TEU Update 5 February 2026
President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Nominations are now open for the 2026 DCU President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching, recognising the excellence, innovation and commitment of those who teach and those who support teaching at DCU. The excellence in teaching awards also include, via the Graduate Studies Office, the President's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Supervision, which highlights and celebrates exemplary contributions in doctoral supervision. Applications for the awards will close on 13th March.
Workshop for Early Career Educators: Active Learning in Large Group Teaching
Large group teaching presents specific challenges but also opportunities for the educator. In this workshop, led by Dr Martina Crehan & Dr Maeve O’Dwyer, we will explore some evidence-based approaches to facilitating and managing learning in the large class teaching context and discuss how you can apply them in your teaching context. Join us online, 2-4pm, Wednesday February 11, to learn more.
This workshop is part of a series aimed at early career educators, and/or colleagues new to teaching at DCU, called the Educator’s Compass: finding your way in teaching and learning. Queries to maeve.odwyer@dcu.ie.
Loop Reflect Drop-in Clinic
The next Loop Reflect Drop-in Clinic of the semester will take place on February 9th at 3pm. The Zoom link to join the session is available on the Reflect Help Page. Please communicate this information with your students should they be using Loop reflect in their assessment this semester.
Call for Papers - PHELC Symposium 2026
The seventh Pedagogy for Higher Education Large Classes (PHELC) Symposium takes place on Friday, 12 June 2026 online. PHELC aims to provide an opportunity for large class teachers in higher education to share practice. Submissions are now invited from those teaching very large classes (100+ students) in higher education. Deadline for submission is 27 Feb @ 6pm.
The keynote speaker for PHELC26 is Professor David Boud, the internationally renowned leader in the field of higher education whose keynote presentation will focus on provision of feedback at scale. Registration details both for joining PHELC online or joining the keynote presentation in person will be available in early May on the PHELC website.
Further information is available from the organisers - annmarie.farrell@dcu.ie.
NAIN Rethinking Assessment Webinar: Recording Available
National Academic Integrity Network (NAIN) / Rethinking Assessment webinar: Ensuring valid, reliable and inclusive assessment in the GenAI era - Recording now available.
Last month, NAIN hosted a webinar featuring Professor Michael Draper, Legal Education in the School of Law, Institutional lead for Academic Integrity, Swansea University and co-Chair of the Welsh Integrity and Assessment Network and Professor Phil Newton, Medical Science Education, Swansea University Medical School. The recording is now available through this link.
Where to Find Help and Support
Technical Queries
- Submit a request at DCU Help for Loop queries
- More complex query or prefer to chat? Join a Loop drop in clinic
- Find comprehensive resources on our Loop Staff Support Page - enrolment key is 'staff'
Teaching and Learning
- For advice on teaching practice, including on the use of technology, email teaching.enhancement@dcu.ie
- Request a workshop or extended consultation
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