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Blended not Scrambled – How Learning Happens by Design

Posted on 22nd July 20206th October 2020 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Blended not Scrambled – How Learning Happens by Design

We are living through a new iteration of the Digital World. The COVID-19 Pandemic has triggered unprecedented challenges for education. Students cannot get to class in the numbers, configurations and durations that were previously available.  The role of the teacher has changed – changed utterly. To quote Yeats, “a terrible beauty is born”.  Blended learning…

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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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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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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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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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TPACK: Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge

Posted on 25th April 2010 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on TPACK: Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge

What makes a great teacher?   This is a difficult but important question for education at all levels.  One way to get to the answer is to think about individual teachers that you have encountered in your life.   Somehow we all know great teachers when we meet them and of course, we certainly know poor…

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SITE Conference

Posted on 20th April 20106th January 2017 By Leo Casey No Comments on SITE Conference

I recently attended the SITE Conference in San Diego, California.  SITE stands for the Society for the Information Technology and Teacher Education and it is one of the biggest conferences in this field.  Chip Bruce and I had submitted a paper based on the Digital Literacy in Primary Schools (DLIPS) project.I attended many other sessions…

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“Grade Inflation” Getting Everything Wrong

Posted on 2nd March 20106th January 2017 By Leo Casey No Comments on “Grade Inflation” Getting Everything Wrong

This is a really important issue for Ireland and for everyone in the education sector.  It is vital that get a clear understanding of what the problem is and what we need to do to rectify it. First of all, the problem we need to solve is not “Grade Inflation” and it would be a…

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