Conference 2009 Programme
General Conference Programme
CESI Meet
Friday, 13 February
Maldron Hotel, Tallaght
Please note: The Friday evening CESI Meet event is now booked out. The nature of the programme (mini, soap box and nano presentations) dictated that the number of attendees be capped at 70. There is no attendance cap for the Saturday programme.
| 19.00 | Welcome & Housekeeping Rules | |||
| 19.15 | Mini Presentations* | |||
| 20.00 |
Soapbox Dissertation 1+
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Soapbox Dissertation 2+
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Soapbox Dissertation 3+
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Soapbox Dissertation 4+
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| 20.30 | Nano Presentations# | |||
| 20.45 | Wrap Up | |||
| 21.00 | Food, Beverage & Good Company | |||
* Mini Presentations: sequential presentations, each lasting 7 minutes, on a variety of ICT & Learning topics.
+ Soap Box Dissertations: four concurrent presentations, 15 minutes, audience may roam.
# Nano Presentations: sequential presentations, each lasting 2 minutes.
Main Conference Programme*
Saturday, 14 February
Coláiste de hÍde, Tallaght
*please note that this programme is subject to change
| 08:00 | Registration opens | |||||
| 09:00 | Opening Address - Conor Galvin, Chairman of Computer Education Society of Ireland | |||||
| 09:10 | Opening Keynote - Laurie O'Donnell, Director of Learning and Technology, Learning and Technology Scotland | |||||
| 10:00 | Exhibits & Coffee | |||||
| 10:45 | Plenary Presentation - 21st Century Learners: Needs & Expectations (John Hickey, Senior Manager Higher Education, Apple) | |||||
| 11:30 |
The Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard Explored
(Enda Donlon) |
Digital Literacy in Irish Primary Schools (DLIPS) - Lessons from the classroom
(Clifford Brown & Leo Casey) |
ICT Infrastructure in Schools
(Tom Lonergan) |
Recent Indigenous Irish Software - A Sandbox Workshop
(Seaghan Moriarty) |
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| 12:10 |
i Technology in Learning and Teaching in the 21st. Century
(Dr. Daithí Ó Murchú) |
Video Essentials For Educators
(Paul Monroe) |
Ready for ACTION! (Katrina Keogh & Kathryn Crowley) |
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| 12:40 | Lunch Group A / Exhibits Group B | |||||
| 13:20 | Lunch Group B / Exhibits Group A | |||||
| 14:00 | FÓN Project: The Teaching of Gaeilge at Post Primary (Katrina Keogh & Judith Ní Mhurchú) |
7 Keys to improving Technology in your School
(Michael Cox) |
Having Fun with Computer Programming and Games
(Brendan O'Sullivan & Eamonn McQuade) |
Teachnet's Learning Blog (Pat Brennan) |
Google Apps Education Edition Workshop
(John Hegarty & Pádraig Duffy) |
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| 14:40 |
Capitalising on Student access to ICT in the home - a discussion
(Michael Molamphy) |
Scoilnet Blogging
(John Heffernan) |
The NCCA ICT framework, Key Skills and SLSS professional development for teachers
(John Hennessy & Anna Walsh) |
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| 15:20 | Closing Plenary - Welcome to Euro Creater, your gateway to a year of Creativity & Innovation, (Ciaran McCormack, FIS Community) | |||||
| 16:20 | CESI AGM | |||||
| 17:00 | Depart | |||||