And the magic happened at the School of Nursing in DCU on Saturday 27th February 2016! Deep discussions, new learning, exchange of activities already tried, even the odd cup of coffee all served to enhance a day that had a wonderfully broad programme on offer. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all […]
A conference well attended by CESI folk and others from Ireland, with plenty of excitement, friendship and depth from the leading lights in the global community of Scratchers. Several sessions involved CESI folk including Mags Amond, Susan Nic Réamoinn and Richard Millwood. The conference was inspiring, as the cutting-edge new Scratch-related tools and toys were shown, played with and discussed […]
Being safe on the web is critical to all of us and it is particularly important for children and young adults. Safer Internet Day focuses the attention at a particular moment in time, drawing attention to what is available through programmes like WebWise and seeing what others around the country are doing, inspiring teachers and […]
John Heffernan recently retired from the CESI Executive to pursue a career as a Learning Technologist at Albemarle High School Va, USA. I want to pay tribute to the outstanding commitment and dedication John gave to the CESI community during his time on the executive. He was generous with his encyclopedic knowledge, and energetic in […]
CESI members were delighted to be able to attend the “techie Mecca” of the year. That of course was, the Web Summit which lasted 3 days from November 3rd to 5th. An estimated 40,000 plus people attended a variety of events like Panels, Pitches and lively night-life gatherings each evening. The announcement that the Summit […]
Thursday 15th October, @TwitterDublin will be hosting #EducationDay in Ireland that will also run across Europe. The idea behind #EducationDay is to celebrate the role that Twitter can and, indeed, already does play in the classroom. Throughout the day students, schools and teachers will be sharing, on the Twitter platform, the work they are doing at […]
The first Power Up training morning in Eircom HQ last March was such a success, it is being replicated at Cavan Institute, Cavan town, on Saturday October 17th from 10am-1pm. Teachers can sign up for up to three free mini-workshops, aimed at maximising the use of mobile devices in their teaching. This is a cooperative […]
Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore was the venue for the launch of the Digital Strategy for Schools. The location was well chosen as the hosting students demonstrated their high levels of comfort around effective use of technologies and ability to discuss same. Shauna Finnegan spoke eloquently of her experience of ICT and 21st Century learning in […]
On October 3rd, CESI took part in the Teaching Council’s Féilte, with colleagues from all over the country. We had a stand, no 43, and it was great to speak with friends old and new who visited. We especially took pride in a new addition to Féilte, a Researchmeet, which took place in a special area […]
“It is with unspeakable shock and profound sadness that I write to let our CESI community know of the sudden and most premature death of Bianca Ní Ghrógáin, our executive member and so, so much more. Our heartfelt sympathies go to her devastated family at this extremely difficult […]
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