The Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
2011 Winner
On 21st April 2010 the 5 Jennifer Burke Award finalists were invited to showcase their innovations in the Helix Gallery, DCU. The panel comprised: Muiris O'Connor (HEA); Sheila Porter (Intel); and John O'Connor (DIT) and Barry McMullin (DCU).
After much deliberation the panel decided to
present the 2011 to Dr Micheal Seery (DIT). The award was made to recognise Michael’s work in incorporating
e-learning into his teaching, and specifically for developing online
pre-lecture resources to support first year students’ learning –
especially those coming to 3rd
level without prior knowledge
of chemistry. The work was completed as part of a College of Sciences
and Health Teaching Fellowship and is part of a larger body of work in
supporting first year learners in the School of Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Sciences being carried out by Michael and Dr Claire Mc
Donnell of the Chemistry Education Research Team and Dr Roisin Donnelly of the DIT Learning Teaching and Technology Centre.
The award was formally presented on 1st June at the EdTech 2011 Conference.
For further information
Please either contact:
Jen Harvey (ILTA) 01 402 7883 or jen.harvey@dit.ie or
Paul Gormley (ILTA) (0)91 492923 paul.gormley@nuigalway.ie or
Morag Munro (DCU) 01 700 5606 morag.munro@dcu.ie