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Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, University College Cork: works to improve teaching practice and foster staff development opportunities in Higher Education.
Start of CIRTL@20 webinar (2-3pm IST) on interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Learning about TILT @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
#EduSky blogs.ed.ac.uk/tilt/

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Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
blogs.ed.ac.uk
April 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The CIRTL@20 series continues tomorrow from 2-3pm (IST) with Jenny Scoles from Institute for Academic Development at University of Edinburgh, hosted by @ucc.ie Edmond Byrne. Its focus is on interdisciplinary learning and teaching. Register via t.co/SRJ9twsj7T
April 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join us on April 3rd for next installment of CIRTL@20 webinar series. Learn about approach taken @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social to develop interdisciplinary learning & teaching. Jenny Scoles @uoe-iad.bsky.social in conversation with @ucc.ie Edmond Byrne.
Time: 2-3pm (IST)
Register t.co/SRJ9twsj7T
March 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Abstract submissions due *one month* from today (February 14) for the 2025 Philosophy & Theory of Higher Education Conference - read more about the theme of "The Creative University" and submission guidelines here: bit.ly/PHEC25.
January 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Welcome to 2025! Our PG Dip students begin one of three elective modules. These deep dives into specific theme allow a little bit of personalisation of the teaching & learning qualification.
TL6009 Digital Education for Teaching and Learning in HE ucc-ie-public.courseleaf.com/modules/?det...
Digital Education - CPD Cert | University College Cork
Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Digital Education explores the ways that digital education can enhance learning, teaching, research, training, and other professional practices.
www.ucc.ie
January 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Congratulations to @lorettag.bsky.social and @thelen.bsky.social for the national recognition of their impactful work in academic integrity, digital transformation and Generative AI @ucc.bsky.social.
December 20, 2024 at 2:17 PM
It's been a busy year for learning & teaching @ucc.bsky.social. This is reflected in the diversity of initiatives organised in 2024. Some of these we organised, mostly in partnership, many more were led by staff and students with a firm commitment to enhancing teaching and learning. #EduSky
December 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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HEA Teaching and Learning Conference 2024. Very interesting discussions today in Dublin on driving change in T&L through policy and innovation. @cirtl.bsky.social @catherineomahony.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 11:47 AM
A highlight of 2024 was hosting the EAIR Forum on the topic of sustainability. See highlights in this short video m.youtube.com/watch?v=6JZ1... If that has whetted your appetite, submit an abstract for EAIR 2025 at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social the-eair.org deadline Jan 31 #EduSky
Highlights from the EAIR Forum 2024 on Sustainability, Resilience & Wellbeing
YouTube video by CIRTL UCC
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December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
The next session in the CIRTL@20 series on Jan 30th at 2pm, features @danielnuzum.bsky.social speaking about ‘When the ‘who I am’ meets the ‘what I do’: transformative education in healthcare’. Join us for an interdisciplinary future-focussed chat about learning and teaching. #eduSky
December 9, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Great to have this reminder of teaching and learning highlights from
2023 capturing activities across @ucc.bsky.social. #EduSky #highereducation
It has been a very busy year for Learning & Teaching. Here are some highlights from 2023.

Thank you for creating such a rich culture for learning & teaching @ucc.bsky.social and the Forum for sustained funding. Have a lovely break and every good wish for 2024 from all CIRTL.
youtu.be/pNDLowafSkI
It has been a very busy year for Learning & Teaching. Here are some highlights from 2023.
Overview of learning and teaching activities from 2023.
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December 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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As part of the @ntutorr.ie project, and in collaboration with EDEN Digital Learning Europe colleagues, a bespoke 'Digital Education Leadership Academy' (DELA) took place to support our team in considering and further enhancing their leadership capabilities across digital education. See video ⬇️
December 6, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Want your children to become a Nobel Laureate? Have a son, be very rich and come from America. #eduSky Our microcredential on inclusive academic practice in supervision considers how to prevent the ‘lost Einstein’ problem; open to all www.ucc.ie/en/tl6010/ @ucc.bsky.social
The science behind winning a Nobel prize? Being a man from a wealthy family | UK news | The Guardian
A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%
amp.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Nurturing post docs to take the giant step to PI. #researchleadership We find small teaching grants helpful for academic staff to cut their teeth in hiring practices, managing budgets etc. Often the first time they’ve had this experience. www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Cultivating the next generation of leaders: How postdocs, principal investigators and institutes can nurture and select for leadership competencies: EMBO reports: Vol 25, No 12
EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.
www.embopress.org
December 7, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Cutting through the jargon, this paper by Katy Dineen & @lorettag.bsky.social on ‘virtues and vices in academic integrity’ provides a useful taxonomy to better understand academic integrity and the actions that contravene it. #GenAI #highereducation www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.... #eduSky
December 7, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Reflective paper on positional awareness by @annasantucci.bsky.social and colleagues as part of introduction to latest International Journal for Academic Development www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Connecting through contexts: positional awareness and interrelatedness
Published in International Journal for Academic Development (Vol. 29, No. 4, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Huge congratulations to the 96 graduates of @ucc.bsky.social Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from all the team in CIRTL. youtu.be/JKl8NsydnXQ #eduSky #highereducation
Celebrating the Class of 2024
YouTube video by CIRTL UCC
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December 5, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Congratulations to the class of 2023/2024!
December 3, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Tonight is a very special night in the CIRTL calendar. It is the graduation ceremony for participants in our Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 96 graduations tonight across both programmes. The PG cert is directed by Dr Owen Jump and
December 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Every 2 years we run a showcase to celebrate and share insights from the wide range of teaching & learning activities @ucc.bsky.social. Last year's showcase had a riveting keynote by Randy Bass, VP of Strategic Education Initiatives, Georgetown University @issotl www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl_A...
The Forking paths of the Learning Paradigm: what's the role of education in a Transformative Future?
YouTube video by CIRTL UCC
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December 2, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Wonderful article on Niamh Guiry founder of Cork Nature Forum (ejni.net/events/natur...) & PhD student @ucc.bsky.social showing how early engagement in student societies shaped her future. Niamh collaborates on education for sustainable development work with CIRTL www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-415...
Cork activist says a 'radical shift' is needed in how we live to protect the environment
In her monthly Green Women column, CARMEL WRIGHT meets Niamh Guiry and finds out how joining the UCC Environmental Society changed her life.
www.echolive.ie
December 2, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Hello @edusky.bsky.social people! CIRTL is the teaching and learning centre @ucc.bsky.social and stands for Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning; pronounced Sir-Tel. The below overview tells you a little of our activities or visit www.ucc.ie/en/cirtl/
November 27, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Memes in Higher Ed research. ‘We found it an excellent vehicle for us as educators being able to pinpoint and understand what aspects of the assessment triggered student anxiety’. teachinginhighereducation.wordpress.com/2024/11/03/w...
#SoTL #teachingandlearning @issotl.bsky.social
What do you meme? Meme-making as a research method
Two years ago, we started to use memes within our teaching as a means of supporting and encouraging students to reflect on their knowledge. This approach emerged from a recognition that not all stu…
teachinginhighereducation.wordpress.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Seeking an enthusiastic Teaching and Mobility Support Officer (RSO) to work on-site @ucc.bsky.social to coordinate and support a number of activities relating to innovative teaching and mobility in Higher Education. #jobs #higheredjobs #teachingandlearning
November 22, 2024 at 5:12 PM