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: 8th Oct 2025, 05:19:24pm IST

 
 
Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 29/May/2025
8:45am - 9:30amRegistration and Tea/Coffee
Location: Reception Area
9:30am - 9:45amSETU Presidential Welcome - David Denieffe, Vice-President for Student Experience
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Peter Windle, SETU
9:45am - 10:45amKeynote Day 1 - Professor Jen Ross
Location: Auditorium
Session 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 - 11:00amElevator Pitch
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
11:00am - 11:15amMorning Coffee Break
Location: Atrium
11:15am - 12:30pmResearch Papers, I
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Fiona Concannon, University of Galway
11:15am - 12:30pmResearch Papers, 2
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Session Chair: Dr Bonnie Thompson Long, University of Galway
11:15am - 12:30pmResearch Papers, 3
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Session Chair: Ken McCarthy, South East Technological University
11:15am - 12:30pmResearch Papers, 4
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Session Chair: Cathal O'Riordan, South East Technological University
11:15am - 12:30pmResearch Papers, 5
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Session Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE
12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch Day One
Location: The Gallery Restaurant
1:30pm - 2:30pmPractitioner Papers, 1
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Peter Windle, SETU
1:30pm - 2:30pmPractitioner Papers, 2
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Session Chair: Emmett Cullinane, South East Technological University
1:30pm - 2:30pmPractitioner Papers, 3
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Session Chair: Ken McCarthy, South East Technological University
1:30pm - 2:30pmPractitioner Papers, 4
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Session Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
1:30pm - 2:30pmPractitioner Papers, 5
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Session Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE
2:30pm - 3:00pmAfternoon Coffee Break
Location: Atrium
3:00pm - 4:00pmPractitioner Papers, 6
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Alison Egan, MIE
3:00pm - 4:00pmPractitioner Papers, 7
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Session Chair: Steve Welsh, Dublin City University
3:00pm - 4:00pmPractitioner Papers, 8
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Session Chair: Neill Wylie, South East Technological University
3:00pm - 4:00pmPractitioner Papers, 9
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Session Chair: Dr Bonnie Thompson Long, University of Galway
3:00pm - 4:00pmPractitioner Papers, 10
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Session Chair: Laura McGibney, South East Technological University
4:00pm - 4:30pmBook Launch: GenAI:N3
Location: Auditorium
Session 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.

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 - 5:30pmDr Tom Farrelly, The Gasta Master
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Tom Farrelly, Munster Technological University
7:30pm - 11:30pmConference Dinner
Location: The Tower Hotel (off campus)
Date: Friday, 30/May/2025
9:00am - 9:30amRegistration Day 2
Location: Reception Area
9:30am - 10:30amKeynote - Professor Ale Armellini: Beyond the myth of future-proofing: engaging students for uncertain futures
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 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. 

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 - 11:00amMorning Coffee & Poster Session
Location: Atrium
11:00am - 12:00pmPractitioner Papers, 11
Location: Room F01 'Tramore'
Session Chair: Dr Tom Farrelly, Munster Technological University
11:00am - 12:00pmPractitioner Papers, 12
Location: Room F02 'Dunmore'
Session Chair: Damien Raftery, South East Technological University
11:00am - 12:00pmPractitioner Papers, 13
Location: Room F03 'Ardmore'
Session Chair: Conor O'Neill, SETU
11:00am - 12:00pmPractitioner Papers, 14
Location: Room F04 'Lismore'
Session Chair: Dr Gina Noonan, SETU
12:15pm - 1:15pm“Arrival or Apocalypse?” Navigating the AI Moment in Education
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 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 - 1:30pmJennifer Burke Award
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.
1:30pm - 1:45pmConference Close, Announcement of Venue for 2026
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Dr Eamon Costello, Dublin City University
1:45pm - 2:00pmLunch - To Go
Location: Hot House Bistro