Browsing Learning, Teaching and Assessment, ATU Galway City by Issue Date
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Supporting the first year experience in higher education: impact on student engagement, teaching practice and institutional policy
(2014)Many students are not prepared for the demands of third level education and first year experience programmes are designed to support this transition and supplement the necessary academic and life skills. In 2009 a first ... -
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLENDED LEARNING USING ‘MOODLE’ WITH FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
(GMIT RESEARCH E-JOURNAL, 2017)This research uses a developmental evaluation to conduct an evaluation for knowledge on the effectiveness of blended learning using ‘Moodle’ within the learning context of whether a blended pedagogy could benefit a traditional ... -
A Critical Evaluation of the Integration of a Blended Learning Approach into a Multimedia Applications Module
(AISHE-J, 2018)The concept of blended learning is not new. While research articles have outlined blending learning approaches across a number of disciplines, research studies on how blended learning design principles are implemented ... -
Moodle and Social Constructivism: Is Moodle Being Used as Constructed? A Case Study Analysis of Moodle Use in Teaching and Learning in the School of Business, GMIT
(2018-05-14)Moodle was originally developed by Dougiamas in 2002 to help educators create an online platform that embodies a social constructivist pedagogical framework. Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in Ireland began using ... -
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE INTEGRATION OF A BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH INTO A MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS MODULE
(2018-05-15)The concept of blended learning is not new. While research articles have outlined blending learning approaches across a number of disciplines, research studies on how blended learning design principles are implemented into ... -
Striving for success in library instruction: an analysis of acquiring information literacy skills in higher education as part of the first-year experience.
(2019)Information Literacy (IL) is important for today's learners and is a vital skill in the pursuit of knowledge. It promotes problem solving, thinking skills, evaluating sources and learning strategies. The consequence of new ... -
An Evaluation of the Effects of Flipped Classroom Pre-Laboratory Activities on Students's Engagement with Laboratory Learning
(2020)A key goal of Institutes of Technology (IoTs) is to produce workplace-ready graduates who have the technical and practical skills to solve real world problems. Consequentially, the practical element of a module is a powerful ... -
An evaluation of virtual reality (VR) as an learning tool for students with the aid of an interactive VR simulation program
(GMIT, 2020)The concept for this research began with the realisation that Virtual Reality (VR) could be used in education. This inspired an interest in the applications of VR and its possible benefit as a teaching and learning tool ... -
Building Digital Teaching and Learning Capabilities with DigitalEd.ie in Response to a Global Pandemic
(PKP Publishing Services Network, 2020-02-28)The COVID 19 emergency has fundamentally changed the way we all live and work, and this is having an enormous impact on the teaching and learning experience. The physical closure of our five campuses in GMIT, forced ... -
A Critique of Food Education in Irish Primary Schools: Exploring the Potential to Introduce Key Elements of International Models to the Irish Context
(2020-08-28)This study aims to explore the possibility of Irish primary schools introducing key elements of international food education models to the primary school curriculum in a bid to developing positive healthy eating behaviours ... -
The Impact on Student Performance and Experience of the Move from Face-to-face to Online Delivery in Response to COVID-19: A Case Study in an Irish Higher Education Institute.
(PKP Publishing Services Network, 2021-02-28)Teaching in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Ireland was suddenly and severely affected by the onset of COVID-19, with Irish HEIs instructed to close from March 13th 2020 and advised to, where possible, teach online. ... -
Bridging the Knowledge Gaps in Information Systems: A Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge Perspective
(2021-05-14)Most students who complete third-level higher education undergo a transformational learning journey. This learning journey is moulded by their experiences not only within the context of the third-level institution but can ... -
An Evaluation of the Impact of Project-Based Learning on Student Engagement in the Six Sigma Green Belt Quality Module at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: A Case Study
(2021-05-18)Comprehensive and in-depth discipline content knowledge and professional, practical skills are critical in the engineering domain. At the same time, soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, critical thinking and ... -
Universal Design for Online Library Instruction
(2021-05-26)My motivation for doing the Digital Badge in UDL was to learn how to use the principles and practices of UDL to encourage students to actively engage in using library resources, by embracing and formally embedding UDL into ... -
Hiding in Plain Sight: Literacy Development Possibilities in Initial Teacher Education
(International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd), 2021-06-04)The development of literacy competencies among second-level school students has been highlighted, by the Programme for International Student Assessment as ‘vital to succeed in society’. Literacy competency development has ... -
A Higher Education Action Research Study on the Effectiveness of an ePortfolio as a Learning Tool to Promote Reflective Professional Development
(Irish Learning Technology Association, 2021-07-06)Within higher education, ePortfolios have been demonstrated to enhance professional development and to promote critical thinking. In this context, one higher education level nine module, namely, the Professional Development ... -
Enhancing Literacy and Numeracy Training
(2021-08-30)Ireland has always prided itself on having a ‘world class’ education system. However, this was called into question when The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the results from its ... -
Teaching about curriculum and assessment through inquiry and problem-based learning methodologies: an initial teacher education cross-institutional study
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-01-30)It is well documented that the integration of inquiry-based learning (IBL) and problem-based learning (PBL) methodologies in initial teacher education (ITE) provides opportunities to enhance pre-service teachers’ research ... -
Bridging the gaps in information systems: a threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge perspective
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-04-17)Students entering third-level higher education undergo a transformational learning journey. Learning in this context is defined as the need to understand key concepts (threshold) to engage with the academic content of the ... -
Transformative Learning in a Transformed Learning Environment
(University of Central Oklahoma, 2022-04-22)Covid-19 presented a number of unforeseen issues for full-time mature students’ transformative learning experiences. The key question being explored in this research is whether mature students achieved transformative ...
