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AI in Education Innovations, Opportunities and Ethical Perspectives
This webinar delves into the increasingly prevalent role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our daily lives and its potential in education. From adaptive learning systems to intelligent tutoring systems, AI is being used to provide personalised and engaging learning experiences for students. In this session Niall Larkin explores the practical applications of AI in education, highlighting its ability to help teachers save time and enhance students’ learning experiences. The ethical considerations surrounding AI are also discussed, including privacy concerns and the potential for biases in algorithms. In addition, Niall explores the Erasmus project Artificial Intelligence for Teachers (AI4T), which is investigating the use of AI tools to support students’ learning in education as one of its project objectives.
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Blended Learning in the Post Primary Classroom
Blended Learning is the “thoughtful fusion of face-to-face and online learning experiences”. In this webinar Stacey Ryan and Ciaran Cronin will focus on the flipped classroom model of blended learning. This model has a number of benefits including, providing opportunities for active learning, minimising student frustration, allowing for quicker feedback and promoting student collaboration.
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Fis and Filmmaking in the Primary Classroom
This webinar explores the benefits of engaging in filmmaking to support and enhance teaching and learning in the primary classroom. It also provides an overview of the filmmaking process and outlines how your school can become involved in the annual FÍS Film competition.
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Safer Internet Day: Resources and Activities for Primary Schools
Safer Internet Day is an annual event to promote safe and responsible use of the Internet and digital technologies. PDST Digital Technologies advisors Catherine Mangan, Eoin Stakelum and Roisin Lineen explore the rationale for Safer Internet Day and present the resources available to schools for Safer Internet Day.
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Safer Internet Day: Resources and Activities for Post Primary Schools
Safer Internet Day is an annual event to promote safe and responsible use of the Internet and digital technologies. PDST Digital Technologies advisors Shelly Nerney and Aidan Liston explore the resources available to teachers and students to promote online safety and the ways in which school communities can get involved in Safer Internet Day.
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Supports for Digital Leaders in Primary Schools
PDST Digital Technologies advisors Claire O'Riordan, Leanne Lynch and David Brennan look at the digital technology supports available for principals. deputy principals, digital learning team members and ICT post holders.
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Universal Design for Learning in the Primary Classroom. Practical Applications Using Digital Portfolios.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework based on a set of principles which aim to enhance the educational experience of all pupils by promoting flexible teaching, learning and assessment practices that cater for the diversity of learners in our classrooms. In this session, Leanne Lynch and David Brennan briefly explain the UDL framework, its core principles and guidelines. They move from theory to practice by exploring examples of how engagement, choice and inclusivity in the primary school classroom can be supported through the meaningful integration of digital technologies in lessons and thematic units of work mapped to the principles of the UDL framework.
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Webinar 1: Identifying a focus for your Digital Learning Plan
First in a series of five webinars delivered by PDST Digital Technologies advisors. Michael McNamara, John Meehan and Róisín Lineen start the journey towards a digital learning plan.
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Webinar 2: Gathering Evidence, Analysing and Making Judgements for your Digital Learning Plan
Digital Technologies advisors Ciara Reilly, Michelle Brady and Niall Larkin look at some planning issues when creating the digital learning plan.
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Webinar 3: Writing and sharing your DL Plan
PDST Digital Technologies advisors Sinéad O'Sullivan, Roy Mitchell and Stephen Gallagher look at the key elements and messages that should be included in a digital learning plan and with whom the plan should be shared.
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Webinar 4: Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating your Digital Learning Plan
Looks at how to support the implementation of the digital learning plan in school and the importance of monitoring and evaluating the plan. Presented by PDST Technologies advisors Aidan Liston, Michael Lynch, Denis Moynihan and Siobhán O Sullivan.
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Webinar 5: Digital Learning Framework Overview
PDST Technologies advisors John Meegan, Leanne Lynch, Niall Larkin and Siobhan McAndrew provide an an overview of the Digital Learning Framework and look at each of the six steps involved in creating a contextualised Digital Learning Plan.
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Webinar 6: Technology Enhanced Innovation
PDST Digital Technologies advisors Ciaran Cronin, Claire O'Riordan and Leanne Lynch look at how digital technology can be used to enhance innovation in primary and post-primary classrooms. This was the concluding webinar in the series supporting the development of the digital learning plan.
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Webinar 7: Digital School Excellence Fund: Overview of Practice
Gives an overview of the Schools Excellence Fund (SEF) for primary and post-primary as well as a look at the work done to date and the supports available from PDST Technology in Education. Presented by Róisín Lineen, Ciaran Cronin, David Brennan and Claire O'Riordan. (33 mins)
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Webinar 8: STEM School Excellence Fund: Overview of Practice
Overview of the programme for primary and post-primary schools looking at the rationale for engagement and some of the innovative results achieved to date. Presented by Michael Lynch, Eoin Stakelum and Stephen Gallagher.
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Webinar 9: Blended Learning Webinar - Primary Part 1
Examines the suite of resources provided by PDST Digital Technologies advisors to support a blended learning approach at primary level - with emphasis on the flipped classroom and the enriched virtual model. Presented by Claire O'Riordan, Siobhan McAndrew, David Brennan and John Meegan.
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Webinar 10: Blended Learning Webinar - Post-Primary Part 1
Explores the suite of resources provided by PDST Digital Technologies advisors to support a blended learning approach at post-primary level developed during the period of forced school closures. Presented by Siobhán O'Sullivan, Ciaran Cronin and Aidan Liston.
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Webinar 11: Blended Learning Webinar - Primary Part 2
Looks further at the issues raised in Part 1 and takes a deeper look at the issues around copyright. Presented by Claire O'Riordan, Siobhan McAndrew, David Brennan and John Meegan.
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Webinar 12: Blended Learning Webinar - Post-Primary Part 2
Looks further at the issues explored in Part 1 but focuses specifically on the issues of copyright. Presented by Claire O'Riordan, Siobhan McAndrew, David Brennan and John Meegan.
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