Meeting and workshop, May 27-June 1, 2018, Galway, Ireland
Competence orientation in transdisciplinary education programmes
AGENDA
Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC)
May 27-June 1st 2018
LOCATION: Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), GALWAY, IRELAND
For more information contact:
roisin.nash@gmit.ie or ian.oconnor@gmit.ie
Day 1 (Sunday 27th May): Virtual Meeting
Welcome 8pm
Welcome (via Skype)
19:30 to 20:30 Introduction to what is expected and meeting material
(e-Handout and website link circulated prior)
20:30 to 21:00 Flipped Classrooms – material provided to read before Monday
(e-Handout circulated prior)
Day 2 (Monday 28th May): On Campus
If you enter through the main entrance, there is a coffee dock to your left with a seating area – we will meet you here to show you to the Main Board Room
Start time 9:30am - Main Board Room
9:30 to 10:30 Introduction to MSc development (Case Study)
10:30 to 11:00 Overview of what is presented in the Proposal
(discussion on material provided)
11:00 to 11:30 Tea and coffee available
11:30 to 1:00 Hands on session: Gap analysis on current situation in Thailand and Vietnam
1:00 to 2:00 LUNCH
2:00 to 2:15 John Joe O’Farrell (Director of International Engagement) MSc in GMIT
2:15 to 3:00 MSc Structure - Breakout groups (modules/thesis/placement)
3:00 to 4:00 Online material (CPD VLE/First Steps)
Tea and coffee available
- Guest Speaker – Colin – Vocational Transfer (Aquaculture)
5:00 to 6:30 Round Table Discussion to finalise MSc Structure and Organisation
Day 3 (Tuesday 29th May): On Campus
Start time 9:30am - Main Board Room
9:30 to 10:30 Programme Learning Outcomes (LO)
10:30 to 11:00 Hands on session to devise LO’s
11:00 to 11:30 Tea and coffee available
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Guest Speaker – Felix – Fish Disease and Animal Welfare
1:00 to 2:00LUNCH
2:00 to 3:00 Dublin competencies
3:00 to 4:00 Breakout groups (link module descriptors to competencies)
3:30 to 4:30 Introduction to Lesson plan preparation
4:30 to 5:30 Breakout groups (lessons incorporating competencies)
Tea and coffee available during breakout
5:30 to 6:30 Results from breakout groups
Day 4 (Wednesday 30th May): On Campus
Start time 9:30am – Training Room Rm 1036
9:30 to 11:00 Student Centered Learning (SCL) strategies
11:00 to 11:30 Tea and coffee available
11:30 to 1:00 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) tools
1:00 to 2:00LUNCH
2:00 to 3:30 Assessment Strategies
3:30 to 4:30 Round Table Discussion/Plenary/Mapping
Tea and coffee available during breakout
4:30 to 5:30 Project discussion (future deliverables and planning)
5:30 to 6:30 Closing Remarks
Day 5 (Thursday 31St May): Optional
Start time: 9:00 – Room 1035
9:00-10:00 Derrie Murray (Irish Council for International Students)
The presentation is largely only relevant to the Vietnamese delegates. However, there also maybe some options for Thai students to apply for Royal Thai Government Scholarships, offered through the OCSC.
10:00-12:00 Talk at the Marine Institute on Aquaculture projects as well as Fish Health
12:00 – 2:00 Training fieldtrip exploring different practices (Oyster hatchery New Quay - Iarlith)
2:00 to 3:00 LUNCH
Free Afternoon