Maynooth University collaborates with Microsoft Ireland as part of the DreamSpace programme, and research at the ALL Institute has assessed the overall impacts of DreamSpace for students, teachers, and broader society.
Microsoft Ireland’s DreamSpace is an immersive, research-based STEM experience for students to enhance their STEM skills, develop their understanding of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts, promote an understanding of the technology sector career pathways, and support and inform classroom curriculum development. By creating and delivering authentic and experiential learning experiences, focused on teachers and students, the project is supporting the wider Government STEM strategy 2024.
The US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards which are a joint initiative between the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) and the American Chamber of Commerce, to recognise excellence in research innovation, creation and invention by an organisation, as a result of US FDI in Ireland. This year marked the first year of the Innovation in Talent Development category
Speaking about the prestigious award win, Cathriona Hallahan, Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland said: “We’re honoured to accept the US-Ireland Research Innovation Award in recognition of the innovative approach taken to the creation and roll-out of our DreamSpace digital skills experience. Since its development in 2018, DreamSpace has proven to be a catalyst for change in STEM education. The programme’s unique approach to learning has helped to equip over 40,000 young people and teachers across the island of Ireland with the coding, AI and computational thinking skills they need to participate fully in our digital world.
“The research framework underpinning DreamSpace and its impact to date is a direct result of the strong partnership which has developed between the Microsoft Education team and researchers within the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute at Maynooth University. By coming together to match in-demand digital skills with the creation of an immersive STEM learning experience, we’re empowering the next generation to succeed.”
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Digital Skills Lecturer at Maynooth University’s ALL Institute said: “This prestigious award to Microsoft Ireland recognises the innovation and creativity of its DreamSpace project. Maynooth University is delighted to collaborate with Microsoft Ireland and to apply our research capabilities to the DreamSpace project, to build STEM education activities which are evidence based and responsive to society’s changing needs.”
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ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan invited by the Minister for Higher Education, to feature her work on the STEM passport for inclusion in a session.
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Member of the ALL Institute and Dept. of Psychology Lecturer, has been invited by Minister Simon Harris TD, to have her project ‘STEM Skills Passport for Inclusion’ spotlighted at the ‘HER STEM Skills an Expert “Think-In” for Action’ hosted by the Women in Science and Technology (WITS).
Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan presents at Mutual Learning Workshop on Gender and Digitalization organized within the framework of the Horizon 2020 GENDERACTION project.
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Member of the Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute and Dept. of Psychology Digital Skills Lecturer, presents at the Mutual Learning Workshop on Gender and Digitalization. Katriona’s presentation entitled ‘We are not all the same”: considering the interaction between class and gender in participation in the digital world’ took place Thursday, 15th April 2021.
Date: Thursday, 24 June 2021
Co-Director of ALL Institute Professor Mac MacLachlan speaks to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Co-Director of ALL Institute Professor Mac MacLachlan speaks to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Date: Friday, 04 June 2021
EUROPEAN SEATING SYMPOSIUM: KNOWLEDGE SERIES
European Seating Symposium Incorporating Assistive Technology Knowledge Series Introducing the European Seating Symposium’s exciting new Knowledge Series of interactive webinars offering an in-depth focus on key topics for clinicians working in the field of seating and wheeled mobility, as well as acute and community based healthcare settings, including disability and rehabilitation services. Taking place June 2022.
Date: Friday, 04 June 2021
New article published in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by ALL members Ana Maria Sánchez Rodríguez and Joanne McVeigh and co- director Malcolm MacLachlan
New article published in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by Ana Maria Sánchez Rodríguez, Malcolm MacLachlan and Joanne McVeigh. The article is entitled: Scaling of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study in the People’s Democratic Republic of Lao. This article is part of a larger study on scaling social community innovations, particularly looking at Laos. The study was funded by the Irish Research Council, under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND Collaborative Research Fellowships for a Responsive and Innovative Europe (CAROLINE) (Grant agreement no. 713279).
Date: Friday, 07 May 2021
Flying Roots: Participatory Documentary Screening & Discussion
The ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute is delighted to announce an upcoming event entitled, ‘Flying Roots: Participatory Documentary Screening and Discussion’. It will take place via Microsoft Teams, Tuesday, 11th May 2021 5pm – 7pm. ‘Flying Roots’ follows a group of teenagers, using a participatory video lab, telling three second-generation stories. ‘Flying Roots’ is a collective self-narrative documentary about the search for self and identity that explores some urgent issues for the youths: who I am, what my origins are, what my future is. The project was produced by ZaLab, with the support of the Evens Foundation Media Literacy Prize 2017, Regione Lazio and Piazza Vittorio APS.
Date: Friday, 07 May 2021
Dr Rosie Gowran member of the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University co-author's paper published in Disability and Society
Dr Rosie Gowran member of the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University co-authored paper published in Disability and Society, entitled, 'How governments manage personal assistance schemes in response to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review'.
Date: Friday, 16 April 2021
New book published by ALL co-director Prof Mac MacLachlan and ALL member Dr Joanne McVeigh
New edited book published by ALL (Assisting Living and Learning) Institute co-director Prof Mac MacLachlan and ALL member Dr Joanne McVeigh entitled, ‘Macropsychology: A Population Science for Sustainable Development Goals’.
Date: Thursday, 15 April 2021
Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez, ALL member, participated at 9th Annual Conference of ALTER, European Society for Disability Research
Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez, ALL member, participated at 9th Annual Conference of ALTER, European Society for Disability Research. The online Conference took place on April 8th to 9th, 2021.
Date: Monday, 12 April 2021
Funded PhD Opportunity with DANCING Project, an ALL Institute Project in the Dept. of Law
Applicants should have a first degree in Law and a master degree in Law with a focus on EU law. Position start date: Sept 21. Closing date for applications: 30/4/21.
Date: Friday, 26 March 2021