Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Author "Hall, Tony"
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The 3Cs model: Designing an online language community for overseas Irish learners through connection, communication and collaboration
Connolly, Ronan (NUI Galway, 2021-09)The Irish language is currently classified as “definitely endangered” (Moseley, 2010) and may die out as a vernacular within a decade in the Irish-speaking regions of Ireland (Ó Giollagáin & Charlton, 2015). This trend ... -
Ag spreagadh gasúir Ghaeltachta chun ceangal a dhéanamh le hacmhainní teanga saibhre digiteacha agus ag cruthú deiseanna idirghníomhaíochta idir na glúnta a thrasnaíonn teorainneacha baile-scoile-pobail / Encouraging Gaeltacht children’s engagement with rich digital language resources and creating opportunities for intergenerational interaction across home-school-community boundaries
Mac Uidhilin, Niall (2017-01-23)This thesis outlines the trajectory of a pedagogic intervention that was designed to support the language development of native-speaking children of Irish through their sustained engagement with rich language resources ... -
Applied learning. A design model for further education in the 21st century
Higgins, Mary (2015-11-23)Undertaken over four years, this research was both an investigation of the adoption of an applied learning approach for further education (FE) course delivery in the 21st century, and the development of an educational model ... -
Collaboratively exploring the history of education for community of practice formation in undergraduate initial teacher education
Flynn, Paul (2017-01-05)At the beating heart of recent developments in initial teacher education (ITE) are efforts to establish a cultural shift within the teaching profession, to a point where professional learning communities may flourish. ... -
Designing blended learning for accounting in tertiary education: The PACE-IT model
Kelly, Orlaith (NUI Galway, 2020-10-29)Technological advancements have engendered evolving work roles for professional accountants as they navigate the trajectory of their careers. This has prompted calls for the transformation of accounting education at ... -
Designing digital storytelling: creative technology for reflection in initial teacher education
Thompson Long, Bonnie (2014-03-03)Reflection represents a foundational, core developmental activity in teacher professional education. Reflection can, however, prove challenging, and even problematic, particularly for novice, pre-service teachers (Calderhead, ... -
Digital ensemble: exploring the design of technology-enhanced learning to mobilise and augment students' engagement with English literature
Flanagan, Eilis (2015-06-24)Students are disengaging from learning and literature learning in post primary education in Ireland due to an over-emphasis on rote learning practices and the constraints of high stakes, summative assessments (Chief ... -
Dominant discourse and prevailing practice: positioning financial education within education
Baumann, Carol (2016-07-06)In the last decade of the 20th century, Ireland experienced a period of unprecedented growth in the economy, being dubbed ‘the Celtic Tiger’(Smith). Parallel to this came about significant societal shifts, as a new ... -
Learningful play: Exploring the design of technology, learning and play to enhance children’s engagement with cultural heritage in schools and museums
McHugh, Sally (NUI Galway, 2020-10-31)This research explores the design, development and evaluation of a Technology-enhanced Cultural Heritage Education (TECHe) learning model to enhance children’s engagement with their local heritage and place. Following ... -
Living the stories we create: an educational response to narrative in the digital age
McCabe, Ellen (2015-11-30)Narrative forms, play a vital role in human enrichment and development. Through them we acquire a sense not only of our environment, but of our own identity. We are drawn to describe our world and subsequently seek to ...