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).

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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 29/May/2025
8:45am
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9:30am		 Registration and Tea/Coffee
Location: Reception Area
9:30am
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9:45am		 SETU Presidential Welcome - David Denieffe, Vice-President for Student Experience
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Peter Windle, SETU
9:45am
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10:45am		 Keynote Day 1 - Professor Jen Ross
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University

Professor Jen Ross

Professor of Digital Culture and Education Futures

Jen Ross is a Professor in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh. Her work focuses on understanding how digital technologies shape learning, teaching, and research practices in higher education and beyond. She is particularly interested in the social, cultural, and ethical dimensions of digital education, exploring areas such as online learning design, digital literacies, open education, and the impact of AI on educational futures. In her research, Professor Ross often explores the complexities and nuances of using technology in educational settings, moving beyond simple adoption to consider how digital tools and environments influence interactions, the understanding of knowledge, and the very nature of learning itself. She is committed to critically engaging with the opportunities and challenges that digital transformation presents for educators and learners. Professor Ross is delighted to be speaking at EdTech 2025 and looks forward to sharing some insights from her research and engaging in discussions with attendees.
10:45am
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11:00am		 Elevator Pitch
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
11:00am
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11:15am		 Morning Coffee Break
Location: Atrium
11:15am
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12:30pm		 Research Papers, I
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Fiona Concannon, University of Galway
 
11:15am - 11:35am

The emotional arc of AI integration: a heuristic approach to understanding academic responses

Moya Cronin, Dr Tom Farrelly, Dr Louise Nagle, Dr Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin


11:35am - 11:55am

AI and EdTech as Climate Criminals

Colm O'Neill


11:55am - 12:15pm

Levelling up: the evolution of digital learning in Irish higher education: a comparative study with a focus on generative AI

Fiona Concannon, Grainne McGrath, Blaneth McSharry

 Research Papers, 2
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Chair: Dr Bonnie Thompson Long, University of Galway
 
11:15am - 11:35am

How pre-service primary teachers use GenAI across the teacher education journey

Hsiaoping Hsu, Alan Gorman


11:35am - 11:55am

Reframing VET: Co-designing innovation frameworks for authentic learning

Pablo Alvarez Castro, Suzana Sampaio, Kathryn Cormican, Deirdre Green


11:55am - 12:15pm

Planning for a technologically rich language class with the PICRAT model

Paloma Valencia Castro

 Research Papers, 3
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Chair: Ken McCarthy, South East Technological University
 
11:15am - 11:35am

Does Picture-in-Picture give you the PiP? The challenges for lecturers of recording instructional videos with Picture-in-Picture (PiP) video including appropriate eye-gaze direction.

Eamonn Anthony Toland


11:35am - 11:55am

The Digital Panopticon, the Echo Chamber and Exotic Minds in the Machine: Philosophical Musings on AI, Ethics, and the Future of Humanity

John Balfe

 Research Papers, 4
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Chair: Cathal O'Riordan, South East Technological University
 
11:15am - 11:35am

Developing a digital tool to support self-regulated learning in academic writing

Niamh McCrea, Daire Ó Broin


11:35am - 11:55am

An analysis of student feedback and usage of StatsSkills, a web app for systematically practising statistics skills.

Denise Earle, Aoife Hennessy, Daire Ó Broin, Damien Raftery, Alison Hearne


11:55am - 12:15pm

Digital equality: what managers think

Susan Flynn

 Research Papers, 5
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE
 
11:15am - 11:35am

Closing the digital divide: A programme team approach to online module design

Fionnuala Brennan, Laura Doyle, Neill Wylie, Cathal Ryan, Emmett Cullinane


11:35am - 11:55am

Enthusiastically ‘muddling through’: Business School lecturer interpretations of the impact of Generative AI on their pedagogic practices

Arthur Kearney, Emer Emily Neenan
12:30pm
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1:30pm		 Lunch Day One
Location: The Gallery Restaurant
1:30pm
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2:30pm		 Practitioner Papers, 1
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Peter Windle, SETU
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

TOPIC - A referencing model for GenAI usage by students

Dónal Mulligan


1:45pm - 2:00pm

'Yeah Bot, No Bot': Divergent Perspectives of Electrical Apprentices on the role and impact of a Custom GPT in Learning.

Brendan Ryan


2:00pm - 2:15pm

Your LMS may be around a long time but is it mature?

Mark Anthony Glynn


2:15pm - 2:25pm

3 become oneVLE

Eamonn O'Brien

 Practitioner Papers, 2
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Chair: Emmett Cullinane, South East Technological University
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion challenges for lecturers and students in an online environment

Louise Nagle, Petrina Comerford


1:45pm - 2:00pm

Creating Accessible and Pedagogically Grounded Learning Materials and Courses with the Use of eAuthroing Tools

Eva Kilar-Magdziarz


2:00pm - 2:15pm

Maybe just I, REAL intelligent assessment toolkits

Cormac Quigley, Etain Kiely, Otito Mbelu


Rate your accessible practice

Karen Holland

 Practitioner Papers, 3
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Chair: Ken McCarthy, South East Technological University
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Are we building or being built? Rethinking AI in higher education through Lego Serious Play

Briony Supple


1:45pm - 2:00pm

Immersive Learning in Construction: Practical insights from DASBEs XR tools.

Stephen Bolger


2:00pm - 2:15pm

Employing immersive technology in online, blended, and distance learning: A case study of the Flexible and Professional Learning Department at TUS

Brendan Dolan


2:15pm - 2:25pm

Using Canvas for Online and CPD Provision at MTU

Gearoid O Suilleabhain

 Practitioner Papers, 4
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

The goldilocks principle of trust: student use of ai chatbots for research”

John Hough


1:45pm - 2:00pm

Perpetual motion meets curricular glue: A dynamic Digital Skills Hub navigating GenAI’s moving target

David Moloney, Yvonne Hynes


2:00pm - 2:15pm

Creating GenAI Literacy Resources: Insights from the University of Limerick's 'Let’s Talk GenAI' workshops

Yvonne Hynes, Margaret Phelan


2:15pm - 2:30pm

Developing ethical and informed AI use in education: Lessons from Ireland’s AI Literacy in the Classroom programme

Laura Grehan, Jelena Radaković, Michał Wieczorek, Eileen Culloty, Eamon Costello

 Practitioner Papers, 5
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE
 
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Are we digital yet? Using the Jisc digital capabilities framework and tools on the journey to digital fluency

Mike Cameron


1:45pm - 2:00pm

Oh, the places you'll teach! Piloting beyond blended with JISC in academic practice

Fiona Concannon


2:00pm - 2:15pm

Capturing a learning moment:- Reflections on the use of an in-class, online survey tool to gather deeper insights into student non-engagement.

Seamus Ryan
2:30pm
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3:00pm		 Afternoon Coffee Break
Location: Atrium
3:00pm
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4:00pm		 Practitioner Papers, 6
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE
 
3:00pm - 3:15pm

From drop-in to buy-in: How TEL cafés engage busy staff in digital learning.

Caroline Carr, Shirley O'Leary, Liese Gubbins


3:15pm - 3:30pm

Rise and Reach: Scaling Staff Training across Campuses at ATU

Orla Skehill


3:30pm - 3:45pm

AI upskilling at innopharma education

Colm O'Connor, Victoria Buckley, Jennifer Manning


3:45pm - 4:00pm

The Financial Readiness Digital Badge: Co-creating an online course with students

Sean Daffy

 Practitioner Papers, 7
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Chair: Steve Welsh, Dublin City University
 
3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tutors AI - Generative AI augmentation to Tutors

Ruslan Zhabskyi


3:15pm - 3:30pm

Whose job is it anyway?

Cormac Quigley, Etain Kiely, Esteban Moreno


3:30pm - 3:45pm

Bridging the gap: practical considerations for analytical adoption in education

Duncan Wallace


ATU seven steps to programme design with the curriculum framework toolkit

Ellen McCabe, Noreen Henry, Sean Daffy

 Practitioner Papers, 8
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Chair: Neill Wylie, South East Technological University
 
3:00pm - 3:15pm

Critical and creative methodologies: learning design practice to research

Kate Molloy, Eamon Costello, James Brunton, Clare Thomson


3:15pm - 3:30pm

Sustainable by Design: transforming teaching and research culture through creative technology integration in higher education

HAIDER Al-Juboori


3:30pm - 3:45pm

Making it real: From statutory guidelines to a tangible tool.

Tony Murphy, Emmett Cullinane

 Practitioner Papers, 9
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Chair: Dr Bonnie Thompson Long, University of Galway
 
3:00pm - 3:15pm

A Practitioner's Experience of VEVOX in the Teaching & Learning Environment

Bree J. Drea


3:15pm - 3:30pm

Democratic classrooms - exploring a collaboration within irish tertiary education to facilitate the education of adult educators

Clare Power, Catriona Warren, Eleanor Neff, Tracey Anderson, Joan Slevin


3:30pm - 3:45pm

Helping students and researchers to develop Artificial Intelligence literacy: Opportunities for academic libraries

Breda Connell

 Practitioner Papers, 10
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Chair: Laura McGibney, South East Technological University
 
3:00pm - 3:15pm

Access for all: supporting neurodiverse students through inclusive design

Clare Martin, Conor O' Neill


3:15pm - 3:30pm

Heutagogy: Fancy word, practical idea

Susan Horgan, Colin O'Brien


3:30pm - 3:45pm

Heart, mind, and slack: coaching the whole learner with emoji check-ins

Laura McGibney


3:45pm - 4:00pm

Contract Cheating Challenges: A pilot project exploring the problem and solutions.

Conor O'Neill
4:00pm
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4:30pm		 Book Launch: GenAI:N3
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Hazel Farrell, South East Technological University

GenAI:N3 (Generative AI: N-TUTORR National Network) is an ambitious project aimed at transforming higher education by leveraging the power of Generative AI.

This project brings together educators, students, and technologists across seven partner institutions to explore innovative ways Gen AI can enhance learning and teaching. By developing tools and resources, the project empowers educators with cutting-edge solutions for personalised learning, academic integrity, and assessment design.
4:30pm
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5:30pm		 Dr Tom Farrelly, The Gasta Master
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Tom Farrelly, Munster Technological University
 
4:30pm - 4:35pm

Visualising engagement: micro-learning tools to enhance Moodle course design

Kathleen Levacher


4:35pm - 4:40pm

A Technique for Producing Ideas (Even in the Age of AI)

Emmett Cullinane


4:40pm - 4:45pm

GRAD - online support for research postgraduates

Sue Meehan


4:45pm - 4:50pm

Enhancing social support and performance with AI-driven anthropomorphic avatars

Rose Baker


4:50pm - 4:55pm

From Tokens to Toxins: Digital Pedagogy at the Edge of Catastrophe

Steve Welsh


4:55pm - 5:00pm

Traffic light Systems for Generative AI usage: Are these a 'Go or No Go'?

Kevin Cunningham


Beyond Metrics: Generative AI and the Crisis of Educational Values

Frances O Donnell


5:00pm - 5:05pm

Unifying minds: Collaborative approaches to AI in higher education

Hazel Farrell, Ken McCarthy
7:30pm
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11:30pm		 Conference Dinner
Location: The Tower Hotel (off campus)
Date: Friday, 30/May/2025
9:00am
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9:30am		 Registration Day 2
Location: Reception Area
9:30am
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10:30am		 Keynote - Professor Ale Armellini: Beyond the myth of future-proofing: engaging students for uncertain futures
Location: Auditorium
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 understood as a sustained cycle of initiative, purpose, action, reflection, responsiveness and resilience. Generative AI has made the future-proofing fallacy even more evident.


I will explore what "learning in a modern university" should feel like: a transformative process where students engage with complex problems and tools, take ownership of new ideas, critique and apply knowledge in diverse, inclusive environments. Whether synchronously or asynchronously, individually or collaboratively, on- or off-campus, learning must transcend content delivery and become a co-created, reflective journey - empowered by a new toolkit we did not imagine only a few years ago. 
10:30am
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11:00am		 Morning Coffee & Poster Session
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
11:00am
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12:00pm		 Practitioner Papers, 11
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
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
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
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
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
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
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
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
12:15pm
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1:15pm		 “Arrival or Apocalypse?” Navigating the AI Moment in Education
Location: Auditorium
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 disruption, distraction, and deprofessionalisation?

Drawing on a range of institutional, pedagogical, and policy perspectives, our panellists will explore how educators, technologists, and leaders are responding with agency, caution, creativity, and critique. Together, we will ask not only “Are we there yet?” but also “Where are we going—and do we want to go there?”

Join us to hear from four diverse voices grappling with what this “AI moment” means for the future of education: opportunity, overreach, or something more complex entirely?
1:15pm
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1:30pm		 Jennifer Burke Award
Location: Auditorium
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.
1:30pm
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1:45pm		 Conference Close, Announcement of Venue for 2026
Location: Auditorium
Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
1:45pm
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2:00pm		 Lunch - To Go
Location: Hot House Bistro