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If you take an education methods class, you will inevitably discuss learning styles. Do they exist? If so, should we create different types of instructional content to address diverse learning styles? How much time can a teacher invest in adjusting instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners? The questions go on and on. What ...
The Irish Computer Society and ICS Skills strongly believe education must be a priority as a primary route to job creation. Interactive whiteboards, laptops, virtual learning environments (VLEs) should be commonplace in Ireland’s classrooms. Not in the classroom of tomorrow but in the here and now. With the objective of supporting and aiding the education ...
I was thinking recently about how fast the summer holidays have disappeared and half-dreading half-welcoming the back-to-school rush which is upon us already. That got me thinking, as usual, on whether I should ask to meet my children's teachers right ... ...
A brief video tour of the Global Grid for Learning is now up on YouTube. The Global Grid for Learning is a digital content service from Cambridge University Press, one of the world’s largest educational publishers. The Global Grid for Learning provides users with a single source for digital learning resources from a wide variety ...
The first ever Irish Teaching and Learning Festival is set to take place on 15-16 October next at Dublin’s Citywest Conference Centre. The event will feature Oscar-winning film producer Lord David Puttnam who will present his vision of how Ireland can meet its educational needs more effectively for its new generation of learners. There will ...
I have just finished my first day of three at the Apple Digital Bootcamp being held in Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin. It was a long day 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. filled will hands-on practical workshops. The event was organised by the INTO with the full support of Apple Ireland. Typetec ltd supplied the Apple ...
ICS Skills is a long standing supporter of education in Ireland. We have seen more than 400 second level schools implement ECDL with over 200,000 second level students completing the programme, giving them solid IT skills and enhancing their return on their education. ICS Skills strongly believes innovative education is a priority as a primary ...
In March this year, I was lucky enough to be invited to one of the most interesting conferences I’ve ever attended: #BectaX. As its name would suggest, the event was organised by BECTA, a UK government agency that promoted the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning. This was one of its final acts ...
If you don’t already know, Global Grid for Learning (GGfL) connects teachers and students at all stages in education to a network of over 40 international providers of high quality educational resources. Now we want to connect teachers to a global community of fellow educators so that they can share their knowledge and expertise with ...