Mags Amond hosted an online TeachMeet yesterday evening and it was refreshing, wide-ranging event. We heard about everything from AI considerations and applications across all sectors to no-tech construction projects with cardboard and 3D printed screws. And of course, Stephen Howell taught us how to make custom BlueSky handles! The speaker list was: Paul Behan, […]
We are delighted to share our second event for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Our upcoming CESI Open Café will address cybersecurity issues for ICT coordinators and school leaders. We’re pleased to be joined by Tony Sheppard (NetSupport) and Chris Bailey (Edmonds School District, WA). The session takes place on Wednesday, 23rd October at 8 pm. Register […]
For our first CESI Open Café of the new academic year, we were joined by Blessing Usoro, the founder of Cyber for Schoolgirls. Cyber For Schoolgirls is a non-profit organization in Ireland, with a mission to address the complex problem of closing the gender and skills gap in the Irish cybersecurity industry. Presenter Biography Blessing […]
At the recent Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Ed Tech conference at ATU Sligo, we availed of the beautiful new podcasting studio facility to record a short conversation between our own TeachMeet researcher, Mags Amond; and the Gasta Master, Tom Farrelly. In this short recording, Tom reflects on the evolution of Gasta, recent sessions, and […]
After our panel discussion for Open Education Week 2024, it became evident that there is a growing interest in open educational practices within the CESI executive and community. We are hoping that this is just the first of many more sessions focusing on open education, and who better than a long-standing member of our community, […]
Join us for a very special CESI Café on Thursday, 16th May at 8pm on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). We will be joined by Trevor Boland, Assistive Technology Officer at DCU, for “Getting your Accessibility House in order: an acronym that embeds Accessibility into your inclusion practices”. Presenter biography: Trevor Boland advocates for inclusion […]
Computer Science Week takes place from 20th – 27th April, the full programme of events, courtesy of Oide, is now available. Wednesday, 24th April, Come and Try It CS session at Dublin West EC For the more experienced there will be a couple of embroidery machines, microbits, picos, LEDs, motors, sensors and various other bits […]
Join us for our special Open Education Week 2024 open café discussion featuring our special guests Dr Mags Amond (CESI), Dr Eamon Costello (Dublin City University), Dr Verena Roberts (Thompson Rivers University, Canada) and John Hegarty (Clongowes Wood College and CESI list moderator) Moderated by Kate Molloy (CESI Co-Chair) Speaker bios: Dr Mags Amond is […]
Call for nominations open to projects creating synergies between digital learning and greening education.
The European Cybersecurity Month is turning 10!
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