Building Digital Teaching and Learning Capabilities in Higher Education

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Carina Ginty, Jessica Duffy

Organisation(s)

Connacht Ulster Alliance

Discipline(s)

Teaching and Learning

Topic(s)

Accessibility and Inclusion, Digital Learning, Digital World, Professional Development

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CC BY

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In this special publication, colleagues from across the Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA), including GMIT, IT Sligo and LYIT, share insights and innovations on their teaching and learning practice over the last 18 months. Many will touch on their experiences of adapting to remote learning and teaching during COVID, and also reflect on lessons learnt and plans for the future. The DigitalEd.ie Knowledge Platform forms part of the iNOTE project, funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Ireland.

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

There are 20 interesting and engaging case studies, that have been prepared by 30+ contributors from across the CUA. The cases will be presented across eight themes including: Theme 1: Building Digital Teaching and Learning Capabilities Theme 2: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Theme 3: Transforming Assessment Theme 4: Student Engagement and Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Theme 5: Supporting Students in an Online Learning Environment Theme 6: Supporting Academics in an Online Teaching Environment Theme 7: Embedding Employability Theme 8: Students as Partners and Co-creators

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Ginty, C., & Duffy, J. (2021). Building digital teaching and learning capabilities in higher education. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/building-digital-teaching-and-learning-capabilities-in-higher-education/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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