Articles - National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design & Technology, ATU Connemara
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Bilateral benefits: student experiences of work-based learning during work placement
(Industry and Higher Education, 2018-03)This article explores the varied learning experiences among third-year students undertaking a structured work placement module in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. Using situated learning theory, the article ... -
Cross institutional interchanges: student-teacher perspectives on an Irish service learning partnership
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2016)The research partners in this action research study are the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterfrack (GMITL) and QDS, Cope Foundation, Cork. GMITL is a provider of undergraduate initial teacher education (ITE) for ... -
The lecturer-as-learner; a critical analysis of a team teaching pilot programme
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2016)In an attempt to displace traditional lecturing hierarchies with a co-learning dynamic, the lecturer-as-learner paradigm was explored in GMIT Letterfrack. An action research study was carried out in the context of a final ...