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The very essence of the TEU is that we are a service unit, here to provide support and advice to staff in order to improve the learner experience for our students. This page outlines some examples of the type of support that we offer. If you would like more information please click on the various sections below or contact teahcing.enhancement@dcu.ie - we are delighted to help wherever we can.
In the majority of the cases students will focus on material that will be examined. This may not necessarily coincide with the material that a lecturer wants to teach. In order to ensure what a student learns is close to what a lecturer wants to teach, considerable effort should be put into obtaining a proper assessment structure in every education programme. Whether teaching traditional classroom based (full time or part time) or distance learning, an assessment strategy is vital. With the development of technology, online tools can and should, where appropriate, transform the way you teach and the way your students learn. The advent of these new technologies will also allow lecturers to increase the flexibility of their assessments. In addition to the assessment type and how it is delviered the feedback provided for the assessment is vital to students, so that they can be praised for what they do well, learn from their mistakes and improve their performance on the basis of your feedback.
We can provide advice to programme teams for both assessment and feedback strategies; how to optimise both assessment and feedback, both in terms of your time and your students’ learning. We also offer support to individual lecturers when requested
Universities
| NUI Galway | Maynooth university | Trinity College Dublin |
| Univiersity College Cork | University College Dublin | University of Limierick |
Institutes of Technology
| Athlone IT | Blanchardstown IT | Cork IT |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | Dundalk IT | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
| GMIT | Letterkenny IT | Limerick IT |
| IT Carolow | IT Sligo | IT Tallaght |
| IT Tralee | Waterford IT |
National Forum for Teaching & Learning
University of Sussex
"I very much appreciated the feedback and logistical tips (which I will use) and of course it was good to recognise the positive aspects of what I do."