Academic Practice Events 2006-2007
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Date
Postgraduate Events
Workshops
Courses
Seminars
Reading Circle
Title
Facilitator
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18th Sep 06
Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning for
Postgraduates that Teach - Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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21st Sep 06
Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning for
Postgraduates that Teach - Faculty of Science
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL
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22nd Sep 06
Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning for
Postgraduates that Teach - Faculty of Social and Human Sciences
Ms. Orla Hanratty, CAPSL
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25th Sep 06
Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning for
Postgraduates that Teach - Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL
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29th Sep 06
Academic Staff Induction to Trinity College
Ms. Orla Hanratty, CAPSL & The Staff Office
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2nd Oct 06
Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning for
Postgraduates that Teach - Cross Faculty
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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3rd & 4th Oct 06
Introduction to Teaching at Third Level for New Academic Staff
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell & Dr. Jacqueline Potter,
CAPSL
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16th Oct 06
Introduction to Teaching and Supporting Learning for
Postgraduates that Teach - Cross Faculty
Ms. Orla Hanratty, CAPSL
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24th Oct – 5 Dec 06
Six session course on Reflective Teaching Portfolio
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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13th Nov 06
Critical Thinking and Progression in Student Learning
Dr. Jenny Moon, Bournemouth University
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30th Nov 06
Good Practice Supervising Postgraduate Research AM & PM
Prof. Gina Wisker, University of Brighton
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30th Nov 06
Writing a Winning Proposal for Research Funding
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL & Dr. Jennifer
Edmond, Research and Innovation Services
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10th Jan 07
Research Supervisors Workshop
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL with the School
of Nursing & Midwifery
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15th Jan 07
Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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18th Jan 07
Assessment & Accessibility
Dr. Jacqueline Potter & Mr. Declan Reilly,
Disability Services
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23rd Jan – 6th Mar 07
Six session course on Reflective Teaching Portfolio
Ms. Orla Hanratty, CAPSL
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24th Jan – 21 Feb 07
Four session course on Reflective Teaching Portfolio
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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13th Feb 07
Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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23rd Feb 07
Active Writing
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL
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23rd Feb 07
Writing a Winning Proposal for Research Funding
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL & Dr. Jennifer
Edmond, Research and Innovation Services
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27th Feb 07
Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Dr. Ciara O’Farrell, CAPSL
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21st Mar 07
Postgraduate Teaching Colloquium: Planning your Teaching
Session, Assessing Student Learning, Delivering your Teaching
Sessions - Small Groups, Delivering your Teaching Sessions Large Groups, Small Groups, Tutorials & Seminars and Labs &
Practicals
CAPSL
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23rd Mar 07
Developing Postgraduate Skills Event
CAPSL, NUIM & DCU
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Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning, Room 3.06, 3-4 Foster Place, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 896 3601 Fax: (01) 896 3123 Email: capsl@tcd.ie
Academic Practice Events 2006-2007
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Date
Postgraduate Events
Workshops
Courses
Seminars
Reading Circle
Title
Facilitator
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4th May 07
Reflecting on your Teaching
Ms. Orla Hanratty, CAPSL
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24th May 07
Research Supervisors Workshop
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL
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29th May 07
Linking Discipline Research and Teaching
Prof. Alan Jenkins, Warwick University and
Oxford Brookes University
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18th – 20th Jun 07
Postgraduate Skills Development Summer School
CAPSL staff in conjunction with the GSO &
GSU with inputs from CAS, Student
Counselling Service, Library, ISS, Research &
Innovation Services and Academic Staff
Seminars 2006-2007
During the academic year we co-ordinate lunchtime seminars for academics and support staff who lead discussions on innovations and practice.
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7th Nov 06
An Active Learning Approach - Practical Legal Education
Prof. Ivana Bacik, School of Law
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14th Nov 06
Communication Skills in Third Level Education
Mr. David McGovern, School of Chemistry
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5th Dec 06
ViCoCity Simulation Centre
Mr. Alan Mullally, School of Computer
Science
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12th Dec 06
Slowly Swimming to Shore: Designing a Skills Programme for
First-Year Postgraduate Research Students
Dr Eoin O'Dell, Dr Caoimhín MacMaoláin, and
Ms. Ewa Komorek, School of Law
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18th Dec 06
Reading Circle – Life in Academic Departments
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL
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19th Feb 07
Helping students to become self-directed and effective
learners - From small things to big things
Dr. Tamara O'Connor, Student Learning and
Development, CAPSL
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26th Feb 07
Developing Research Skills for Undergraduates
Ms. Sarah King, Careers Advisory Service
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5th Mar 07
What Learning Support do our Students Need?
Mr. Bruce Misstear, Department of Civil
Structural & Environmental Engineering & Dr.
Claire Laudet, Department of French
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30th Mar 07
Reading Circle – Communities of Practice
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL
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13th Apr 07
Postgraduate Skills Development – Small Grants Scheme
Ms. Orla Hanratty, CAPSL
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1st May 07
Balancing Research and Teaching
Dr. Linda Doyle, Department of Electronic &
Electrical Engineering
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8th May 07
Shared Experiences: Education and Research at the National
Institute for Intellectual Disability
Dr. Hasheem Mannan, Dr. Carol Hamilton, Ms.
Helen Donnelly,Mr. Keith Giles & Ms. Molly
O’Keeffe, School of Social Work & Social
Policy
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22nd May 07
Sharing Practice to Prevent and Detect Plagiarism
Dr. Jacqueline Potter, CAPSL & Ms. Catherine
Kane, CLT
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29th May 07
Linking Teaching and Research to Improve Undergraduate Student
Learning
Prof. Alan Jenkins, Warwick University and
Oxford Brookes University
Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning, Room 3.06, 3-4 Foster Place, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 896 3601 Fax: (01) 896 3123 Email: capsl@tcd.ie