Fulbright Chair at National College of Ireland, 2007-08

Fulbright Chair atFulbright Chair atNational College of IrelandNational College of Ireland

2007-082007-08

Bertram C. BruceBertram C. BruceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Presented to the Fulbright Commission BoardPresented to the Fulbright Commission BoardDublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008Dublin, Ireland, 15 May, 2008

Objectives

❖ National College of Ireland

❖ Widening participation

❖ Supportive learning environment

❖ Diversify programme offerings

❖ Knowledge Economy skills

❖ Research and enterprise culture

❖ Seminar for faculty on Inquiry for Action and Understanding

Successes❖ Research: Technologies for learning in Docklands & Liberties

schools

❖ Scholarship: Professional Development Seminars; Fulbright lecture

❖ Teaching: Orientation; teaching strategies

❖ Organisation: Mission; School of Community Studies; HEA and HETAC approvals; consultation

❖ Connections with St Patricks College of Education; Dublin Institute of Technology; Youth Media Forum; Institute of Art, Design, and Technology; Trinity College; Suas Foundation / Bridge to College; Camara; St Andrews Resource Centre; Digital Hub

❖ Connections in Europe: Cluj-Napoca, Prato, Halkidiki, Girona

Challenges

❖ Organisational flux

❖ Communications

❖ Housing

Cultural experiences

❖ Irish schools

❖ Openness and chance to influence policy

❖ Feminist Walking Tour; Gardiner St Gospel Choir; Round Here; Cobblestone; Chester Beatty Library; Writer’s Museum; Cultúrlann na hÉireann; Abbey Theatre; Opera; West Cork; Wicklow Mtns

Making a difference

❖ Myself, learning:

❖ (a little) Irish language, literature, history, music, art, politics

❖ how to support organisation growth

❖ technology for learning

❖ NCI: Development as unique third-level institution

❖ NCI staff: Growth as scholars and teachers

Future collaborations

❖ Digital Literacy in Primary Schools (DLIPS)

❖ Technology-enhanced learning

❖ Journal articles; conferences

❖ External examiner

Suggestions

❖ Housing

❖ Communications

❖ Web archive: photos, video, stories, database

❖ Publicity

❖ Continue: Fulbright community; developing common purpose; outstanding support