Hibernia Highlights
May 2010
Contents
Summer Courses 2010 launched
Now enrolling
Webinars (online information seminars for prospective students)
Welcome!
New Centre for Restorative Justice
Hibernia College wins UK Learning Innovation Grant
Concern Haiti Appeal
In the papers
Hibernia College management addresses conference at MIT
Penny Apples
Vacancies
Summer Courses 2010 launched
Hibernia College has launched its 2010 summer courses for primary teachers. This year we have 26 courses including the following six new ones:
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Gaeilge: Cumarsáid, Cluichí agus Strateisí don Mhúinteoir
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Child Protection in the School
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Visual Arts: The Visual Arts Curriculum in Action
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Music and Drama in the Classroom
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Teaching in a Multicultural Society
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ICT in the Primary School
Each course provides for 20 hours of study and is completed entirely online through downloadable course material and online discussion forums moderated by expert facilitators. All courses are approved by the Department of Education & Skills for three EPV days.
For more information about our summer courses click here.
Now enrolling
Hibernia College is now accepting applications for the following programmes:
Webinars (online information seminars for prospective students)
Hibernia College is holding a series of webinars about its Pharmaceutical Medicine and Teaching & Learning postgraduate programmes. These webinars are an ideal opportunity for potential students to have their questions answered by current students and college staff.
For information about the MSc in Pharmaceutical medicine webinar click here.
For information about the MA in Teaching & Learning webinar click here.
Welcome!
Hibernia College would like to welcome to following new members of staff:
Lars Christian Smith, Vice-President for Business Development
As Vice-President for Business Development Lars is responsible for developing new innovative educational projects as well as building on the successes of current programmes.
Previously he was Director of Academic Affairs for the Laureate Online Education/University of Liverpool partnership, and he has been Professor and Director of MBA Programmes in a French grande école where he taught Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He has had an international business career and has worked in several European countries as well as in East Africa. His business experience has mainly been in the IT industry, both as an entrepreneur and founder of two companies and as a company director and manager. He holds two degrees from Harvard University.
Michael Hallissy - MA in Teaching & Learning Course Director
Michael is a former primary school teacher and is a founding partner of H2, an education professional services company. He holds a Masters in Education Technology from Boston College and is currently enrolled in the EdD programme in the Institute of Education in London. His current research project focuses on how young people develop their digital literacy skills in an out-of-school context using computer game creation software.
He has extensive experience in the area of ICT in education. In 1996, he and his business partner, John Hurley, established the first schools’ educational portal site, known as EdNet. He was seconded into the Department of Education to work on the creation of Schools IT2000, the first policy framework document for ICT in Irish schools. He subsequently worked in the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) as National Co-ordinator for Interactive Software in the Curriculum from 1998 to early 2002. Michael and his colleague John Hurley established H2 in 2002 and they provide services to organisations such as government agencies, private companies and non-government organisations in the areas of ICT and education. He has also worked with Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Limerick in the development and deployment of a number of post-graduate programmes in ICT.
John O’Keeffe - Director, Centre of Restorative Justice
The Director for Hibernia College's new Centre of Restorative Justice brings a wealth of corporate and academic experience to this new role. John was an investment banker in London in the 1990’s where he was both Asst. Director of SBC Warburg and Director at ING Barings. For the last ten years he has been both Head and Dean of the Law School at Portobello College, Dublin where he taught both civil and criminal law. A journalist and criminologist he is a graduate of University College Dublin, London University and the University of Cambridge. He is also a mediator and member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Susan Walsh - Institut National pour la Formation des Enseignants Programme Co-ordinator
Susan Walsh is the Programme Co-ordinator for the Institut National pour la Formation des Enseignants (National Institute of Teacher Education) based at Hibernia College. A graduate of Mater Dei Institute of Education Susan holds a Bachelor's degree in English, Religion and Education. Susan has taught English and Religion in Ireland at primary and second level and in Kenya at primary level. Over the past five years Susan has worked in education within the context of development. She has worked with Suas Educational Development where she implemented education and capacity building programmes for schools and with education based NGOs in India and Kenya. Following this Susan initiated a series of education programmes at primary school level with the Digicel Foundation in Haiti .
The development of the Institute National pour la Formation des Enseignants, (INFE) in Haiti has seen significant progress over the last six months. The Institute has received the support of numerous universities, businesses and NGOs worldwide who have committed both funding and personnel to work on this initiative.
The aim of the Institute is to ensure that, regardless of their location, all primary level teachers in Haiti are equipped with the skills, training and education they need to deliver quality education. Dr. Jacky Lumarque (Rector of Quisqueya University in Haiti) has agreed to co-chair the Institute along with Dr. Seán Rowland of Hibernia College. INFE is currently in phase one of development and engaging in programme design, staff recruitment and training and fundraising.
For more information visit www.infehaiti.com
New Centre for Restorative Justice
Hibernia College is delighted to announce the establishment of a new Centre for Restorative Justice. The CRJ will offer courses and services for civil dispute resolution and in particular, mediation.
The Centre’s remit will, over time, also extend to various aspects of criminal dispute resolution and in this regard quarterly research papers relating to restorative justice in its many forms will be published. Through active research the CRJ will strive to be at the coal face of developments in this expanding arena.
Mediation expertise will also be available through a panel of Ireland’s top Mediators across the private, corporate and governmental sectors. The Centre for Restorative Justice will act as a hub for mediation and dispute resolution providing an invaluable alternative to both in-house disputes and external litigation in a cost effective and time efficient manner.
If you would like more information about the Centre for Restorative Justice click here.
Hibernia College wins UK Learning Innovation Grant
As part of a consortium, Hibernia College has recently won a prestigious Learning Innovation Grant (LIG), which is funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and delivered by the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) in the UK. The Learning Innovation Grant provides capital investment to exploit the use of technology in learning and management in order to improve the learners’ experience, leading to improved learner retention, motivation and achievement.
Hibernia College has secured this grant in order to create quality, engaging electronic content which will facilitate the establishment of an e-enabled teacher training service in the Further Education sector. This content will enable teachers to receive qualifications up to a Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS).
This project will improve and increase the qualified teacher capacity and competency in the Further Education sector and will also facilitate experienced practitioners wishing to transition into teaching from other sectors by offering a flexible approach available at a time and place convenient to the learner. In the absence of a specific qualification in this sector in Ireland, this award might also appeal to teachers working in VECs and also to a wide range of trainers in workplace settings.
Concern Haiti Appeal
In the Papers
The Irish Times
On March 9th, the Irish Times published a profile of Paudie O'Neill, a Hibernia College student who quit a career in engineering to become a primary school teacher. Click here to read the full article.
The Sunday Business Post
On April 11th, the Sunday Business Post published a profile of Hibernia College entitled "Creating teachers online". Click here to read the full article.
Hibernia College management addresses conference at MIT
Dr. Seán Rowland (President, Hibernia College) and Dr. Nicholas Breakwell (Vice-president for Academic Affairs & Knowledge Management, Hibernia College) will both address the LINC 2010 Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology later this month.
LINC (the Learning International Network Consortium) is consortium of educators from around the world who are interested in using distance and e-Learning technologies to help their respective countries increase access to quality university education for a larger percentage of the population.
The theme of this year's conference is "University leadership: bringing technology-enabled education to learners of all ages". For more information click here.
Penny Apples
Bill Cullen’s bestselling memoirs “It’s a long way from penny apples” has been shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards “book of the decade”. To see the full list of nominees and vote for your favourite click here.
Vacancies
Due to expansion of the College's programme suite, there are a number of full and part-time employment opportunities with Hibernia College. For more details visit www.hiberniacollege.net/careers