Contact:Heather James

Trish Kane

Applied Social Studies website

Apprentice Based Learning CoP website

Contact: Richie Ryan

This community has been created for educational professionals involved in the delivery of Apprenticeship Training to Apprentices in Ireland. Its purpose is two fold:

1. To open a form of communication between all the stakeholders involved in Apprenticeship Training.
2. To create  a virtual library of learning objects through community collaboration.

Physical and Chemical Sciences CoP website

Contact:
Miriam Allen

The aim of this Community of Practice is to provide an appropriate forum whereby educators within the disciplines of chemical and physical sciences can share visions, experiences, information, databases, pedagogical developments and findings from education research.

This CSCoP website supports community communication and collaboration, including:

• Contact details specifying areas of interest and education research projects
• A forum for the sharing of practice and experiences relating to education developments and research in chemical and physical sciences
• A digital resource database (NDLR) with exemplars
• Up-to-date and relevant news
• Links to other relevant sites

Computer Science CoP website

Contact: Aisling Dundon

The primary objectives of the Computer Science CoP are:

• To establish a national forum for the discussion of best practice in the teaching of Computer Science at undergraduate level.
• To develop a range of shared learning resources for undergraduate computer science.

The CompSci CoP website facilitate and support the building of a national community of computer science practitioners. It is hoped that through a collaborative process, embracing open communication, partnership and cooperation we, the community, can create a meaningful repository of innovative learning resources.

Education CoP website

Contact: Thomas McManus

This community of practice invites participation from all colleagues in NDLR partner institutions, but most especially from people working in teaching and learning development in their own institutions, and people working in the Education departments and affiliated teacher education institutes.

We aim to bring together colleagues working in teaching development and teacher education at first, second and third levels in Ireland .

Contact:
Miriam Allen

This community will be involved in the development of generic information skills modules for use in library information resources.

Maths CoP website

Contact:
Paul Robinson
Eamon Costello

This CoP is involved with all aspects of teaching and learning Mathematics and Statistics in higher Education, particularly as it applies to service teaching.

Service teaching normally requires a range of teaching approaches, which may differ from that required for teaching Mathematics or Statistics undergraduates.

Contact:
Dermot Brabazon

Aims:

To encourage collaboration among mechanical engineering lecturers in Ireland.
To share digital learning resources
To create new digital learning resources for the mechanical engineering subject area.
To organise workshops and information seminars including the International Symposium for Engineering Education (ISEE-07).

Modern Languages CoP website

Contact:

Michelle Tooher

Paul Gormley

Labhaoise Ni Dhonnchadha

The Modern Languages CoP is for those involved in teaching languages, including literature and culture.

We encourage a spirit of “share and share alike,” passing on materials, information and support to one another.

If you want a brief, simple explanation of the idea behind the NDLR, listen to our first podcast .

Nursing and Midwifrey CoP website

Contact:

Freda Neill

Paul Costello

Mary McGrath

Aim of NMCoP
The aim is to establish collaborative, effective working relationships amongst academic staff in all the third level institutions delivering nurse education in the sharing and development of e-learning materials.
It is hoped that:

• academics working together will inspire one another to develop innovative, effective, high quality resources and approaches to teaching underpinned by sound pedagogical principles that will actively engage, support and enthuse students in their learning
• collaborative development of RLOs will lead to an efficient use of resources
• staff and students will make better and wider use of technology in the area of education
• there will be an increase in the understanding of effective use of ICTs in education through the sharing of experiences and collaborative research

Advantages of NMCoP

• provides an easy to search collection of teaching content
• legal use of learning resources by NDLR members
• easy integration of learning resources into own courses
• resources contextually relevant to Irish HE because they are developed by you and your colleagues in educational institutions in Ireland

Technology Enhanced Learning CoP website

Contact:

Gearoid.OSuilleabhain@cit.ie

Catherine Bruen

The TELCoP will foster the development of a shared, virtual community comprised of all of eLearning and learning technology staff, who are engaged in support, training, design/ development & policy formulation in the partner Universities and Institutes of Technologies in Ireland.

There will be continued effort to forge close associations with organisations such as EDIN, ILTA, ETIN and AISHE.

Veterinary & Bio-Environmental CoP website

Contact: Diane Cashman

The Veterinary and Bio-Environmental Sciences CoP proposes to coordinate, collaborate and support the development and sharing of digital learning resources in Irish HE via the NDLR.

This CoP also aims to provide pedagogical and technical advice on developing digital learning resources.