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Reflection, Teaching Practice and Learning from Experience

Posted on 17th November 201917th November 2019 By Leo Casey No Comments on Reflection, Teaching Practice and Learning from Experience

Teaching practice or placement is one of the hallmarks of initial teacher education. As with many professions, the novice teacher is expected to learn through experience in an authentic setting. Student teachers are often required to write reflections on they have learned in placement. Many struggle with the task – wondering what actually constitutes reflective…

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Ready to Learn – Taking the First Step

Posted on 8th March 201628th August 2018 By Leo Casey

Oh I was just wondering have you got a moment, I just want to ask you about something‘ she had arrived at NCI reception and they suggested I might meet with her. ‘No problem at all‘ I assured her while thinking how much I had to do that afternoon. Five minutes later she sat in…

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Getting to Grips with Academic Writing

Posted on 7th December 201528th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Getting to Grips with Academic Writing
Getting to Grips with Academic Writing

Yikes ! I can’t write this assignment! Some students find it difficult to get to grips with academic writing tasks. Whereas they often understand key concepts associated with an assignment or task they find it very difficult to express these in writing. The problem can lead to stress and frustration on all sides as written…

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Ten Tips for Writing Academic Papers

Posted on 3rd February 201328th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Ten Tips for Writing Academic Papers

Completing academic writing assignments is one of the most important skills you will need to develop as a student.  This is true regardless of your subject or discipline. Based on my own experience writing and correcting papers and discussions with students I have compiled these ten tips to help you get going.  I have used…

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From marks to Marx: Shifting your mindset for learning

Posted on 1st January 201328th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on From marks to Marx: Shifting your mindset for learning

We all like to achieve and when it comes to doing a course or gaining a qualification we want to achieve the best result possible. Naturally we want to get an A+ or a First Class Honour in whatever subject we study.  Striving to get a good mark – a Distinction, Merit or Commendation –…

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How to Write a Literature Review for a Dissertation

Posted on 11th December 201128th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on How to Write a Literature Review for a Dissertation

Writing a Literature Review Writing a dissertation is one of the great learning tasks of college education. However, many students find it a daunting process. One of the first challenges you face is writing a literature review and the purpose of this post is to help you get started with the process, to keep you on track…

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Dissertation Writing

Posted on 20th May 201128th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Dissertation Writing

This is a busy time for many students who are working to complete their dissertations.  Having supervised and examined submissions over the years I appreciate the investment of effort that students make when completing their research dissertation. For many Master’s degree students this is their first truly self-directed learning project and the experience of carrying…

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Ssshhh!!! Exams in Progress!

Posted on 11th January 201128th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Ssshhh!!! Exams in Progress!

This is a quiet but busy time in National College of Ireland semester one exams are now in progress.  We are encouraged to keep as quiet as possible as each room on the campus is now used to its fullest extent to facilitate the process. There is always tension associated with exams.  Students of all…

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What are New Year’s resolutions and why they seldom work

Posted on 1st January 201128th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on What are New Year’s resolutions and why they seldom work

New Year’s Celebration fireworks at Carton House, Maynooth Happy New Year! It’s the start of 2011 and last night we celebrated as we said goodbye to 2010 and welcomed the turn over to a New Year. At New Year and perhaps birthdays or other recurring significant dates we often conduct a self-appraisal and make decisions…

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