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Funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education as part of the SATLE 20 Initiative, the Digital by Design project aimed to build capacity for digital education across Trinity, drawing on what we have learned from our pandemic experiences of digital learning. 


Project overview

Play this video for an introduction to our Digital by Design project.


Project Deliverables

1. A comprehensive review of current and emerging digital education practices across higher education disciplines. 


2. A comprehensive evidence-based professional development framework for digital education.

This framework addresses differentiated disciplinary requirements and provides guidance to support digital TLA at Trinity.

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3. The design of targeted professional development offerings for teaching staff and Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs)/Demonstrators


4. Disciplinary communities of practice focused on digital teaching, learning, and assessment strategies within cognate fields

Please note: these hubs are available to Trinity staff via Sharepoint. You will need to log in using your institutional credentials.


Project team

This project is led by Academic Practice (Project lead: Dr. Pauline Rooney) and involves a team of Academic Developers, Learning Designer, Project Manager, Research Assistants and Student Interns, thus strengthening Trinity’s commitment to a partners-in-learning approach identified in the Trinity Strategic Plan 2020-25.