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A cultural transformation is needed to overcome the paradox at the heart of academia, namely: the... more A cultural transformation is needed to overcome the paradox at the heart of academia, namely: the people involved in teaching and research communities are often the same people `just wearing different hats? and convergence is already taking place in the world around them - so how is it possible that their activities can remain separate? Irelland?s HEA-supported open access research and teaching initiatives were used to illustrate the opportunities which are available in countries throughout Europe and to point the way forward. The authors reiterate the recommendation to the European Commission made in the Ghent Declaration of February 2011 ? 'to develop policies, research programmes and infrastructure platforms that support and advance the convergence of the four open initiatives' - open access, open data, open source software and open educational resources, noting that 'additional work is needed in other areas to achieve a broadening of research, scholarship and learning.
Theory into Practice, 2010
... This chapter discusses the challenges of designing staff development programmes which support... more ... This chapter discusses the challenges of designing staff development programmes which support the integration of e-learning into higher education by (1) leveraging the affordances presented by Web 2.0 technologies, coupled with (2) utilising a community of practice model to ...
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
This paper describes how the Irish National Digital Learning Resource Repository (NDLR) has imple... more This paper describes how the Irish National Digital Learning Resource Repository (NDLR) has implemented a DSpace-based platform which enables it to more effectively utilise its limited resources to serve customer need. The implementation of a DSpace-based solution in partnership ...
This is a flyer describing the Communities of Practice. It can be printed out and used for NDLR r... more This is a flyer describing the Communities of Practice. It can be printed out and used for NDLR related events. Please contact cbruen@tcd.ie or diane.cashman@ucd.ie for any queries. ... Items in the NDLR are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. ... Honan Chapel and Collection Online is an image depository of material relating to the Irish Arts & Crafts Movement (1894-1925). This resource is of interest to those studying cultural history, Irish history or art history.
A cultural transformation is needed to overcome the paradox at the heart of academia, namely: the... more A cultural transformation is needed to overcome the paradox at the heart of academia, namely: the people involved in teaching and research communities are often the same people `just wearing different hats? and convergence is already taking place in the world around them - so how is it possible that their activities can remain separate? Irelland?s HEA-supported open access research and teaching initiatives were used to illustrate the opportunities which are available in countries throughout Europe and to point the way forward. The authors reiterate the recommendation to the European Commission made in the Ghent Declaration of February 2011 ? 'to develop policies, research programmes and infrastructure platforms that support and advance the convergence of the four open initiatives' - open access, open data, open source software and open educational resources, noting that 'additional work is needed in other areas to achieve a broadening of research, scholarship and learning.
Theory into Practice, 2010
... This chapter discusses the challenges of designing staff development programmes which support... more ... This chapter discusses the challenges of designing staff development programmes which support the integration of e-learning into higher education by (1) leveraging the affordances presented by Web 2.0 technologies, coupled with (2) utilising a community of practice model to ...
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
This paper describes how the Irish National Digital Learning Resource Repository (NDLR) has imple... more This paper describes how the Irish National Digital Learning Resource Repository (NDLR) has implemented a DSpace-based platform which enables it to more effectively utilise its limited resources to serve customer need. The implementation of a DSpace-based solution in partnership ...
This is a flyer describing the Communities of Practice. It can be printed out and used for NDLR r... more This is a flyer describing the Communities of Practice. It can be printed out and used for NDLR related events. Please contact cbruen@tcd.ie or diane.cashman@ucd.ie for any queries. ... Items in the NDLR are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. ... Honan Chapel and Collection Online is an image depository of material relating to the Irish Arts & Crafts Movement (1894-1925). This resource is of interest to those studying cultural history, Irish history or art history.