Conference of University Rectors in Ireland : University Collaboration General

General

Universities Involved Trinity College Dublin
All publicly funded Universities in Republic and Northern Ireland and Dublin Institute of Technology

Project Title / Description
National Colloquium on University Teaching and Learning: Policy and Practice.

The Irish Universities Network sponsored Ireland's first Colloquium on university teaching and learning which took place at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham on December 12, 1998.

Funding for the Colloquium was obtained from the Higher Education Authority via the Training of Trainers Programme which is a subset of the European Social Fund.

Approximately 100 participants where drawn from all Universities on the Island together with the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Outcomes

distribution of the Colloquium Proceedings to each member of the academic staff of participating institutions.
the establishment of a working party to take forward Colloquium recommendations related to the development of a common (sector wide) core curriculum for initial professional (teaching) development of new academic staff.
unanimous support for the establishment of an All Ireland Society for Higher Education.

Contacts Sylvia HuntleyMoore, TCD
Tel + 353 1 608 2549
Fax + 353 1 677 2169
shuntley@tcd.ie Pat Baillie, Staff Training and
Development Unit, QUB
Tel 04890 335042
Fax 04890 331845
p.baillie@qub.ac.uk Sandra Griffiths
Teaching Development Unit, UU
s.griffiths@ulst.ac.uk

Universities Involved	Trinity College Dublin All publicly funded Universities in Republic and Northern Ireland and Dublin Institute of Technology
Department(s)	Staff Development Function, Staff Office
Project Title / Description	Introduction to Third Level Teaching: Developing and Implementing A Common Core Curriculum. Coordination provided by Trinity College Dublin in association with the reference group nominated by participating institutions. This project is a direct outcome of the National Colloquium on University Teaching and Learning: Policies and Practice held on 12 December, 1998. The project is sponsored by the Irish Universities Training Network. Funding was received from the Higher Education Authority via Training of Trainers Programme (1999) which is a subset of the European Social Fund. The project is based on the desire to provide comprehensive initial teaching development for new academic staff in the Republic which will provide appropriate support as they encounter the range of teaching roles from course design to classroom teaching and assessment. The process for project development is in five parts: 1. Visits to the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast to learn from their experience of providing comprehensive initial teaching development for their newly appointedstaff (completed November, 1999). 2. A series of consultative regional workshops to develop a draft core curriculum (completed December, 1999). 3. Development of programme modules (in progress). 4. Briefing for key personnel from participating institutions on using the modules. 5. Conduct and evaluate a pilot programme in participating institutions.
Contacts	Sylvia HuntleyMoore, TCD Tel + 353 1 608 2549 Fax + 353 1 677 2169 shuntley@tcd.ie	John Panter, TCD John Davies Tel 04890 355540	Ken Thompson Tel + 44 1224 274140

Universities Involved	University College Cork
Department(s)	Counselling and Student Development Centre
Project Title / Description	Irish Association of University and College Counsellors (IAUCC) Confederation of Student Services in Ireland (CSSI) IAUCC is a professional association for counsellors in all third level institutions that was founded in 1980. It includes participants from colleges/universities both in the North and South since its conception. Its meetings are usually held in the South, but sometimes in the North. Initially, counsellors in the South invited counsellors in the North to consult with us as they were members of the Great Britain Association of Student Counsellors. The IAUCC initiated the formation of the CSSI which is a professional association for all staff working in Student Services, North and South. Meetings of this organisation have taken place in the North and South.
Contacts	Dr Marilyn Terry, UCC Tel + 353 21 902369
Development Potential	These two professional organisations have meetings throughout the year as well as AGM Conferences.