Academic Writing Course

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Louise Kearins

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Atlantic Technological University

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Education

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Professional Development

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This course was created by the Innovative Opportunities Transforming Education (iNOTE) project by the Atlantic Technological University, Ireland (Sligo College).

This project was funded by the Higher Education Authority Ireland.

The course is available by open access via self enrolment.

You have the option to complete all of the course or just the units that are relevant to you.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

Course topics:

  • Introduction to Academic Writing
  • Effective Reading and Note Taking
  • Avoiding Plagiarism: Citation, referencing and paraphrasing
  • Writing and Assignment: A step by step approach
  • Critical Analysis and Ciritical Writing
  • Report Writing
  • Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

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This resource captures key insights from a full-day workshop held on 8 May 2025, hosted by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and led by internationally recognised expert Dr Alison Cook-Sather. The event focused on the transformative potential of authentic student-staff partnerships as a strategic approach to advancing student engagement, success, and institutional effectiveness.

Attended by academic staff, institutional leaders, student success professionals, and sector partners from across Ireland, the workshop featured a combination of keynote presentations, lightning talks, and interactive sessions. Through real-world examples and hands-on activities, participants explored how to build meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable collaboration between students and staff.

For the full event schedule and a complete list of lightning talk contributors to this slide deck, visit the workshop schedule.

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This survey was adapted from a North American Faculty OER Survey Toolkit for use in the Irish Higher Education context. It was used across the DOERs project partner sites to audit staff Open Educational Resources and Open Educational Practices awareness and practices. We encourage other institutions to adapt this tool to meet their needs.

Two modules are available on this page one for educators and one for mentors to learn how to engage in mentoring sessions with students. The page also has access to the Community Mentoring Handbook (for mentors), Mentee Toolkit (for second-level students taking part in sessions) and the Adult Ed Handbook(for adult learners taking part in sessions).

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