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Some Educational Insights from Confucius

Posted on 16th July 201916th July 2019 By Leo Casey No Comments on Some Educational Insights from Confucius Featured

While travelling in Vietnam I visited the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. Built in 1070, it is dedicated to Confucius sages and scholars. There are many beautiful and interesting features to the site. It is one of the oldest establishments dedicated to learning and scholarship. It is a place of worship as well as a…

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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 Featured

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. Featured

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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Away with the fairies

Posted on 28th August 201828th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Away with the fairies Featured

Our ancestors realised that we cannot explain everything. We see only part of the world and there is more beyond our reach. Long ago young people had much to learn, dangers to be avoided, knowledge and skills to be acquired and lessons on how to survive and succeed. Wisdom resided in the old people but there were no schools of colleges. Stories were the backbone of learning and an important means of preserving culture and tradition.

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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? Featured
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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We Need New Stories in Education

Posted on 15th January 201728th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on We Need New Stories in Education Featured
We Need New Stories in Education

The Seven Basic Plots is an interesting book by Christopher Booker, the main argument is clear from the title; we have a limited number of story lines and regardless of context or medium, we like the familiar, predictable and comforting. Fairytale, folklore, epic novels and modern film scripts all use variations of basic narrative structures;…

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Comments on the ‘Action Plan for Education 2016 -2019’

Posted on 8th January 201727th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Comments on the ‘Action Plan for Education 2016 -2019’ Featured
Comments on the ‘Action Plan for Education 2016 -2019’

The Government’s new Action Plan for Education is a very welcome document that contains clear aspirations and detailed actions to be achieved over time. The overall vision is that we (Ireland) become the best education and training system in Europe. This is excellent news and like many others who work in education, I think it…

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