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College Teaching: How to let go of PowerPoint

Posted on 5th September 20185th September 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on College Teaching: How to let go of PowerPoint

It started as a means to an end. You wanted to do well in class but felt you couldn’t cope without additional support. “Don’t worry” you told yourself, “I can manage. I’ll just use a few. I’m not really dependent on them.” So you start with five, and then it becomes ten and before you…

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New to college teaching – here are some tips to get you going.

Posted on 3rd September 20183rd September 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on New to college teaching – here are some tips to get you going.

Well done! You’ve been appointed to teach a college module and you’re really looking forward to the experience. You know your topic and whilst you’re very confident about your expertise in your subject or discipline, you’re a little more apprehensive about your ability to teach. Like many other competences, effective college teaching involves a mix…

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New to College Teaching

Posted on 28th August 201828th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on New to College Teaching
New to College Teaching

Today more than ever, students of all ages are attending college to achieve higher qualifications and fulfil their work and life goals. Colleges, such as NCI, continue to change and evolve in response to these needs. Yet despite numerous innovations in policy, infrastructure and technology there is still one simple truth that underpins our education system; it is that the quality of learning depends essentially on the quality of teaching.

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What makes a good teacher?

Posted on 14th April 201728th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on What makes a good teacher?
What makes a good teacher?

One of a series of questions to be explored at Essential Questions for Educators Everywhere open summer course National College of Ireland 26-30th of June 2017 eqfee.org ‘What makes a good teacher’ seems a simple question and you might expect a straight forward answer. However, the more you think about it the more you will…

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Essential Questions for Educators Everywhere

Posted on 5th March 201726th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Essential Questions for Educators Everywhere
Essential Questions for Educators Everywhere

‘Essential Questions for Educators Everywhere’ is a summer course over five days at National College of Ireland in association with Mercy College New York between the 26th – 30th  June 2017 . As the title suggests, the goal is to interrogate essential ideas that underpin our understanding and practice of what it means to teach…

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Skills of Teaching

Posted on 22nd February 201528th August 2018 By Leo Casey
Skills of Teaching

When it comes to teaching we often make the simple mistake of reducing all that matters into one specific skill. For example, if someone is very good at explaining things we might say they were a good teacher. Likewise, empathy for students is often regarded as an essential quality for teachers. I like to talk…

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The Troublesome Nature of Learning Outcomes

Posted on 14th May 20116th January 2017 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on The Troublesome Nature of Learning Outcomes

In higher education learning outcomes are part of the bedrock that informs assessment, qualifications and course approval processes.   They are important statements and as such we should give serious consideration as to the nature of learning outcomes and how we use them. I have a growing sense of unease that we have collectively bought into…

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Reflection and Practice

Posted on 4th March 201127th August 2018 By Leo Casey 2 Comments on Reflection and Practice

What is reflection? Adult educators like to use the term “reflection”. In class you are likely to be invited to “reflect on your own experiences” or, when tasked with an assignment, you are just as likely to be invited to reflect as discuss, debate, argue or critique. I admit that I also like the term…

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Stream of my Blended Learning Presentation

Posted on 17th November 20106th January 2017 By Leo Casey No Comments on Stream of my Blended Learning Presentation

I delivered the following presentation at the National Academy for the Integration of Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) Conference on Flexible Learning held at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland on the 6th of October 2010.  Blended Not Scrambled: Pedagogic Design for the 21st Century Would be interested in any comments posted by Leo Casey

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