TEU Update February 27 2025

Conversations on Academic Integrity – 
What Should Be the Future Roadmap for Supporting Staff and Students?
 

Date: Tuesday, 4th March
Time: 2.00pm- 3.30pm 
Place: Glasnevin Campus, DG10, Bea Orpen Building 
 
This workshop welcomes all staff to review DCU's existing resources that support students and staff in upholding Academic Integrity in teaching, learning, and assessments. It also invites participants to share and discuss challenges, further needs and resources required to continue fostering academic integrity. Discussions will cover academic integrity in the era of Generative AI, as well as the broader concept of academic integrity. Moreover, thoughts, comments, and ideas shared in the workshop will help shape topics for future workshops and resources on academic integrity. Please take this opportunity to share your insights and needs to help us provide more tailored support in return. As this is an in-person session, space is limited. Register at this link. 

Should you have any questions, please feel free to email samantha.xu@dcu.ie.

ECIU CBL Community of Practice

The next ECIU CBL Community of Practice event takes place (online) today February 27th at 2pm. In these events, participants follow the Reflective Team approach: a ‘Presenter’ illustrates a sticky issue and asks the “Team” for help with a specific question; the “Team” reflect on the case, sharing their own experiences, making suggestions for actions and concrete proposals to address the issue, the Presenter listens but does not join in the discussion; during the “Debrief” the Presenter identifies which proposals they might implement in their next CBL experience. This month, Teresa Sordé Martí from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will present on the topic of “Integrating Assessment of Social Impact in CBL Processes”. If you are interested in attending, please register here and you will receive the meeting link.

Please remind your students that entries to the Loop Reflect Learning Portfolio Student Showcase and Awards close on Monday 10th March, following which, the winners will be announced at the ceremony on Wednesday 19th March at 11am in the U Building, Glasnevin campus.

Students can enter via this link.

Prizes and digital badges available to evidence students’ achievement!

This event highlights exceptional student work, showcasing how ePortfolios are used to demonstrate academic achievements, personal growth, and professional readiness. The awards recognise students who have gone above and beyond, using their ePortfolios to tell compelling stories, reflect on their learning journeys, and present their skills in unique and impactful ways. Portfolios developed for a module during semester 2 of the 2023/2024 academic year and semester 1 of the 2024/2025 academic year may be submitted or students may choose to develop one specifically for the showcase.

Opportunity to Showcase your ESD related Resources and Practice

As part of the HEA’s National Resource Hub, you can now submit and share resources and practice related to ESD. By making quality resources freely available, you will be supporting educators and students across the sector.

Full details of what can be submitted and how it can be submitted are available here.

Green Week

The week beginning March 3rd is Green Week 2025. Full details are available here. As we try to create a culture of sustainability in DCU, please encourage your students to get involved.

In Spring 2025, the TEU will be facilitating a UDL Badge course locally for DCU staff. There will be a combination of short learning modules available via Loop, weekly peer meetings (via Zoom), and at the end of the course, you will submit a proposal for the redesign of a learning activity. Participants who complete the course will be awarded a digital badge recognized by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.

For more info on the content of the UDL badge course, see this page. The course will run from mid-March to late May. Register your interest here.

In the past week, two national publications have been issued on AI and education:

The AI Advisory Council -  an independent body established to provide expert advice to the Irish Government on all aspects of artificial intelligence – published an advice paper on AI and Education.

The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education published ten considerations for generative AI adoption outlining key issues identified through dialogue with stakeholders across Ireland. They provide useful reflective triggers for  shaping institutional policies and practices around generative AI.

As a reminder, TEU  resources and guidance are available on the Academic Integrity Hub on Loop.

The ‘Conversations on Academic Integrity Drop In Sessions' is running every Wednesday from 12pm-1pm.  The sessions will provide an opportunity for staff to discuss academic integrity in their planning for teaching, learning and assessment with our academic integrity officer. Topics can include anything related to Academic Integrity or GenAI and its impact on Academic Integrity. These conversations may be particularly helpful for Programme Chairs but are open to all staff. You can also get in touch before the session by contacting samantha.xu@dcu.ie.

Details can be found in the TEU Events Calendar with a Zoom link.

If you require assistance or guidance with teaching and learning or Loop related matters, avail of the below methods.

Support for technical issues
For Loop technical queries, go to help.dcu.ie. You can also attend one of our regular online Loop drop in clinics, details in the TEU calendar. The drop in clinics are particularly useful for more complex queries. The Loop Staff Support Page also provides a comprehensive range of resources on Loop and Zoom. For new users, the enrolment key for this page is ‘staff’. 

Advice on using technology for Teaching and Learning
If you are looking for advice on developing your teaching practice, including but not limited to the application of technology, please contact the TEU team teaching.enhancement@dcu.ie. We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

Consultancy request form
Interested in requesting a workshop or more extended consultation on a specific topic?  Use this consultancy request form.

TEU mailing list 
Going forward, the TEU newsletter and other updates will be issued to the academic staff mail group.  Anyone else who wishes to receive our communications, please follow this link and click “Join Group” to be added to our mailing list. This is particularly important if you wish to receive updates on Loop related communications; professional development opportunities such as Advance HE supported journey, etc.