Fulbright Chair at National College of Ireland, 2007-08
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National College of National College of Ireland Ireland 2007-08 2007-08 Bertram C. Bruce Bertram C. Bruce University of Illinois at Urbana- University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Champaign Presented to the Fulbright Commission Presented to the Fulbright Commission Board Board Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008 Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008
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Presented to the Fulbright Commission Board, Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008
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Fulbright Chair atFulbright Chair atNational College of IrelandNational College of Ireland
2007-082007-08
Bertram C. BruceBertram C. BruceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presented to the Fulbright Commission BoardPresented to the Fulbright Commission BoardDublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008
Objectives
❖ National College of Ireland
❖ Widening participation
❖ Supportive learning environment
❖ Diversify programme offerings
❖ Knowledge Economy skills
❖ Research and enterprise culture
❖ Seminar for faculty on Inquiry for Action and Understanding
Successes❖ Research: Technologies for learning in Docklands & Liberties
schools
❖ Scholarship: Professional Development Seminars; Fulbright lecture
❖ Teaching: Orientation; teaching strategies
❖ Organisation: Mission; School of Community Studies; HEA and HETAC approvals; consultation
❖ Connections with St Patricks College of Education; Dublin Institute of Technology; Youth Media Forum; Institute of Art, Design, and Technology; Trinity College; Suas Foundation / Bridge to College; Camara; St Andrews Resource Centre; Digital Hub
❖ Connections in Europe: Cluj-Napoca, Prato, Halkidiki, Girona
Challenges
❖ Organisational flux
❖ Communications
❖ Housing
Cultural experiences
❖ Irish schools
❖ Openness and chance to influence policy
❖ Feminist Walking Tour; Gardiner St Gospel Choir; Round Here; Cobblestone; Chester Beatty Library; Writer’s Museum; Cultúrlann na hÉireann; Abbey Theatre; Opera; West Cork; Wicklow Mtns
Making a difference
❖ Myself, learning:
❖ (a little) Irish language, literature, history, music, art, politics
❖ how to support organisation growth
❖ technology for learning
❖ NCI: Development as unique third-level institution
❖ NCI staff: Growth as scholars and teachers
Future collaborations
❖ Digital Literacy in Primary Schools (DLIPS)
❖ Technology-enhanced learning
❖ Journal articles; conferences
❖ External examiner
Suggestions
❖ Housing
❖ Communications
❖ Web archive: photos, video, stories, database
❖ Publicity
❖ Continue: Fulbright community; developing common purpose; outstanding support
