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iTE: student teachers using iPad on a second level initial teacher education programme
(IGI Global, 2016-04)Research on the use of iPad in initial teacher education is limited. This paper outlines a study to examine how the professional learning and pedagogical knowledge development of student teachers could be supported following ... -
Micro and macro pedagogy for science education
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Contemporary Research in Irish Education: Volume 3: Book of Abstracts of the 5th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar
(School of Education, NUI Galway, 2016)We are delighted to welcome you to the annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education’s recurrent Research Seminar Series, this annual research ... -
Further studies in self-directed learning in physics at the University of Limerick, Ireland
(International Society for Self-Directed Learning (ISSDL), 2004)This article reports on two SDL studies of undergraduate physics students and postgraduate science students at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Initial studies (McCauley and McClelland, 2001) indicated that the majority ... -
A reappraisal of the archaeological remains in the vicinity of the great passage tomb and manorial village of Dowth, Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath
(Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland, 2018-03)This paper presents the results of a programme of archaeological and geophysical field investigation in the immediate environs of the great passage tomb and nearby medieval manorial village of Dowth in Co. Meath. Based on ... -
Creating the future of teacher education together: The role of emotionality in university-school partnership
(Elsevier, 2013-10-13)This paper describes an innovative project between university tutors and co-operating teachers in self-selected partner schools with a focus on improving the school placement experience of the pre-service teacher. The ... -
Making the invisible visible: disciplinary literacy in secondary school classrooms
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2014-01-02)In Ireland, policy on literacy now aims to expand the role that post-primary teachers of all subjects have in developing students' literacy skills. This paper draws on data from a wider research study carried out in secondary ... -
Constructivism in the third space: challenging pedagogical perceptions of science outreach and science education
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-12-03)Informal opportunities for young people to engage with science have increased in response to declining uptake in science and a shortage of science graduates. This paper is set in the context of the recent introduction of ... -
Confocal microwave imaging and artifact removal algorithms for the early detection of breast cancer
(NUI Galway, 2018-03-29)Microwave imaging is an emerging imaging modality for the early detection of breast cancer. Early-time artifact removal and imaging algorithm are the two most important signal processing components of any Confocal Microwave ... -
Hooked on science
(EIROforum, 2017-03-27)In this article, Martin McHugh and Veronica McCauley present a modern and interesting way to get students more engaged during lessons. They describe a detailed procedure that can be followed by any teacher or adapted to ... -
Irish sources for Spenser's View
(The University of Chicago Press Journals, 2018-01-31)The first section of the View is widely understood to be influenced by the twelfth-century texts of Gerald of Wales, as transmitted by Richard Stanyhurst in his Plain and Perfect Description of Ireland included in Holinshed ... -
A refined model of nucleolar formation derived from the analysis of UBF variants and the hierarchical silencing of human nucleolar organizer regions
(NUI Galway, 2017-03-23)The nucleolus, the largest sub-nuclear structure, forms around arrays of ribosomal RNA genes, termed nucleolar organizer regions (NORs). As the site of ribosome biogenesis, nucleolar function is intrinsically linked to ... -
Taxonomy, parataxonomy, and metabarcoding: an investigation of invertebrate diversity in high nature value wet grasslands
(NUI Galway, 2017-11-01)Wet grassland habitats characterised by seasonal inundation and low-intensity agricultural practices support a rich mosaic of plant and animal communities. Whilst most of the conservation strategies aimed at protecting ... -
A crisis of lordship: Robert Ogle, Fifth Lord Ogle, and the rule of early Tudor Northumberland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-03-23)Henry Tudor’s diffusion of power in the English far north, and his savage pruning of resources for his wardens there to maintain good rule and defence, were perhaps necessary steps initially to prevent further challenges ... -
A module on learning technologies for teachers in higher education
(Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ITDCNR, 2018-03-06)This paper describes a 10 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS ) module in Learning Technologies which forms part of a Post Graduate Diploma in Academic Practice, part of a professional development framework ... -
Contemporary research in Irish education: Volume 5: Book of abstracts of the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar
(School of Education, NUI Galway, 2018-04)We are delighted to welcome you to the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education’s recurrent Research Seminar Series, this annual research ... -
Ex Vivo slice culture model of rat spinal cord injury as a platform for testing proposed treatment strategies
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-13)There are several detrimental events that occur in the aftermath of a spinal cord injury (SCI); these include glial scar formation, accumulation of axon growth inhibitors and immune mediators. These events present challenges ... -
Planet engulfment and the planetary nebula morphology mystery
(NUI Galway, 2018-04-13)This thesis presents an investigation into the galactic population of planetary nebulae (PNe) whose progenitors have evolved through the engulfment of massive planets during the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phase of their ... -
Smart City as a Service (SCaaS): A future roadmap for e-government smart city cloud computing initiatives
(ACM, 2014-11-08)The concept of a smart city has been identified as not only representing a crucible for technological innovation, a medium for realising global integration but also as an exemplar response for addressing current and impending ... -
Preface to Semantic Web Collaborative Spaces: Second International Workshop, SWCS 2013, Montpellier, France, May 27, 2013, Third International Workshop, SWCS 2014, Trentino, Italy, October 19, 2014, Revised Selected and Invited Papers
(Springer, 2016)This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Semantic Web Collaborative Spaces, SWCS 2013, held in Montpellier, France, in May 2013, and the Third International ...