Upcoming Webinar Blended Learning: A Formidable Tool To Flatten The Forgetting Curve RK Prasad & Tarun M. Johnson, CommLab India JULY 23 AT 11:00AM EDT (4.00 PM GMT) REGISTER NOW This webinar will help you design a trail mix for blended learning using the "job-task" inventory matrix. Join an interactive session with polls and [...] The post Blended Learning: A Formidable Tool To Flatten The Forgetting Curve appeared first on Careers and Education News.

IICP Summer Series Online CPD Workshops 2020   Summer Series Special Offer: Book Any Two Summer Series Workshops and Get a Third Workshop Free*   04 July                 In the Wake of Suicide 11 July                 Resilience Workshop 12 July                 Online Therapy with Adolescents 18 July                 Dreams Workshop 19 July                 CBT for the Depressed Mind 25 July                 [...] The post IICP Summer Series Online CPD Workshops appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Calling All Leaving Cert Irish Students!   Póg Mo Fón is an educational phone app that helps leaving cert students who want to improve their level of spoken Irish for the oral exam. Póg Mo Fón offers convenience and on-the-go learning which is facilitated through higher-level standard notes, translations, and audio recordings for all oral [...] The post New App for Oral Irish appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Virtual Recruitment Expo The Virtual Recruitment Expo will now go live Thursday, 27th August at 3pm. Due to COVID-19 the recruitment drive has put on hold in most industries because of budget restrictions. In order to offer attendees the best career options and job opportunities we've decided it's best to postpone the online event. Click [...] The post Virtual Recruitment Expo appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Five graduate business scholarships announced by WIT for GPA and WGPA members The School of Business at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is inviting applications for its graduate business scholarship programme for 2020/2021. These scholarships are open to members of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and Women’s Gaelic Players Association (WGPA). A total of five [...] The post Five graduate business scholarships announced by WIT for GPA and WGPA members appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Preparing for Online Teaching Whatever the future of Covid-19 it is certain that Online Teaching will remain with us into the future. It probably took a pandemic for most of us to realise that the technology required is already here, what might take a little longer is building our ability to manage a teaching environment [...] The post Preparing for Online Teaching appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Monaghan Institute – Delivering Courses to Support People who have lost their Jobs Cavan and Monaghan ETB and SOLAS have rolled out a new initiative, called Skills to Compete, to support people who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic; and Monaghan Institute will play an integral role in delivering this [...] The post Monaghan Institute – Delivering Courses to Support People who have lost their Jobs appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Movement in Online Teaching Our attention span when sitting in front of a screen is much shorter than when in an actual classroom. Therefore it is important to find ways to loosen up your teaching. So why not use a bit of movement too? Movement motivates, supplies the brain with blood, and creates more synopses [...] The post Movement in Online Teaching appeared first on Careers and Education News.

  Welcome to the Skillnet Ireland Newsletter    I hope this issue of kinetic finds you well. No one could have predicted how challenging 2020 would be for businesses in Ireland. Recovering from the necessary restrictions caused by a pandemic is an immense challenge and we are all having to adapt. Skillnet Ireland is playing [...] The post Skillnet Ireland Newsletter  appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Computer Science Courses for Teachers This programme will support teachers who wish to upskill in Computer Science providing them with the formal qualification to add to their existing recognised teaching subjects. The programmes aim to develop and foster learners’ creativity and problem solving, along with their ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Learners will [...] The post Computer Science Courses for Teachers appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Course Interviews at Kerry College     Kerry College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) is about to begin its course recruitment interviews for its September intake. All courses with an employment focus scheduled to start in September are now being called for interview. A first round of place offers will take place after [...] The post Course Interviews at Kerry College appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Springboard Courses in Colaiste Dhulaigh We have two Springboard courses on offer this year. Building Information Modelling and a Top-Up Degree in Animation. Click here for more information ... Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF programme for employability, inclusion and learning 2014-2020. The post Springboard Courses in Colaiste Dhulaigh  appeared first on Careers and Education News.

CIT to Provide Funded Course Places to Address Industry Skills Needs Under the 2020 Springboard+ and Human Capital Initiatives, CIT has secured in excess of €4.5M to provide almost 800 course places for those who are seeking to reskill or upskill. Approximately 550 of these places will become available in September 2020 with the balance [...] The post CIT to Provide Funded Course Places to Address Industry Skills Needs appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Kerry College Admissions Office - Online Clinics Kerry College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) is now offering remote, online, face-to-face consultations for those considering a course at one of their 4 campus locations in the Autumn. Enrolment is now underway for a September 7th start and places are filling fast across their range [...] The post Kerry College Admissions Office – Online Clinics appeared first on Careers and Education News.

WIT team collaborating on landmark global study on mental health during times of infection Researchers from the School of Health Sciences at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) are heading up the Irish arm of a global study on population mental health during times of infection. Dr Evan Matthews (Department of Nursing and Health Care, WIT) [...] The post WIT team collaborating on landmark global study on mental health during times of infection appeared first on Careers and Education News.

Concept Mapping to Help in Learning Concept mapping (also called Mind Mapping) is a learning strategy that involves visualising relations between concepts and ideas using graphical representations. It is a form of graphic organizer that consists of various circles or boxes (called nodes) each of which contain a concept and are all interlinked through linking [...] The post Concept Mapping to Help in Learning appeared first on Careers and Education News.

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COVID-19 safety delivered via virtual reality for children and those with ASD The Virtual and Augmented Reality team in TSSG at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) have combined visual and kinaesthetic learning tools to raise awareness of COVID-19. Aimed at children aged eight and up, this interactive experience is also ASD friendly and can be [...] The post COVID-19 safety delivered via virtual reality for children and those with ASD appeared first on Careers and Education News.

  Dublin Regional Skills remains open for business for support by email natashakinsella@regionalskills.ie or call 0868377286 during this time - please do not hesitate to reach out.    NEW ONLINE ENGAGEMENT FORM TO ADDRESS YOUR SKILLS NEEDS    Link here for Supports and More Funded Online Provisions updated July COVID19 PHASE 3 Business Supports Continue [...] The post Dublin Regional Skills News appeared first on Careers and Education News.

  Share Tweet Share Forward Monthly Summary of National Forum T&L News OECD/EU Leaders Hear About Irish Approach to Teaching and Learning Enhancement Jun 29, 2020 09:00 am Read in browser » Looking Back on an Extraordinary Semester Jun 22, 2020 02:12 pm Read in browser » Early Indications of National and International Reach and [...] The post Monthly Summary of National Forum T&L News appeared first on Careers and Education News.