Published on: Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Two upcoming events being run under the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education national seminar series that may be of interest to you:

8 May 2014  webinar

• Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), University College Cork (UCC) and the Institute of Technology, Tralee (ITT) are collaborating to showcase and evaluate a range of Transition Initiatives in an Online Seminar.  Participants will access the live presentations remotely and have the option to contribute via Twitter #collectivewisdom and Instant Messaging (IM).
• The presentations will cover examples of how students are assisted to cope with the transition experience and the new responsibilities higher education brings will be presented and critiqued.

• If you would like to register for this event or simply read a little more about it follow the link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/collective-wisdom-transition-initiatives-at-itt-cit-and-ucc-a-critique-date-tickets-11235207809
  
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12 May 2014

• Location: Cork Institute of Technology
• Transition to Third-level Maths; the increasing relevance and development of Maths Support
• E-assessment in Mathematics: easing the workload
• In the transition to Third-Level Maths, regular low stakes assessments can be of great value to students. However, they may also be an extra burden on busy lecturers. In this conference, we examine technology as a means to enhance student experience and reduce the workload for the lecturer.  In a hands-on interactive workshop, Numbas, an online Maths e-assessment tool, will be introduced. Online Assessment will be discussed by keynote speaker Dr. Bill Foster of Newcastle University.
  
  Also, an overview of some Maths support initiatives in CIT will take place.  There will then be an open discussion on the transition to third level Maths study, the increasing relevance and development of Maths support with a particular emphasis on Maths e-assessment.
• To register to to http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/e-assessment-in-mathematics-easing-the-workload-tickets-10952767021
  
  
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• Finally, please note: The National Forum has an extensive seminar series currently being rolled out across the country; to see more on all the seminars on offer  go to: http://teachingandlearning.ie/seminar-series