Dear AISHE Community,
Please find some items of interest below. If you become aware of any items that you would like considered for circulation next month, please contact info@aishe.org.
Calls for Papers
AISHE-J Special Issue on Student Engagement and Partnership in Ireland
The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J) and the National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP) are delighted to announce a call for contributions to a Special Issue on ‘Student Engagement and Partnership in Ireland’. Details are over on AISHE-J.
Events
Students’ and Faculties’ experience & challenges during COVID-19 in Higher Education
Upcoming webinar: Students’ and Faculties’ experience & challenges during COVID-19 in Higher Education on 5 March 2021 at 1pm via Zoom.
This webinar is part of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning: 2020/21 National Seminar Series. The webinar is open to all faculty and staff working in Irish Higher Education institutions and is free to attend. The deadline to register online is 5pm February 26, 2021. Due to limited places, we encourage colleagues who are interested to register as soon as possible. We will confirm your place on the webinar on 1 March 2021.
To register, please visit: http://bit.ly/3p3YlsW
The webinar aims to enhance higher education teaching and learning practice by examining findings from two empirical research projects focusing on students’ as well as faculties’ experience during COVID-19 Pandemic. The webinar presents current research on both students and faculty results followed by a discussion and group work. By the end of the webinar, participants will have the opportunities to: understand both domestic and international students’ virtual learning experience during Covid-19 pandemic; reflect on strategies on virtual teaching, in particular, content, delivery and communication based on challenges encountered by students while learning virtually during the pandemic; understand the benefits and challenges faculty encountered when moving their teaching online; and reflect on the support measures that facilitates online teaching.
Calls for input
Open Education Week
Open Education Week takes place from March 1st-4th. During that time the National Forum will share details of its work in this area and feature open education activities and resources from across the sector.
If you would like to share news of any current open education activities, resources and/or projects at your institutions, this would be very welcome. If you are engaged in projects or initiatives focusing on Open Education Resources (OER) or Open Education Practices (OEP) – anything happening this semester – we’d be happy to include the details in our Open Education Week post.
Here is a short survey form on which to add the details.
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Kind regards,
The AISHE committee