The DIT Teaching Fellowships were established in 2009 as part of Cycle II of the HEA’s Strategic Innovation Funded Enhancement of Learning (EoL) strand of the Dublin Region Higher Education Alliance (DRHEA), and since 2013 the Fellowships have been financially supported by the Institute. The aim of the Teaching Fellowships is to support key college based educational research projects linked to the wider strategic aims of the DIT in relation to learning, teaching and assessment. The title of “Teaching Fellow” is awarded to an individual or a team, nominated by the college and who would undertake a research project to support the enhancement of learning and/or curriculum development at a programme, school or college level over a period of one academic year. It is intended that evidence gathered from the studies will be utilised to inform relevant policy, practice or similar institutional research activities into the future. The establishment of Teaching Fellowships has been a very successful venture for the DIT. A publication is produced annually comprising reports of each Fellowship: its aims, implementation, outcomes and recommendations for future work. These reports are now included in Arrow for wider dissemination of the Fellowship projects both within DIT and beyond.
Submissions from 2016
Providing Digital Resources to Enhance Graduate Attributes., Eric Bates
Communication Practices in Technology Companies., Ruth Casey and Marc Gallagher
“Scoring History” with the Vanbrugh Quartet: Developing an Online Archive and Teaching Resource., Cliona Doris
The Design of E-Learning Resources for Part-time Distance Education Students, Rowena Hennigan
Informing Instructional Design by Cognitive Load Assessment in the Classroom., Luca Longo
The Planning and Development of an Education Framework for Practice Educators within Health and Social Care Professions., Maria McNeill
Feedbackly – A Tool for Collecting Real-time Feedback on the Student Experience., Steve Meaney
Submissions from 2015
TrackEngage: Tracking Student Engagment in Learning Resources and its Correlation to their Performance, Catherine Barry-Ryan
Acting for Opera Singers, Jennifer Hamilton
Introducing PBL into Civil and Structural Engineering, Niall Holmes and Una Beagon
Exploring Technology Enhanced Instruction and Assessment in the Advanced Physics Laboratory, Aidan Meade, Aaron Mac Raighne, Elizabeth Gregan, Izabela Naydenova, and Francis Pedreschi
An Action Plan for Implementing the Principles for Responsible Management Education in College of Business Programme Learning Outcomes, Maeve O'Connell and Lorraine Sweeney
Students in Action Initiative, Theresa Ryan, Ziene Mottiar, Bernadette Quinn, Catherine Gorman, Kevin Griffin, Ruth Craggs, and Deirdre Quinn
Submissions from 2014
Towards Entrepreneurship Learning Outcomes in Business Education and Beyond: Next Practice? Design and Guidance, Anthony Paul Buckley
Determining "Best Practice" Methodologies in the Pedagogy of Tourism Related Fieldwork, Kevin A. Griffin
Online Resources Platform for Mathematics Education, Marisa Llorens-Salvador and Edmund Nevin
Web-based Peer Tutoring in Science Education, Aaron Mac Raighne
The Personal Made Public: an Actor-led Devised Film Project, Peter McDermott
SELF-CHEM: Student Engagement in Learning Through Flipped Chemistry Lectures, Michael K. Seery
Submissions from 2013
Enhancing Graduate Attributes: a Preliminary Research Study, Eric Bates and Peter Hinch
Work Placement Blogs to Harness Diverse Learning Experiences, Provide Timely Assessment and Feedback, and Foster a Community of Learning, Julie Dunne and Sinead Ryan
DIT Teaching Fellowship Reports 2012-2013, Jen Harvey
Improving Basic Electrical Principles in Motor Apprentice Education, Peter Kenny
Composers in the Community, Anne-Marie O'Farrell and Lorraine O'Connell
Stakeholder Involvement for Programme Development, Colm O'Kane
Submissions from 2012
An Activity-based Approach to the Learning and Teaching of Research Methods: Measuring Student Engagement and Learning, Eimear Fallon, Terry Prendergast, and Stephen Walsh
Exploring Social Media as a Means of Fostering Student Engagement, Rosie Hand
DIT Teaching Fellowship Reports 2011-2012, Jen Harvey
Developing a Collaborative Virtual Learning Environment between Students in Cross Disciplines to Meet the New College Structure, Ruairi Hayden and Fiacra P. McDonnell
Research Methodology at Level 8 and 9: a Web-enabled Approach, Daire Hooper
Scaffolding for Cognitive Overload Using Pre-lecture E-Resources (SCOPE) for First Year Chemistry Undergraduates, Claire M. McDonnell, Christine O'Connor, and Sarah Rawe
Oral Communication Apprehension: an Exploration in Addressing Fear of Public Speaking, Dan Shanahan
Developing a Course in Media Entrepreneurship, Kate Shanahan
How Much Do Our Incoming First Year Students Know?:Diagnostic Testing in Mathematics at Third Level, Blathnaid Sheridan
Critical Thinking, Critical Theory: Cross-School First Year Module in Critical Analysis, Tim Stott, Mary Ann Bolger, Noel Fitzpatrick, and Niamh-Ann Kelly
Submissions from 2011
Improving Core Mathematical Skills in Engineering Undergraduates, Michael Carr
The Correlation between Attendence and Achievement, Adrian Davis
Improving the Quality of PBL Modules in an Engineering Programme, Gavin Duffy
Using Formative Feedback to Support a Blended Learning Programme, Noel Fitzpatrick, Bernadette Burns, and Brian Fay
Peer Assisted Learning Project, Maria-Jose Gonzalez and Odette Gabaudan
DIT Teaching Fellowship Reports 2010-2011, Jen Harvey
Curriculum Development for the Delivery of a Standardised Business Research Methods Module, Conor Horan
Development of Student Centred Physics Labs from Years 1 to 4, Robert Howard, Cathal Flynn, and Francis Pedreschi
An Examination of the Use of Blended Learning to Support Improvement of Engagement and Retention of Part-Time Postgraduate Level Students using Student Edited Podcasts, Deirdre Lawless and Damian Gordon
Action Accounting 'Untying the Accountancy Knot, Alice Luby
Building Information Modelling Incorporating Technology Based Assessment, Maurice Murphy and Lloyd Scott
Get Smart! an Evaluation of an Initiative in Personal and Professional Development among First Year Undergraduates, Mary O'Rawe
Formative Assessment Structures in First and Second Year Architectural Technology to Enhance Student Learning, Catherine Prunty and Maire Crean
Submissions from 2010
Towards an Improved Teaching of Structural Behaviour, Colin C. Caprani
BASICS: Building a System to Ingrain Core Competencies within Students, David Dorran
Improving the Undergraduate Laboratory Learning Experience Through Redesigned Teaching and Assessment Strategies Integrating Transferable Skills and Focusing on Feedback., Julie Dunne and Barry Ryan
DIT Teaching Fellowship Reports 2009-2010, Jen Harvey
TechKnow-Share: a Social Learning Framework for Group Projects, Mary Lawlor
GeoLearn: Multi-media Resources, Audrey A. Martin
Pre-lecture Resources to Reduce In-Lecture Cognitive Load, Michael K. Seery