The LIU promotes and supports innovative use of a range of learning technologies in support of teaching and learning including Moodle, DCU's Virtual Learning Environment, The Mahara e-portfolio system, Podcasting and Camtasia. Please contact learning.innovation@dcu.ie for further details on learning technologies at DCU. 

Training and support

Current offerings include:

• Getting Started with Learning Technologies (.pdf format)
• Using Moodle's Communications Tools (.pdf format)
• Moodle for Groupwork (.pdf format)
• E-assessment with Moodle (.pdf format)
• Using Moodle quizzes (.pdf format)
• Podcasting for Learning (.pdf format)
• Creating Educational Resources using Camtasia (.pdf format)
• E-learning Accessibility (.pdf format)
• Peer assessment with Moodle workshops

Current and past learning technology projects

• DCU participate in the National Digital Learning Repository (NDLR) project. This initiative aims to build a shared repository of electronic learning resources contributed by and available to all academic staff in the Irish Higher Education Sector. See http://ndlr.ie for further information..
• The Teaching Undergraduate Programming Using Learning Objects (TUPULO) project examined the challenges faced by learners of software development at introductory level on a cross-institutional basis.