Thursday 31st August 2006 - Day 1
12.00 onward
Arrival and Registration/Poster setup
12.45pm-1.45pm
Lunch
2pm-2.15pm
Plenary Welcome Address
President of NUI Maynooth, Prof John Hughes
Chair of AISHE: Ms Sandra Griffiths
2.15pm-3.00pm
Opening Keynote Address
Dr Sarah Moore, University of Limerick
3.10pm-3.50pm
Parallel Session 1
Diversity and Inclusivity: Academic staff Views of the Implications of Increasing Student Diversity in Higher Education. Elaine Keane.
Problem solving skills in Information Systems Development Curricula. Siobhán Drohan, Larry Stapleton and Annetta Stack.
Metacognition: Holistic Student Support. Elizabeth Brunton.
Researching Lecturers' Prespective of Problem Based Learning. Alison Clancy, Marion Palmer.
The Impact of Annotation on Student Learning. Elaine Ball.
A Holistic Approach to Learner Support: Mature Students Studying at a Distance . Orna Ryan and Linda Dowling.
3.50pm-4.20pm
Coffee/Poster Session
4.20pm-5.00pm
Parallel Session 2
Adults in the Academy: what they tell us?. Maeve O'Grady.
Methods of Evaluating Students Learning Experiences in VLEs: A Partial Literature Review. Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl.
Mind the Gap: A conceptual nodle in a PBL curriculum. Moira McLoughlin, Elaine Ball and Angela Darvill
A Case Study of Changing Assessment Procedures. Joan Cleary.
Reflected Reflections: Facilitating student reflection. Shelagh Waddington and Paul Wright.
Student surveys as measures of effective learning and teaching in Australian universities. Julie Arthur and Marian Tulloch.
5.05pm-5.45pm
Parallel Session 3
Enhancing ICT learning with Real Life Problems . Cathal McHugo and Timothy Hall.
How to foster collaboration in an E-learning Environment - Lessons from Oscail. Elaine Walshe and Seamus Fox.
Effective Environments for Enquiry Based Learning. Karen O'Rourke and Norman Powell.
From Policy to Practice: The role and potential of Learning Development Teams. Noirin Hayes, Jen Harvey and Lloyd Scott.
Quantum Leaps: the Ontology of Levels. Anne Jordan and Orison Carlile.
7.00pm-7.30pm
Reception
7.30pm -
Conference Dinner
Friday 1st September 2006 - Day 2
09.00am-09.40am
Parallel Session 4
Sustaining Effective Learning Environments: Students Surveys Help or a Hindrance?. Sylvia Huntley-Moore and John Panter.
The higher education policy implications of globalisation: a quality assurance agency perspective. Peter Cullen and Donna Bell.
What can we learn about the problem-based learning (PBL) process. Terry Barrett.
Talent Education Principles in Higher Education. Orla Lahert, Declan Kelly and Brendan Tangney.
In pursuit of teaching excellence: encouraging teaching excellence in higher education. Damien Raftery.
09.45am-10.25am
Parallel Session 5
Evaluating Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching through Reflective Teaching Portfolios Ciara O' Farrell, Orla Hanratty and Jean Hughes.
Growing an e-learning programme for rural adults: A case study . Michael Kenny.
A Blended Learning Approach to Teaching "Introduction to Multimedia" - The E Bit!. Karen Fraser.
Supporting the Supporters: Bridging the Gap between HEI and Clinical Practice Areas. Sheila Counihan and Rita Bourke.
Creating and Sustaining an Effective Learning Environment in the Visual Arts. Peter Jordan and Cordula Hansen.
10.25am-10.55am
10.55am-11.35am
Parallel Session 6
Creating and sustaining online communities of practice. Tim Bilham.
Different approaches to integrate learning skills development in higher education. Tamara O'Connor.
Active Learning using a Drama in Education Approach in Large Group Teaching. Almar Barry.
Improving action research projects to create sustainable change to teaching, assessment and curricula. Jacequiline Potter.
11.45am-12.30pm
Keynote Address
Dr Kate Day, University of Edinburgh
12.30pm-12.45pm
Interactive Session (including launch of AISHE publication)
12.45pm-1.15pm
Conference Close and AISHE AGM
1.15pm
Lunch (sit down or take away)
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