Current research and conference activity at Hibernia College.
Dr. Siobhán Cahillane Mc Govern
- 20th June 2011, Presented paper on ‘Factors that affect student engagement on a Teacher Education Programme’ at EDEN Conference, Dublin.
- July 2nd attended the conference on Re-Imagining Initial Teacher Education in St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.
- Friday, July 8th attended a DES launch of their Literacy / Numeracy strategy in the Dept of Education on Marlborough St., Dublin.
- Also in July presented two papers at the United Kingdom Literacy Association ( UKLA) in Chester, UK.
Leo Kilroy
- 19-22 June, attended the Eden Conference, Dublin and presented a workshop ‘Sustainable Learning in Initial Teacher Education – Exploring the model developed by Hibernia College’.
- July 2nd, attended the conference ‘Re-Imagining Initial Teacher Education’, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. Also in July I attended the ePic 2011, (E-Portfolio and Identity Conference) at the Savoy Palace, London.
- 20th – 22nd September, attended the Irish American Higher Education Research Organization (IA/HERO)Annual Colloquium in Dublin.

- Oct 12th – 13th, attending the European Training Conference for the Clinical Research Industry, Amsterdam. Presentation: Effective Pedagogy in Clinical Research Training.

- An tOireachtas – Irish Language Festival in Killarney 28th & 29th October. (www.antoireachtas.ie)
- Gaelscoileanna – 25th & 26th November 2011 in the Tullamore (www.gaelscoileanna.ie)
- An Tionól Teagaisc 2011 – 11 & 12th November in NUI Maynooth
Other upcoming events for Hibernia Faculty and Staff
- Oct 18-20, Jossey Bass, Online Teaching and Learning Conference.
- Nov 10-11, Teaching Council Conference, A Vision for the Continuum of Teacher Education, Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.


