Details of our current and previous activities are given on this page:
| Objectives for 2019-20 | Outcomes | Impact |
| Continue storyboarding and technical implementation, then complete development and release online resource to support educational developers with the evaluation of the impact of their work. | Open access resource to support design of evaluation studies for educational development projects, initiatives and events, for release in May 2020. | Two working groups led by Clare Gormley who has also undertaken technical implementation. For delivery in May 2020. |
| Objectives for 2018-19 | Outcomes | Impact |
| Explore issues of impact, and provide support to members with evidencing the impact of academic development in higher education | Linked facilitated workshops in January and March 2019, led by Dr Marion Palmer and Dr Marita Grimwood. Online resource in development to support evaluative work and measurement of impact for completion in autumn 2019. | Working group formed to develop online resource and deliver by end of 2019. |
| Objectives for 2017-18 | Outcomes | Impact |
| Continue engagement with National Forum Professional Development Framework and related initiatives | Workshop on 19th January 2018 to prepare academic developers seeking to deliver the PACT Commitment to Professional Development Digital Badge. Facilitated by Dr Terry Maguire and Dr Roisín Donnelly. | Two triads of EDIN members formed to take the PACT Badge and completed it in May 2018. |
| Continuing support and developmental activities for our members in relation to teaching, learning and assessment |
Workshop on 24th May 2018, facilitated by Dr Fiona O’Riordan and colleagues at DCU, Designing Assessments for Academic Integrity. | |
| Objectives for 2016-17 | Outcomes | Impact |
| Support professional development of academic staff in HEI’s through enhancing the practice of academic developers in relation to assessment | Workshop on 22nd April 2016, facilitated by Dr Ivan Moore, Improving Assessment Strategies: A Strategic Approach, where EDIN members explored own institutions’ practices in context of international best practice.
Workshop on 20th June 2016, titled The Y1Feedback Project – Findings So Far & Implications for Practice, facilitated by Lisa O’Regan and Morag Munro, hosted by Griffith College Dublin. Project team facilitated a round table type forum looking at assessment and the role of the Educational Developer. |
Improve quality of assessment in home institutions as a result of best practice overview and dialogue as a group of academic staff. |
| Assist members in publishing and disseminating their knowledge and expertise | Website continues to be enhanced with the aim of using it as a collaborative tool to assist this objective. In addition, the workshop in November 2016 scoped out a possible EDIN publication on the national Professional Development Framework. | Planned EDIN publication |
| Maintain an effective website and social media framework for communication and sharing of best practice. | New EDIN logo designed. Website undergoing enhancement. Active Twitter feed. | Relaunch of website. Growing Twitter audience. |
| Encourage increased and ongoing professionalization of teaching | Professional Development Framework: A Workshop Approach facilitated by Dr Marion Palmer in the Ashling Hotel on 24th November 2016. EDIN commitment to take part in pilot project as a second level pilot group with Dr Mark McGlynn as Project Co-Ordinator and Dr Fiona O’Riordan and NFPDEG Mentor. A report on the workshop was produced by Dr Marion Palmer and circulated to members. | Report circulated to members. Pilot work on-going. |
| AGM and workshop on Digital Badges | Our AGM was held at NUI Galway on 15th May 2017. We combined this meeting with a workshop on Digital Badges, facilitated by Dr Iain MacLabhrainn. This focused on how people might plan and design digital badges aligned with the new Professional Development Framework. We also marked the formal launch of the new EDIN website at this meeting. | New website live. Participants planned potential new digital badges. |
Previous Activities
Since its launch, we have used our website to record our work undertaken annually. If you are interested in previously completed projects, workshops and publications you can read a full summary of EDIN’s work 2003-present.