is a Digital Teaching and Learning education platform, providing access to the digital learning pathways and a suite of resources available to all staff. The site provides a gateway to help CUA staff build digital capabilities and pedagogic expertise, in order to design, deliver and support flexible and online learning programmes.
A Case study insight from HECA’s Academic Quality Enhancement Forum’s Colloquium on Professional Development.
This resource is intended as an easy-to-use guide for anyone who needs some quick and simple advice on quantitative aspects of research in social sciences, covering subjects such as education, sociology, business, nursing. I
A collection of essays on and case studies of the various characteristics and uses of teaching portfolios and teaching portfolio programmes, this handbook provides an overview of national practice in portfolio development and use in Ireland, and evidences outcomes in terms of learning and/or achievement.
