TY - GEN
T1 - Deep learning
T2 - 9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, HEAd 2023
AU - Logue, Pauline
AU - Nash, Róisín
AU - Walsh, Micheál
AU - Faney, Michael
AU - Donnghaile, Dearcán
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 International Conference on Higher Education Advances. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In 2020-2022 a select group of Irish educators, marine renewable energy proponents and sustainability stakeholders entered into dialogue with a view to enhancing post-primary educational resources. The paucity of educational resources in this field was highlighted, most notably Irish language resources. This dialogue led to the development and piloting of a bilingual (Irish and English) cross-curricular programme of learning - a Transition Year Unit - targeted at students aged 15-17. This pilot study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning unit with respect to enhancing knowledge in these novel areas. The methodology is a mixed methods case study. Data gathering processes include student questionnaires, stakeholder focus groups, and expert interviews. The main finding is the importance of stakeholder input into curriculum development to ensure the effectiveness of the Transition Year Unit of Learning, and to enhance learner engagement. Furthermore, the study recommends that dissemination include a web-based 'Deep Learning' educational platform with downloadable resources to enhance nationwide impact.
AB - In 2020-2022 a select group of Irish educators, marine renewable energy proponents and sustainability stakeholders entered into dialogue with a view to enhancing post-primary educational resources. The paucity of educational resources in this field was highlighted, most notably Irish language resources. This dialogue led to the development and piloting of a bilingual (Irish and English) cross-curricular programme of learning - a Transition Year Unit - targeted at students aged 15-17. This pilot study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning unit with respect to enhancing knowledge in these novel areas. The methodology is a mixed methods case study. Data gathering processes include student questionnaires, stakeholder focus groups, and expert interviews. The main finding is the importance of stakeholder input into curriculum development to ensure the effectiveness of the Transition Year Unit of Learning, and to enhance learner engagement. Furthermore, the study recommends that dissemination include a web-based 'Deep Learning' educational platform with downloadable resources to enhance nationwide impact.
KW - Global citizenship
KW - marine renewable energy
KW - sustainability education
KW - transition year programme
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173948959&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4995/HEAd23.2023.16150
DO - 10.4995/HEAd23.2023.16150
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85173948959
T3 - International Conference on Higher Education Advances
SP - 1047
EP - 1054
BT - HEAd 2023 - 9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances
PB - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia.
Y2 - 19 June 2023 through 22 June 2023
ER -