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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399;font-weight:bold'>Conversations in the Consortium in UL and
MIC<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Talking across the disciplines:
Student Centred Approaches to Learning</span></font></i></b><i><font size=5
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'> </span></font><font
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial;
color:#333399'>Reena Cole (Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical
Engineering, UL)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=3
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>Maria Finucane (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Art and Design,
LIT</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=3
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>Déirdre Ní Chrónín (Department of Arts Education and Physical
Education, MIC)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=3
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399'>Jennifer Schweppe (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Law</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
UL)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333399;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Today Monday 19<sup>th</sup> April at<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b></span></font><b><u><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>12.00 in MC2004</span></font></u></b><font
size=5 color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>.<i><span style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'> </span></font><font
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-family:Arial;
color:#333399'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><font size=3
color="#333399" face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>This presentation will take the form of a
discussion on how to engage students in deep, as opposed to surface learning, no
matter what the discipline. We will consider examples from our practice
by reference to some of Ramsden's considerations for improving the practice of
university teaching: Defining Goals and Structure; Using Appropriate Teaching
Strategies and Assessing Students<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Student writing
experiences across the Shannon Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>James Binchy (MIC)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
color=navy face="Arial Narrow"><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Í</span></font></b><b><font
size=5 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>de O’Sullivan (UL)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Wednesday, 21<sup>st</sup>
April at 12:00 in G06a<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>This conversation will focus on the varying writing tasks students
engage in as part of their study. Participants will use the results from a
Regional Writing Centre writing survey to explore the attitudes and needs of
students in relation to writing tasks and then explore if and how these needs
should be addressed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>All welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>Dr. Mary Fitzpatrick</span></font></b><b><font size=2
color="#ff6600" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:#FF6600;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#FF6600'>Regional
Teaching and Learning Advocate<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#FF6600'>Course
Director, Specialist Diploma in Teaching Learning and Scholarship</span></font><font
size=1 color="#ff6600" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:#FF6600'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333'>Centre
for Teaching and Learning</span></font><font size=1 color="#ff6600"
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#FF6600'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Courtyard</span></font><font size=1 color="#ff6600" face=Helvetica><span
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Helvetica;color:#333333'> of <u1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</u1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place></u1:place><font
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