Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning

The Centre for Learning Technology (CLT) held its Sixth Annual E-Learning Conference; Innovative Practice in eLearning: Engaging Learning through New Technologies in May 2006 at Trinity College Dublin. If you are interested in attending future events, please email [clt@tcd.ie] or contact a member of our team.

The conference highlighted e-Learning innovations within Higher Education, both national and international, and provided insight into the inception, design, development and integration of successful e-Learning initiatives. Demonstrations of successful e-Learning, from academic disciplines such as Health Sciences, Arts Humanities, Arts Letters, Engineering, Science, Business Economics & Social Studies were made. Many of the demonstrations are the result of successful project proposals funded under the TCD Learning Innovation Projects.

Highlights

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Grainne Conole Activity Based Learning: Making the Right Choices for Successful Learning Design

Prof Conole is Professor of e- Learning in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University UK. She is one of the leading international figures in the field of research in technology enhanced learning.

View Prof. Conole's streaming presentation

This is a picture of molecules. Chemistry:Virtual Instrumentation: Making Spectroscopy Real

Dr. Susan Quinn, Prof. Sylvia Draper and Dr. Graeme Watson

For more information, view the Chemistry project web site.

This is a picture of the Econcomics project Web site. Economics: From Lecturer to Facilitator

Dr. Dylan Sutherland, Ann Fitzgibbon and Shane MacGiollabhui

For more information, visit the Development Studies Web site.

This is a picture from the presentation of Anatomy, Online Neuroanatomy Atlas project. Anatomy: On-line Neuroanatomy Atlas

Dr Paul Tierney, Siobhan Ward, Philomena McAteer, Mary Lynch

View Dr Tierney's presentation (PDF, 545 KB).

This is a picture of the logo for the National Digital Learning Repository.

National Digital Learning Repository (NDLR)- Where can I get useful eLearning Content?

Vincent P. Wade, FTCD, Director for The Centre for Learning Technology, Trinity College Dublin

View a PDF version of Vincent Wade's presentation (PDF, 249 KB) or visit the NDLR web site for further information.

This is a picture of the first page of the presentation of the Trinity Access Programme Project. Trinity Access Programme: eTAPAS– Serving up Access for All