Inside Education on 103.2 Dublin City FM
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An Irish perspective on news and stories from the world of education
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Programme 125, Vocabulary as part of Literacy & Mock Exams (5-2-12) | Presented and Produced by Seán Delaney Mock Exam Feature by Barry Hennessy On this week's programme Gene Mehigan, Principal Lecturer at the Marino Institute of Education explains why vocabulary development might be the missing link in the chain of developing literacy. The interview was based on Gene's presentation to primary principals at the annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network. Barry examines the area of mock exams for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert students. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 124, IPPN Conference 2012 (29-1-12) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney In this programme I interviewed three keynote speakers at the 2012 annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN). My guests were Gerry Murphy, President of the IPPN, Professor Michael Fullan of OISE at the University of Toronto, and film producer and education thinker, Lord David Puttnam. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 123, Young Scientists & Guidance Counselling (22-1-12) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney Guidance interview by Barry Hennessy In this programme young scientists who studied education topics describe their studies. The students include Aisling Lawson from Hartstown Community School, Greg Bauer and Ben Morris from Donabate Community College, and Eva Wallace, Elizabeth Foley Landers and Sarah Shanahan from Presentation Secondary School in Ballyphehane in Cork. I also spoke to Lisa Curran, a teacher in Donabate Community College and to Mícheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil who was visiting the BT Young Scientists Exhibition. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 122, John Quinn pt. 2 (15-1-12) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney John Quinn presented The Open Mind and Education Forum on RTE Radio 1 in the 1980s and 1990s. Through these and other programmes, he introduced Irish people, including teachers, to some of the most inspirational thinkers and communicators on education. Some of what he learned on those programmes has been compiled in his book, The Curious Mind, published by Veritas. In this, the second part of my interview with John Quinn, he talks about his journey out of the classroom and into RTE. He discusses educational broadcasting and identifies some of the educators who inspired him during his distinguished career as a broadcaster. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 121, John Quinn Interview, pt 1 (8-1-12) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney In this programme, I spoke to the man who was the voice of educational broadcasting in Ireland from 1975 to 2002. In that time he elicited insights into education from some of the greatest living thinkers in the area. On this first of a two-part interview, he shares his own insights into education gained from his time as a teacher and from his time as anchor of The Open Mind and Education Forum. Some of what he learned on those programmes has been compiled in his book, The Curious Mind, published by Veritas. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 120, Deaf Education in Ireland (18-12-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney Budget analysis by Barry Hennessy The guest on this programme was Dr. Elizabeth Mathews, the coordinator of the newly established Deaf Education Centre on the Marian campus in Cabra. Here is a transcript of the programme that was provided so that anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing can have access to the programme. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 119, Listening to Music, and Education Budget (11-12-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney Budget report by Barry Hennessy In this week's programme, Yvonne Higgins, music educator in the Marino Institute of Education, talks about how teachers teach children to listen to music. Barry analyses the education content of the recent budget for Ireland. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 118, Twitter in the Classroom, & Ed Walsh pt 2 (4-12-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney Reporter Sinéad Burke On this programme the former president of the University of Limerick, Dr. Ed Walsh, discusses the early days of NIHE Limerick. The broadcast was the second part of an interview with Dr. Walsh to mark the publication of Upstart: Friends, Foes and Founding a University. Sinéad Burke spoke to Fintan O'Mahony, who tweets using the handle @levdavidovic, about using Twitter in the classroom and about the #edchatie network. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 117, Ed Walsh, & Physical Education (27-11-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme Dr. Ed Walsh, former president of the University of Limerick discussed his new book, Upstart: Friends, Foes and Founding a University and his Irish Times article on 13 Lessons We Must Learn. In a week when Senator Eamonn Coghlan called for schools to help tackle the growing problem of youngsters being overweight, obese and unfit, Caitriona Cosgrave, PE lecturer in Marino Institute of Education and Chairperson of the Irish Primary PE Association, discusses the difference between physical education and physical fitness. | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 116, PISA, Science Week & Plagiarism, pt 2 (20-11-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney PISA series by Barry Hennessy Reporter: Sinéad Burke Barry Hennessy concludes his series about the PISA test by drawing together some of the voices who have been heard during the series. To mark Science Week 2012 Sinéad Burke spoke about science teaching and learning to Dr. Paul van Kampen who lectures in physics education in DCU. On this programme you will hear the second part of the interview with Professor Thomas S. Dee from the University of Virginia. In it he discussed the research he conducted with Professor Brian Jacob from the University of Michigan on the topic of student plagiarism at college level. He describes what students and lecturers can do to avoid plagiarism. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 115, Problem of Plagiarism (1), Irish Studies, & PISA (13-11-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney PISA series by Barry Hennessy Reporter: Sinéad Burke On this programme, Professor Thomas S. Dee from the University of Virginia, discussed the research he conducted with Professor Brian Jacob from the University of Michigan on the topic of student plagiarism at college level. In this interview he discusses what plagiarism and estimates its prevalence. This interview will continue on next week's programme. Sinéad Burke spoke to Róisín Ní Niadh about the Irish Studies programme at the Marino Institute of Education. Barry Hennessy spoke to Emily Richmond from the National Education Writers' Association about how U.S. students performed on the most recent PISA test. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 114, PISA pt 3, & Junior Cert Reform (6-11-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney PISA report by Barry Hennessy Guests on the programme this week included Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, and CEO of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Dr. Anne Looney. They were interviewed at the launch of the plan for reforming the post-primary junior cycle programme. Minister Quinn's address to the NCCA can be read here. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 113, PISA, Interactive whiteboards, & Teaching Writing (30-10-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney PISA Investigation by Barry Hennessy Interactive Whiteboard report by Sinéad Burke On this week's programme my special guest was poet and retired teacher Gabriel Fitzmaurice from Moyvane in Co. Kerry. He spoke about teaching writing and teaching Irish, and read his poem Proud to Be Me from his collection of the same name, published by Mercier Press. One of the websites referred to by Sinéad in her report is www.anseo.net. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 112, Teaching as Not Telling, & Classroom X Factor Review (23-10-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News Roundup by Barry Hennessy Book Review by Sinéad Burke On this week's programme, Dr. Thérese Dooley, from St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, explained how and why children can learn more mathematics when the teacher doesn't tell. Thérese Dooley was a keynote speaker at the MEI conference in September and the piece was broadcast this week to coincide with the end of Maths Week. Sinéad Burke reviewed a book written by DES inspector Dr. John White and Queen's University Professor John Gardner, titled The Classroom X-Factor: The Role of Body Language and Non-verbal Communication in Teaching. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 111, Investigating PISA,Remembering Dorothy Heathcote, & Standardised Tests (16-10-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney PISA report series by Barry Hennessy On this programme Barry begins a new series where he investigates the international PISA test of literacy and numeracy. On this week's programme he speaks to Jude Cosgrove of the Educational Research Centre and to Professor Svein Sjoberg of the University of Oslo. I speak to Annie Murphy of the Marino Institute of Education who remembers Dorothy Heathcote, a major figure in drama education who passed away recently. Dr. Erika Doyle of Trinity College Dublin provides an introductory guide to how standardised tests are devised. | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 110, P. David Pearson on Reading, pt 2 (9-10-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. The featured guest on this week's programme is Professor P. David Pearson from the Graduate School of Education of UC Berkeley, who delivered the keynote address at the 35th Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland. This is the second of a two-part interview with Professor Pearson. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 109, P. David Pearson on Reading Comprehension, & News (2-10-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News roundup by Barry Hennessy. The featured guest on this week's programme is Professor P. David Pearson from the Graduate School of Education of UC Berkeley, who delivered the keynote address at the 35th Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland. This is the first of a two-part interview with Professor Pearson. The second part of the interview will be broadcast on next week's programme. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 108, Finland - a good role model for mathematics teaching? (26-9-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News roundup by Barry Hennessy On this programme Dr. Paul Andrews from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education discussed the role of culture in mathematics teaching and learning. In particular, he claimed that Finland might not be the best role model for improving mathematics teaching in Ireland. Paul Andrews was in Dublin to deliver a keynote address at MEI4, a mathematics education conference organised by St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 107, Aostre Johnson on Education and Spirituality (18-9-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News roundup by Barry Hennessy. On this programme Professor Aostre Johnson from St. Michael's College in Vermont discusses how spirituality can influence education. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Programme 106, Suzanne Wilson on Professional Development for Teachers (11-9-11) | Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News roundup by Barry Hennessy On this week's programme Professor Suzanne Wilson from Michigan State University talks about teaching methods for history and geography, about the carnival of professional development opportunities that teachers have to choose from, and about the power of social networks in professional development. She talks about a specific, successful professional development initiative, the Urban Advantage programme, that is organised at the American Museum of Natural History. Barry discusses the Hyland Report in his coverage of the week's news. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
