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World Conference Webinars: Preparing your Submission

Over the month of February the local conference team in the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) at Dublin City University (DCU) will be offering a number of webinars to help explain the World Conference themes, describe the different paper categories and provide advice and support on how to prepare a successful paper submission. If this is your first ICDE World Conference on Online Learning or you are a relatively new and emerging researcher in the area, then participating in one of the following webinars should be of particular benefit. They will provide an opportunity to ask questions about the conference and help you to prepare a successful paper submission.

Title: World Conference Webinar: Preparing Your Paper Submission

Dates:

Wednesday 13^thFebruary, 9.30-10.30 am (GMT)

Wednesday 27^thFebruary, 9.30-10.30 am (GMT)

Facilitator: Professor Grainne Conole

How: Login to the webinar using Adobe Connect…

http://dcu.adobeconnect.com/wcol2019/

Each webinar will explore some of the conference sub-themes and will provide guidance on the kinds of submissions that might relate to each of these. In addition practical advice will be provided on how to submit good abstracts, such as the importance of having a good title, a clear abstract providing a summary of the presentation and an indication of how it relates to the conference sub-themes. The sessions will be engaging and interactive and participants will have the opportunity to explore some of the conference questions:

What is the future of online education?
How can online education contribute to better futures?
What is required to harness the potential of online education?
What are the implications of online learning for educational leaders?
How should governments and policy-makers respond to online education?

On other World Conference news we are pleased to report that a dedicated Inter-faith room will be available at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) for the duration of the World Conference. You also have a few days left to go into the draw for January by following the World Conference on Twitter (@WCOL2019) to win a free tour of the famous Guinness Storehouse during your time in Dublin. Look out for further information about registration options and the pre-conference workshop programme in the next conference update.

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Free Webinar for Refugee Week: Exploring the Transition Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Studying Online

Dublin City University (DCU) is Ireland’s first University of Sanctuary and this week we have a full programme of activities to support Refugee Week. Over the past 2-years our DCU Connected Scholarship initiative for refugees and asylum seekers has been very successful and on Friday as part of Refugee Week the Open Education Unit in the NIDL will be offering a free webinar sharing some of our lessons and experiences. The webinar will be of particular interest to educators, organisations and other institutions wishing to better understand how to harness the potential of online learning to open up educational opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers.

Title: Exploring the Transition Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers to Online Learning with DCU Connected

Facilitators: Orna Farrell, Lorraine Delaney and Colum Foley

When: Friday 1st February 1:00-2:00pm GMT

How: Login to our online classroom

Abstract:

Dublin City University (DCU) was granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” in December 2016. Forty two scholarships were granted to refugees and asylum seekers by the University, of which fourteen were provided by DCU’s online education platform, DCU Connected. This session will report on the journey undertaken by a team within DCU’s National Institute for Digital Learning as they put in place the framework needed to support these scholars and the related research study which explores the nature of the transition experiences of University of Sanctuary Scholars to online distance learning. A longitudinal qualitative study is designed to seek a greater understanding of these learners’ experiences in the early stages of the study lifecycle, and of how their transition into higher education can be facilitated to enhance student success. The data collection technique is semi-structured online interviews conducted annually, and the first round of interviews has recently been conducted. The data-led analytical approach for this study is Braun and Clarke’s (2006) six phases of thematic analysis. The next phase of the research project involves the analysis of the first phase of interview data and the generation of preliminary findings.

Download DCU’s full programme of activities for Refugee Week.