Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 13th Oct 2026, 11:59:48pm IST

 
Fri30May
Reception Area
Atrium
Auditorium
Room F01 'Tramore'
Room F02 'Dunmore'
Room F03 'Ardmore'
Room F04 'Lismore'
Hot House Bistro
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
Registration Day 2
9:00am - 9:30am
Reception Area
Location: Reception Area
Morning Coffee & Poster Session
10:30am - 11:00am
Atrium
Location: Atrium

AI for all: can AI-augmented learning improve employability outcomes for non-traditional pathway university students?

Bernie Burke


Unlocking Universal Design for Learning through the Power of the Podcast

Suzanne Stone

Keynote - Professor Ale Armellini: Beyond the myth of future-proofing: engaging students for uncertain futures
9:30am - 10:30am
Auditorium
Dr Eamon Costello
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University

Higher education is frequently challenged to "future-proof" its practices. Yet, the very concept may mislead institutions, educators and students. In this keynote, I argue that future-proofing is not only a fallacy but a distraction from our common goal: fostering and sustaining student engagement through active, resilient and creative pedagogic practices. Engagement, I propose, is best...


\nHigher education is frequently challenged to \"future-proof\" its practices. Yet, the very concept may mislead institutions, educators and students. In this keynote, I argue that future-proofing is not only a fallacy but a distraction from our common goal: fostering and sustaining student engagement through active, resilient and creative pedagogic practices. Engagement, I propose, is best...
“Arrival or Apocalypse?” Navigating the AI Moment in Education
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Auditorium
Ken McCarthy
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Ken McCarthy, South East Technological University

Generative AI has been described as an “arrival” technology—sudden, ubiquitous, and seemingly inevitable. But arrival for whom, and at what cost? In this provocative panel, we challenge the narrative of inevitability and examine the complexities of GenAI’s rapid integration into Irish higher education. Are we witnessing the dawn of a more equitable and innovative era—or a moment of unchecked...

Generative AI has been described as an “arrival” technology—sudden, ubiquitous, and seemingly inevitable. But arrival for whom, and at what cost? In this provocative panel, we challenge the narrative of inevitability and examine the complexities of GenAI’s rapid integration into Irish higher education. Are we witnessing the dawn of a more equitable and innovative era—or a moment of unchecked...
Jennifer Burke Award
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Auditorium
Dr Alison Egan
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE

The Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. This award celebrates unique or pioneering approaches to teaching and learning, novel in a specific discipline or context. Importantly, innovation doesn’t have to involve technology—it’s about innovative and effective examples that showcase how to enhance the learning experience.

The Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. This award celebrates unique or pioneering approaches to teaching and learning, novel in a specific discipline or context. Importantly, innovation doesn’t have to involve technology—it’s about innovative and effective examples that showcase how to enhance the learning experience.
Conference Close, Announcement of Venue for 2026
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Auditorium
Dr Eamon Costello
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
Practitioner Papers, 11
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room F01 'Tramore'
Dr Tom Farrelly
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Session Chair: Dr Tom Farrelly, Munster Technological University
11:00am - 11:15am

Collaborative rollout of the National Forum UDL badge: Challenges and Opportunities

Nataliya Romanyatova, Suzanne Stone


11:15am - 11:30am

Enhancing Pharmacology and Bacteriology education for healthcare students through digital engagement: a Vevox-based approach

Zina Alfahl, John P. Kelly


11:30am - 11:45am

Enhancing Academic Engagement: CAT1 (crucial academic training) and student support teams

Blaithin Duggan, Patricia Flynn


11:45am - 12:00pm

Perspectives on Generative AI for the Higher Education Sector

Marian Murphy

Practitioner Papers, 12
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room F02 'Dunmore'
Damien Raftery
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Session Chair: Damien Raftery, South East Technological University
11:00am - 11:15am

Enhancing digital literacies while planning RUN-EU blended programmes

Bernard Goldbach, Filipe Santos, Frances O'Donnell


11:15am - 11:30am

SmartAss - figuring our innovative assessment in HE

Zeta Dooly, Irene McCormick


11:30am - 11:45am

Generative AI and online quizzes: adapting an assessment strategy

Damien Raftery

Practitioner Papers, 13
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room F03 'Ardmore'
Conor O\'Neill
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Session Chair: Conor O\'Neill, SETU
11:00am - 11:15am

Yes, and…EdTech: using theatrical improv techniques to spark creative collaboration in the digital marketing classroom

Michelle Clancy


11:15am - 11:30am

(Engaging)Lesson (Engaged)Learner: Technology and Creativity in the Third-Level Language Classroom

Noeleen Dooley


11:30am - 11:45am

Introducing AI Assess

Thomas Aherne

Practitioner Papers, 14
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room F04 'Lismore'
Dr Gina Noonan
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Session Chair: Dr Gina Noonan, SETU
11:00am - 11:15am

Small sprints, big impact: Embedding agile in a team project module

Julie Power, Frances Sheridan, Dermot Bradfield


11:15am - 11:30am

Facing the challenges of AI through undergraduate research - an authentic and reliable tool for assessment

Therese Montgomery


11:30am - 11:45am

HELP- a multiformat study skills programme

Gina Noonan, Sue Meehan

Lunch - To Go
1:45pm - 2:00pm
Hot House Bistro
Location: Hot House Bistro