10:45 Simultaneous Session: Lightning Session 1
10:45 Simultaneous Session: Lightning Session 1
Lightning 1.1: The use of inclusive e-learning academic tools to support under-represented HEA target groups in higher education
- Aislinn Ryan, National Learning NetworkSandra Collins, Maynooth University
Aislinn Ryan National Learning Network
Aislinn Ryan is an Assistant Psychologist at the National Learning Network, based within Maynooth University Access Programme. Aislinn’s interests include supporting students who are underrepresented at higher education.
Sandra Collins Maynooth University
Sandra Collins is a Community and Youth work Practitioner working in Maynooth University Access Programme. Sandra’s interests are in working with communities who have has fewer opportunities within society and to create spaces for empowerment and social justice.
Lightning 1.2: The accessibility dream: An idea to future proof accessibility for staff and students
- Trevor Boland, Dublin City University
Trevor Boland Dublin City University
Trevor Boland is an experienced Assistive Technology Officer working in Higher Education supporting Students with disabilities. He previously lectured in the Access programme for non-traditional students in TU Dublin.
Trevor was previously the Digital and eLearning Officer in AHEAD and has been involved in the National rollout of the UDL Badge with UCD and the Teaching and Learning Forum.
Lightning 1.3: UDL: From Episodic to Systemic Change
- Kate Molloy, University of GalwayDr Daniel Savery, National University of Ireland, Galway
Kate Molloy University of Galway
Kate Molloy is a Learning Technologist with the Centre for Excellence in Learning. Her work focuses on the informed and ethical use of technology in higher education, learning design, inclusive teaching, and open practice. Kate is Secretary, National Executive of the?Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI).
Dr Daniel Savery National University of Ireland, Galway
Dr Daniel Savery is Access Programme and Further Education to Higher Education Coordinator at NUI Galway. For the last four years, he has been directly involved in increasing the number of full-time undergraduate opportunities available for Further Education and Training (FET) students at NUI Galway. Daniel also currently teaches sociology and political theory at NUI Galway, and his primary recent interests concern the nature of freedom and domination in contemporary theories of justice.
Lightning 1.4: A UDL approach to reducing the effects of Glossophobia
- Dr Liam Morris, Atlantic Technological University - Galway
Dr Liam Morris Atlantic Technological University - Galway
Liam is a Lecturer in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department at ATU Galway City and is programme chair for Biomedical Engineering. He is a principal investigator and academic director within the MET Gateway. His main research area is in biomedical engineering. Liam integrates his research with undergraduate teaching and learning.
11:55 Simultaneous Session: Lightning Session 2
11:55 Simultaneous Session: Lightning Session 2
Lightning 2.1: Mental health crisis – support for a student and teacher
- Katarzyna Jach, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PolandElżbieta Zienkiewicz, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Katarzyna Jach Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Katarzyna Jach is the Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Persons with Disabilities at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Wroclaw Tech), Poland. She is an associate professor and a head of Laboratory of Ergonomics at the Faculty of Management at Wroclaw Tech. She has been specializing in different ways of including people with special needs into work and educational environment.
Elżbieta Zienkiewicz Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
El?bieta Zienkiewicz is an associate professor and an acredited tutor at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Wroclaw Tech), Poland. She organizes the teaching of a key subject for first-year students. A key-member of the Centre of Teaching and Learning at Wroclaw Tech.
Lightning 2.2: Mentors in the Workplace: The Experiences of Mentors working with TCPID Graduates
- Emer Murphy, TCPID, Trinity College DublinBarbara Ringwood, TCPID, Trinity College Dublin
Emer Murphy TCPID, Trinity College Dublin
Emer Murphy is an Occupational Therapist working in the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin.
The primary aim of Occupational Therapy is to facilitate people to participate in meaningful occupations. These are the daily activities that people want and need to do. Emer supports students and graduates to participate in college life and internships by supporting them to learn and develop skills, by adapting activities or materials or by adapting environments. Emer works primarily with graduates and employers who participate in the internship programmes.
Emer has an Honours Degree and a Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy. She is registered with Coru and is a member of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI). Emer has extensive clinical experience both in Ireland and abroad, primarily working with people with intellectual disabilities.
Barbara Ringwood TCPID, Trinity College Dublin
Barbara Ringwood is a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin. Barbara works with students transitioning and engaging in university life including the development of skills required to navigate university life and an understanding of student expectations and use of student spaces. She oversees two modules on the programme which focus on personal development and preparing for transition and supports the teaching team through guidance and support on inclusive practices in the classroom.
Lightning 2.3: Capturing The Student Voice to Effect Real Change
- Siobhán Dunne,Geraldine Fitzgerald, Subject Librarian, Library of Trinity College Dublin
Siobhán Dunne
Siobhán Dunne is Head of Teaching, Research and User Experience at the Library of Trinity College Dublin. Prior to this, she held the roles of Research Support and Humanities Librarian at Dublin City University and Library and Information Manager at the National Disability Authority.?Siobhán is a passionate advocate for Open Scholarship and lifelong learning. She is a member of the Trinity Inclusive Curriculum Advisory Board and has recently received a Digital Badge in Universal Design for Learning.
Geraldine Fitzgerald Subject Librarian, Library of Trinity College Dublin
Geraldine Fitzgerald is Subject Librarian for the School of Education and the School of Psychology in Trinity College Dublin. Prior to working in TCD, Geraldine worked in a number of special, corporate and academic libraries in Ireland and Sweden. Geraldine is passionate about improving the user experience of students and has developed a number of digital resources including tutorials and floor plans to aid way finding. She is presently collaborating with a colleague in the School of Education to establish a new online journal in the area of Inclusive Education.
Lightning 2.4: A culture of inclusion: Reimagining the university as a place for students with intellectual disabilities
- Dr Nicola Maxwell, University College Cork (UCC)
Dr Nicola Maxwell University College Cork (UCC)
Nicola Maxwell is a Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Studies and Academic Lead of the id+ Project UCC. She has worked in the voluntary and non-profit sectors and was previously the National Coordinator of the GENOVATE Project.
Her research interests include gender equality and the intersection of human rights and social policy with regard to intellectual disability. Nicola is co-PI on the id+ Project, UCC.