AIT Showcase
AIT Instructional Technologies Showcase 2009
Eight members of AIT Staff embarked on research focussed on appropriate use of technology in the classroom and the college. On Tuesday the 16th of June 2009 they showcased their research to the wider college community. The research ranged from innovative applications on interactive whiteboards through to using screen recordings to enhance teaching in the computer labs.
| Research Reward Receipt | School/Support Area |
|---|---|
| Eimear Kelly | Humanities |
| Assumpta Byrne | Library |
| Barry O'Loughlin | Business |
| Frank Doheny | Engineering |
| Michael O'Rourke | Engineering |
| Sean Connell | Humanities |
| Sinead Devery | Science |
AIT Instructional Technologies Showcase Wednesday 16th June 2010
The exhibition featured demonstrations of reusable learning objects created by research award recipients from the AIT Community of Practice in IT (CoPIT) and participants on the AIT Certificate in Learning and Teaching Programme.
AIT showcase of learning resourcesShowcase of learning objects created by staff involved in NDLR funded activity in the AIT CoPIT, in addition to objects created by participants on the Certificate in Learning and Teaching programme which commenced in AIT in September 2009. Seamus Ryan, School of Business and Engineering, AIT CoPIT Leader
Science Routes of Drug Administration
Learning Outcome: Identify key routes of drug administration. Screen cast produced by participant on the Certificate in Learning and Teaching programme. Target Audience: Higher Certificate in Pharmacy Technician Year One Dr. Colin Conway, Department of Life and Physical Sciences Pharmacology
Short screen recordings as a means of instruction in a practical computer module
Microsoft Word Tutorial 1; Microsoft Word Tutorial 2; Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorial; Microsoft Access Tutorial; Microsoft Excel Tutorial; IIF VBA Function Tutorial; DateDiff VBA Function Tutorial, Len VBA Function Tutorial, Left and Right VBA Function Tutorial, Weekday & Choose VBA Function Tutorial, Target Audience: Undergraduates MS Word. MS Access, MS PowerPoint students. Apply theory to critically compare the different routes of administrations
Barry O’Loughlin, School of Business Computer Applications and MS VBA
German Language Teaching
Learning resources created to aid learners of German 1. Wechselpräpositionen. 2. The impact of conjunctions on word order. Target audience: Beginners(learners) and teachers of German
Eimear Kelly, School of Humanities German
Web Design and Development
Learning Outcome: Create a moving object in Macromedia Flash. Screen cast produced by a participant on the Certificate in Learning and Teaching programme. Target Audience Adult Learners Aisling Keenan, Department of Adult and Continuing Education.
Control and Automation systems
Learning resources: The use of Win CCFlexible SCADA system in conjunction with Step7 PLC software running with a simulator. Target Audience Year 4 Mechanical Engineering Lev3el 8
Padraig Cooke Department of Mechanical Engineering. School of Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity of the Spermicide Nonoxynol-9 using Bovine Sperm as a toxicology Model
Learning outcome Calculate % of control values in order to standardise data and use Microsoft excel to produce graphs to represent 5 different endpoints of cytotoxicity. Screen cast produced by a participant on the certificate in Learning and Teaching Programme. Target audience Learners on the BSDc and MSc in Toxicology programmes.
Dr. Antoinette Sweeney, Department of Life and Physical Sciences, School of Science
Horizontal collector ground source heat pump installation and ground temperature resource evaluation.
Learning outcome: Difference between the two main types of ground source collector configurations and explain and illustrate how a ground source heat pump horizontal collector is installed. Screen cast produced by a participant of the certificate in learning and teaching programme. Target audience Civil and mechanical engineering students as part of introduction to renewable energy systems Niall Burke, Department of Civil, Construction and Mineral Engineering
Isolation of Pure cultures
Learning outcome: Define the term “Streaking for isolation” and describe and demonstrate how this technique is preformed. Screen cast produced by a participant in the certificate in Learning and Teaching programme. Target audience First year microbiology undergraduate students.
Dr. Carmel Kealey, Department of Life and Physical Science
Creative art is for everyone
Learning outcome describe principles for participation and engagement in create are class. Screen cast produced by a participant in the certificate in Learning and Teaching programme Target audience 1st year social care undergraduates
Denise Burke- Mac Giollarí, Department of Social Care, School of Humanities
Mixing with Pro Tools software
Learning outcome: Explain panning and auxiliary effects channels. Screen cast produced by a participant in the certificate in Learning and Teaching programme. Target audience: First year students in the second semester of Music and Instrument Technology
Ruth Kennington, School of Business Business
Introduction to Climate Change
Learning outcome: Describe the climatic system and the cyclic effect of the weather. Screen cast produced by a participant in the certificate in Learning and Teaching programme Target audience: Year 1 Environmental studies undergraduates
Sile O’Flaherty, Department of Life and Physical Sciences, School of Science
Knife Skills
Learning outcomes: Demonstrate the proper techniques involved in the use, cleaning and correct care of knives. Screen cast produced by a participant in the certificate in Learning and Teaching programme Target audience, first year culinary arts students
Sadie Davoren, Culinary Arts, Hotel School GMIT
Selection of learning go objects to support the teaching of Matlab
Topics. 1. Introduction to Matlab 2. Matlab: if, else...construct 3. Matlab: for Loops 4. Matlab: While loops. 5. Matlab: Graph drawing
Frank Doheny, Department of Electronic and Software Engineering
Selection of Learning objects to support the teaching of financial Accounting
Topics: Double entry book keeping – contains 8 tutorials lessons ( 5 min movie clips) Illustrating the following areas. Lesson 1 – recording capital and asses, lesson 2 recording capital and liabilities, lesson 3 – sales and debt transactions, lesson 4 purchases and creditor transactions, lesson 5 – recording expenses and gains, lesson 6 – recording drawings by the owner – lesson 7 – balancing off accounts – lesson 8 reparation of trail balance
Luke Fannon and Orlaith Kelly, Department of School of Business Accountancy
Using Moodle for eAssessment
Michael O’Rourke, Department of Electronic and Software Engineering, School of Engineering
Creating Learning Objects using Articulate Engage and Articulate Quiz maker Anatomy and Physiology
1. Lobes of the Brain 2. Anatomy of the Heart
Dr. Sheila Flaherty, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences Science
