Research Projects
Digital Knowledge Skills and Competencies of Irish Educators in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) practice
The project aims to identify Irish ECEC educator needs, attitudes, competencies and capacity related to the use of digital technology in their practice so as to support Irish policy development in the use of digital technologies in ECEC.
The study will use a mixed-methods design to describe the current use of digital technology and Educators attitudes and perceived challenges and benefits of using digital technology in everyday ECEC practice. The results will be integrated to inform wider policy development in the area.
This project is funded by POBAL on behalf of Department Of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) under the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme.
Early Childhood Educator’s Digital competencies will be explored in six main areas
- Professional engagement uploading docs, communication etc.)
- Using Digital Resources (searching for information creating resources etc.)
- Pedagogic use with children (co-constructing digital stories, use of unplugged devices etc.)
- Assessment of children’s learning/development (making an assessment of children’s learning and development – developing portfolios etc.)
- Empowering children’s access and personalising digital use (using digital devices to support children’s inclusion)
- Facilitating children’s digital competence (safety and wellbeing, problem solving etc)
Principal Investigator: Dr Meera Oke – Associate Professor – Early Childhood Education and Care
Project Metanode
Project Metanode is designed to be a cutting-edge platform that will harness the power of AI to create personalised, multimodal learning paths at scale.
This research project is a joint collaboration between NCI School of Business and the Centre for Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL).
Professional Identity for Khmer Teachers (PIKT)
Professor Leo Casey secured funding from the Irish Research Council to investigate how Cambodian teachers can be enabled to improve their teaching practices and engage in a path of professional development. The collaborating partners included: Department of Policy in Cambodia, SeeBeyondBorders, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, and National College of Ireland.
Find out more about this project by visiting the PIKT Project website or by watching the videos below.
The Professional Identity of Khmer Teachers (PIKT) Research Project.
Teacher Reflections: PIKT TPI Workshop
Conferences
Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) 2022
On 28th-30th October 2022 CELL and ELI hosted the CARN Annual International Conference, themed 'Changing Lives Through Action Research'.
For further information, please see CARN Conference 2022.
Conference Items
2024
- Casey, L., and Kennelly, I., (2024) Innovation, Commitment and Capability: A Partnership Approach to Creating New Pathways for Post Primary Students in Ireland. In: The International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2024, 11 January 2024, Dublin, Ireland.
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Casey, L., Pheung, P., Sam Chan, P., and Bo Chan., (2024) Building Professional Identity for Khmer Teachers (PIKT). In: The International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2024, 12 January 2024, Dublin, Ireland.
2022
- Casey, L. (2022) The Challenge of Building Teacher Professional Identity in Cambodian Schools. In: Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) 2022, 30 October 2022, Dublin, Ireland.
Festival of Education and Lifelong Learning
The Festival of Education and Lifelong Learning is a series of free events hosted annually by the Centre for Education and Lifelong Learning team at National College of Ireland.
For further information, please see NCI Festival of Education and Lifelong Learning.