Presented by: Dr. Conor Galvin
Plenary Panel discussion. Each panel particpiant will give a nano presentation (2min) outlining their own personal and professional take on the recent Horizon Report, Europe Schools edition. Conor, as provocateur, will lead the panel and audience in a discussion on where we are, and where we are about to be…see https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/default/files/2014-nmc-horizon-report-eu-en_online.pdf
Presenter Biography:
Conor is a Lecturer and Researcher at UCD School of Education where he contributes to various education, development studies, ICT and research methods programmes. His teaching interests include active learning at university and second level and education technology. His research interests centre around public policy, schools ICT and the impact of new and emergent technology on learning and society, teachers’ professional knowledge, and innovation transfer in an information society.Conor holds the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence at UCD Dublin. He is President-Elect of the ESAI and takes up the role this Easter. He is also the Chair of the Research Group at the Standing Conference for Teacher Education – North & South, and a former Chair of CESI. Conor used to direct the old ‘HDip Ed’ and has been on a Minister for Education’s Strategy Group for Schools ICT. But he says he’s ok now…