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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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New Learning and Education Degrees at National College of Ireland

Posted on 5th June 201527th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on New Learning and Education Degrees at National College of Ireland

I am delighted to introduce two new degree programmes at NCI the BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Education and the BA (Honours) in Adult and Workforce Education.  These are new awards developed by our team to address the growing interest in education at all stages of life and in all contexts. An important idea underpinning…

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Learning Without Assessment and The Willie Clancy Summer School

Posted on 18th December 201127th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Learning Without Assessment and The Willie Clancy Summer School

If you’re ever lucky enough to find yourself in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland, around the early part of July each year you will find a most wonderful musical and learning event taking place: the Willie Clancy Summer School. Sadly, one of its founders Muiris Ó Rócháin passed away this year. Many years ago I…

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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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Really Useful Websites on Learning and Teaching

Posted on 3rd January 2010 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Really Useful Websites on Learning and Teaching

As a follow-up to my previous blog on the Top Ten Insights on Learning I would like to provide a list of web sources and resources that may act as good places to start with insights on learning and teaching. I’ll try to give a brief description of each and why it makes the cut…

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Top Ten Insights on Learning

Posted on 25th December 2009 By Leo Casey No Comments on Top Ten Insights on Learning

It’s the time of year for reviews.  I call it the season of the “top tens”: we have the top ten songs of 2009, the top ten sporting moments, the top ten films and so on. I have decided to step on the band wagon and am now pleased to present my Top Ten Insights…

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My Learning Identity

Posted on 13th April 2009 By Leo Casey No Comments on My Learning Identity

The term “identity” is widely used in many different contexts – we often speak or our national, cultural, linguistic or sporting identities. This multifaceted aspect of identity signifies that we should really think about our identities rather than a singular identity.There seems to be two ways in which we use identity in everyday life; firstly,…

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