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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.

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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Student podcast exploring what is Interdisciplinarity blogs.ed.ac.uk/teaching-mat...
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Podcast: What is interdisciplinarity? – Teaching Matters
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
This was supported by a 11 point manifesto around interdisciplinary teaching. Help to think through what are trying to achieve. blogs.ed.ac.uk/tilt/wp-cont... and www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKnG...
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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/ Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This talk will explore what is meant by interdisciplinarity, consider how we foster collaboration, and how we to assess interdisciplinary work. It will also include a manifesto for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching with the aim of sparking discussion and debate. #EduSky
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This webinar will look at how interdisciplinary learning and teaching is actually put into practice – and understood and conceptualised by staff and students sharing insights from the creation of the Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (TILT) @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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
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Tessa DeLaquil @tdelaquil.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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.
Announcement for PaTHES 2025 Conference on "The Creative University" from June 10-12 in Dublin, with CfA & submission guidelines linked to bit.ly/PHEC25, and pictures of the 3 keynotes
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
TL6010 Inclusive Academic Practice for Research Supervision ucc-ie-public.courseleaf.com/modules/?det... TL6011 Making Thinking Visible: Visual Critiques and Methods for Teaching and Learning ucc-ie-public.courseleaf.com/modules/?det... #EduSky #Staffdevelopment
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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...
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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.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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.
Academic Integrity and the Digital Future
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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
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Paul McSweeney @paulmcs.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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
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Highlights from the EAIR Forum 2024 on Sustainability, Resilience & Wellbeing
YouTube video by CIRTL UCC
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
See other sessions in this series at www.ucc.ie/en/cirtl/eve... #eduSky
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CIRTL at 20 | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Great to have this reminder of teaching and learning highlights from 2023 capturing activities across @ucc.bsky.social. #EduSky #highereducation
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Ronan Bree @bree-edu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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 ⬇️
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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
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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%
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Our T&L enhancement manager Laura Lee works with teaching grant holders around recruitment processes, setting up codes, navigating ethics, procurement, budgets, reporting. These grants are a really great way to get experience as a PI. Laura very much puts the R in CIRTL.
Overview of CIRTL’s activities
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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....
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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.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The taxonomy explores student actions such as not acting on feedback, improper citation, deliberate use of GenAI or similar in assignments, locating these on a gradient of academic impropriety. Take this short course to ensure this topic is touched on in your teaching www.ucc.ie/en/cirtl/pro...
Two triangles containing examples of intellectual virtues and intellectual vices as well as actions that demonstrate these virtues or vices.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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
Two sides of the same coin: a taxonomy of academic integrity and impropriety
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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....
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Connecting through contexts: positional awareness and interrelatedness
Published in International Journal for Academic Development (Vol. 29, No. 4, 2024)
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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
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Celebrating the Class of 2024
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Congratulations to the class of 2023/2024!
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
A highly dedicated and supportive team who collaborate with CIRTL Fellows drawn from across @ucc.bsky.social in the teaching of these programmes.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
the PG Dip is directed by @jamesgrcronin.bsky.social & Katy Dineen. Both programmes include electives on inclusive academic practice & digital education led by @thelen.bsky.social. The programmes culminate in a final third year or Masters in Teaching & Learning directed by @annasantucci.bsky.social
Overview of professional development at CIRTL
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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
Congratulations from the PG cert and PG Dip teaching team.Congratulations from the PG cert and PG Dip CIRTL Fellows
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EduSky Team @eduskyteam.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Happy Monday! Please welcome these #EduSky community members @hbhlmcgill.bsky.social @bradylicht.bsky.social @drdueker.bsky.social @cirtl.bsky.social @ipoole.bsky.social
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a poster that says " have a magical monday "
Alt: a poster that says " have a magical monday "
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The following video captures a little of the energy and fun that infused the event. Thanks to Higher Education Authority and National Forum for funding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS07...
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2023 Learning and Teaching Showcase at University College Cork
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The showcase addressed inclusive teaching, education for sustainable development, student engagement, digital education, AI; approaches that respond to Randy's question "what should our educational response be to the conditions of the world right now? cora.ucc.ie/items/18e331...
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2023 Learning & Teaching Showcase. Compendium of Posters
This publication collects the posters shared at the 2023 Learning and Teaching Showcase at University College Cork, 5 December 2023. The posters are grouped into five themes: student engagement, inclu...
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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...
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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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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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...
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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.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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/
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On the left it details professional qualifications
On the right it lists shorter courses and seminar
The bottom speaks to research-informed teaching and learning
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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
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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…
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
For more details visit shorturl.at/AkpEO and search for job ref 081792
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University College Cork Vacancies
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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
We are seeking an enthusiastic Research Support Officer-Admin to work on-site in University College Cork with the project leads to coordinate and support a number of activities. This post is largely administrative and will not require any research activities or research experience. However, as the position is based in a Teaching and Learning centre there will be scope to support staff development initiatives and thus engage closely with staff and students within UCC and across the 9 Higher Education institutions that comprise the UNIC alliance. Opportunities to support knowledge dissemination activities may also arise, as aligned with project goals.
The ideal candidate will be a highly organised with great attention to detail, a strong communicator both in person and in writing. They will have good technical skills, particularly in the use of the Microsoft office, and have an appreciation for the benefits of working across cultures and multiple languages. 
 
Specifically, the RSO Admin. will support and coordinate the following range of activities.  
•       Support for and administration of activities that enable innovative teaching and mobility
•       Development of a system to record student and staff mobilities
•       Promotion, recruitment and reporting for the InterTeach staff development programme
•       Communication support via email, social media and similar outlets
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
In this short video bsky.app/profile/prof... explores three main themes of expertise and contrasts the idea of expertise with excellence in teaching and what that could mean for teaching in Higher Education. Future sessions will be advertised at www.ucc.ie/en/cirtl/eve...
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CIRTL at 20 | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
This year marks the 20 year anniversary of our programme for staff on teaching and learning in Higher Education. We are running a seminar series to celebrate and began with a webinar with Professor Helen King on the Artistry of Teaching. Watch back at www.youtube.com/watch?v=xax4j-FI9rQ
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
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
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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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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Thank you @ntutorr for sharing your model! @sharonlflynn.bsky.social
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CIRTL @cirtl.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Join us on January 9th for "AI and Assessment Hackathon" in collaboration with @UCC Skills Centre. Participants will design changes that can be used in teaching practice - whether immediately or in the future. Register to attend via shorturl.at/eguy2 @thelen.bsky.social
Flyer for AI and Assessment Hackathon on January 9th from 10-1pm
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