Cumann Ríomh-Oideachais na hÉireann | Voluntarily supporting ICT in Education since 1973

Enhancing Learning through Technology with all Exceptionalities

Presented by: 
Daithí Ó Murchú

A Sharing of IWBs and the Hearing Impaired Kids; A research project contrasting their perceptions and those of ‘normal kids’ utilising IWBs

Presenter Bio: 

Dr.Daithí Ó Murchú is a gaelic-medium, elementary school principal teacher in Gaelscoil Ó Doghair, Newcastle West, Ireland. In 1993 he founded the first co-educational, second level ‘ all-Gaelic Gaelcholáiste’ in the Mid-West, and in 1996, was awarded his Masters in Management and Curriculum studies in Trinity College, Dublin. Following on from his first PhD in Technology and linguistics, and subsequently in Elementary education, and eLearning, he was elected executive vice-president of human language and technology with SITE (USA). As a cultural and technology expert with the European Union’s MyEurope schools, and a member of CRELL, Learning to Learn, and 2nd. Forum for Learning EU Expert Boards, Daithí also collaborated with International universities on their distance-education, and teacher training programmes. Seconded to MIC College of Education, University of Limerick as a lecturer in Methodology of teaching Gaelic, Daithí continued to work with the Master programmes in MSc, MEd and MA in Education and ICT in the various universities. As a research fellow in ICT and Education at Trinity College, Dublin, he lectured and designed the first Gaelic, M.Sc. programme modules in Knowledge management and ICT. Presently Daithí is collaborating with Aalborg University,and Aarhus University Denmark in their Master programmes and VirtDan/CoDan linguistics projects. He serves on numerous conference review boards worldwide, and is contracted to the positions of Director of InService, Professional Development, and Director of Gaelic Methodologies with Hibernia College, Ireland. He continues to teach in Gaelscoil Ó Doghair, which is his first ‘mathethical’ love and his books, presentations and keynote speeches have been enthusiastically received worldwide.