FACiLiTATE Transfer & Employability: E/PBL research and practice seminar

By Mirjam Neelen On Friday 11 December FACiLiTATE, the Irish Enquiry and Problem Based Learning (PBL) Network hosted a seminar in the Long Room Hub at TCD. Unfortunately, Learnovate was only able to attend two morning sessions; that is the…

5 reasons why we need a national digital strategy for schools

Posted by Martyn Farrows There’s been a lot of airtime over the past couple of weeks dedicated to the use of technology to support education in schools.  First the now infamous OECD report and today the National Digital Strategy for Schools. Opportunists…

Learnovate’s xAPI Exploration

by Mirjam Neelen Learning happens in many ways, many places and for many reasons. If we can gather insight into all these different learning experiences we can provide a learner centric approach to teaching and learning. To gain this type of…

Staying relevant: disruption, innovation and EdTech

Last month, we held our first annual conference ‘EdTech Enabling the knowledge Economy’. The conversations were wide-ranging and engaging – but one theme that stood out was the need to remain relevant in the face of potential disruption. Our…