TEU Update June 13 2024

Digital Accessibility Conference - 26 June 2024

DCU is supporting the Digital Accessibility Conference 2024, which is led by University of Nottingham. A comprehensive conference programme is available. As a distributed online conference, participants have the opportunity to engage individually or participate via a local hub.

DCU will host a local hub in Room DG10 in the Bea Orpen Building on 26 June, the day of the conference, where staff can gather to participate in the conference together. If you would like to attend the conference via this local hub, email teaching.enhancement@dcu.ie

If you wish to attend the conference individually, you can do so by registering directly with the conference.

You may also be interested in accessing our Loop resources around digital accessibility, to learn more. Visit the Quick Guide to Accessible Course Content on the Loop Staff Support Page.

GenAI Sessions

Following on from our workshops this past semester,  we will, in the coming months. offer opportunities for staff to very practically consider one or more of their assessments and how it might be impacted by GenAI (either from a design in or design out perspective). Participants in these sessions will experience a demo of selected GenAI tools and an opportunity to use them in the context of one of their assessments. These sessions will be in person and we will initially run five sessions (one per Faculty) in the last week of August. As they will be in person, places may be limited but we will then assess the need for a further run.

We will disseminate more detailed information soon, but in the meantime, should you have any questions, please contact samantha.xu@dcu.ie or martina.crehan@dcu.ie.

Enhancing Academic Integrity - Call for Abstracts
Conference 4 September 2024

Hosted by CCT College Dublin, Enhancing Academic Integrity: From ideas to action Conference will take place on 4th September 2024 and the call for abstracts is now open.

The abstract should be no more than 250 words, address the conference themes and be aligned with the conference values. Full details, including the abstract submission guidelines and form can be found on the Call for Abstracts section of the conference website. Post conference, all presenters will be invited to submit a paper for peer review and publication.
 

Registration is now open on Eventbrite and can be accessed via the conference website. It is advised to register quickly as there are limited places available. There is no cost to participate in the conference.

Reminder: Accessibility Enhancement Demonstrations

We would like to remind all programme chairs and their teams about the ongoing opportunities to participate in demonstrations designed to enhance course accessibility on the Loop platform. These sessions have been trialled with several teams, and the feedback has been positive.

For more information or to schedule a demonstration, please contact Motasem Al Haj Ali at motasem.alhajali@dcu.ie.
 

If you require assistance or guidance with teaching and learning or Loop related matters, avail of the below methods.

Support for technical issues

For Loop technical queries, log a ticket through the ISS ticketing system. You can also attend one of our regular online Loop drop in clinics, details in the TEU calendar. The drop in clinics are particularly useful for more complex queries. The Loop Staff Support Page also provides a comprehensive range of resources on Loop and Zoom. For new users, the enrolment key for this page is ‘staff’. 

Advice on using technology for Teaching and Learning

If you are looking for advice on developing your teaching practice, including but not limited to the application of technology, please contact the TEU team teaching.enhancement@dcu.ie. We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

Consultancy request form

Interested in requesting a workshop or more extended consultation on a specific topic?  Use this form.