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Horizon 2020
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Horizon 2020 is the European Commission’s biggest research and innovation funding programme to date worth 80 billion over the next seven years (2014 to 2020). The programme is also open to private sector colleges. Marie ... -
Enhancing the first-year experience with online quizzes and screencasts
(Dublin Business School, 2011)Decreasing the attrition rate -- Enhancing the student learning experience -- Support development of independent study habits -- Explore the use of elearning to support student learning -- Encourage experiential learning. ... -
Creating a First Year experience
(Dublin Business School, 2011)Retaining students and supporting transition to Higher Education are key issues facing many Higher Education institutions. The recent study on progression in Irish Higher Education conducted by the HEA found that an average ... -
Portfolio assessment : the learner perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2010)An exploration of the use of eportfolios as a learning process and as a formative assessment method Yielding a unique learner perspective on portfolio assessment and on the perceived differences between an eportfolio and ... -
Academic blogging
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Introduction to the idea and practice of blogging as a form of academic production in addition to traditional journal publishing. This presentation was delivered as part of the DBS Staff Research Day on Wednesday 23rd April 2014 -
The benefits of cross-institutional collaboration
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This presentation discusses inter-institutional collaboration in the Higher Education sector in Ireland with a particular focus on academic library collaborative initiatives and networks. It begins by asking ‘what is ... -
The role of the librarian in measuring research impact
(Dublin Business School, 2014)In recent years there has been a greater emphasis by research councils, and other bodies, on measuring the impact of research. This presentation examines the different ways in which impact can be measured and discusses ... -
The reading list challenge : implementing Loughborough Online Reading List Software (LORLS)
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This presentation explores the importance of reading lists in the higher education sector asserting that they are integral in transitioning students from ‘dependent to autonomous learners.’ The presentation opens by exploring ... -
Assignment planner and reference tracking
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This presentation describes and demonstrates two tools that support and inform the delivery of education services to higher education students. 1) A customised online tool, that can help improve understanding of the library's ... -
Migration to the Koha open source LMS : the DBS Library experience
(Dublin Business School, 2014)As the Library Management System (LMS) sits at the heart of the library, it is important that both staff (desktop interface) and users (OPAC) are happy with the LMS that is in place. In 2013 after a period of growing ...