⭐Interested in understanding the roots and impact of Maths anxiety? ⭐This online event explores how Maths anxiety develops in primary school and looks at the role of the teacher, parent and learner. ⭐Booking details ⬇️ www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-... @aisling-leavy.bsky.social

Öğretmenler, sınıfınızı MIXAP ile dönüştürün! LMU, DTU ve BUF'tan uzmanlar ve 50 öncü öğretmen tarafından tasarlanan bu araştırma projesi, interaktif öğrenmeyi hayata geçiriyor. Tüm derslerde kullanın – eğitimin geleceğini şekillendiriyor! @limankaban.bsky.social @zeynepreschool.bsky.social

👶 ADHD diagnosis in preschoolers A study of 700k+ US children found 1.4% were diagnosed with ADHD at ages 3–5. Most were prescribed medication, often within 30 days of diagnosis. 🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama... #SciComm #ADHD 🧪

We just published in Higher Education Quarterly: “A Delphi Study on Ethical Challenges and Ensuring Academic Integrity Regarding AI Research in Higher Education” 👉 Let’s talk about the ethical crossroads of #AI in academia. @aysungunes.bsky.social 🔗 lnkd.in/ddf5-5bF

#ATEE2025 I shared this key message: 👩‍🏫 Teachers shouldn’t just use tech — they should create with it. ⚠️ AI brings risks of cognitive blindness when outputs are taken at face value. 📚 RAG grounds AI in real sources, helping us see both strengths & limits. #MIXAP #AIinEducation @mixapedu.bsky.social

Prof. Dr. @aisling-leavy.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social presented about Cultivating Positive Attitudes Towards Statistics through growth mindset interventions for authentic teacher development in a data-driven era. #TeacherEd #GrowthMindset #MIC125

Intriguing insights into the computational thinking skills of Irish primary students from @clairecarroll.bsky.social at the ATEE conference @stem-mic.bsky.social

Seeing iSTEM in action as @mikemcnamara.bsky.social explores the creative use of virtual reality to support and enhance immersive STEM learning experience in primary schools @stem-mic.bsky.social

Conversations on the complexities of developing STEM teacher educator identity - Dr Anne O’Dwyer @stem-mic.bsky.social

Dr. Michelle Fitzpatrick speaks about the value of using STEM storylines to support the identity work of integrated STEM teachers at the ATEE conference @michellefitzp.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social

New Open Access Paper w/ John Meegan in Technology, Knowledge & Learning: Explores how GenAI tools could support teacher education. Reporting on small-scale pilot findings. Used critically, GenAI could be beneficial. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s107... @stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

Dr. Ayşegül Liman Kaban presents at the ATEE conference about her MIXAP project focusing on the democratization of mixed content creation for teachers through AI and VR @stem-mic.bsky.social @limankaban.bsky.social

🌍 Excited to present at #ATEE2025 in Dublin! 🎤 MIXAP: Democratizing Mixed Reality Content Creation for Teachers through AI & VR Exploring how AI + VR can empower teachers as creators of immersive learning experiences. 🚀 @mixapedu.bsky.social #MIXAP #EdTech #AIinEducation

We just published in Higher Education Quarterly: “A Delphi Study on Ethical Challenges and Ensuring Academic Integrity Regarding AI Research in Higher Education” 👉 Let’s talk about the ethical crossroads of #AI in academia. @aysungunes.bsky.social 🔗 lnkd.in/ddf5-5bF

The First Annual Educational Research Summit will take place on Tuesday, 18 November, at Croke Park Conference Centre. Researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in research are invited to respond to the call for abstracts for this event. www.gov.ie/en/departmen... #teacher_research

🌍 Excited to present at #ATEE2025 in Dublin! 🎤 MIXAP: Democratizing Mixed Reality Content Creation for Teachers through AI & VR Exploring how AI + VR can empower teachers as creators of immersive learning experiences. 🚀 @mixapedu.bsky.social #MIXAP #EdTech #AIinEducation

Huge success at EIAH 2025! 🎉 Mohammed Oussama Seddini delivering poster presentation, shared insights on "What levels of assistance can AI offer teachers to facilitate the process of creating multimodal mixed reality activities?"at Lille University today. So proud of this achievement! #MIXAP #Aied

MIXAP shined at EIAH 2025! ✨ Oussama Seddini presented our latest on AI & mixed reality. What a great conference! #MIXAP #AI #EdTech #EIAH2025 #Lille

On July 4th, the MIXAP Teacher Workshop at Bahçeşehir University created a wonderful environment for learning and sharing. We're so grateful for the valuable feedback from our pioneer teachers, guiding our next steps. A huge thank you to all participants! Stay tuned for updates! #MIXAP #Workshop

The countdown is on! We're one week away from the #AERA2026 deadline! www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

SAVE THE DATE! NEARIMeet will be online 23 October at 18.00! #actionresearch #teacher-research #practitioner_research Book www.eventbrite.ie/e/1419147150... Read more at www.eari.ie/neari-networ... Theme: 'Teachers as Researchers' Guest speaker: Prof. Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Huge cheers to our queens of the court 👑🎾 even though @clairecarroll.bsky.social decided I was her personal tennis target 🎯😂 ! Today reminds me what a fantastic department we are – smart, supportive, and only slightly dangerous with a racket! 💥 #STEMDreamTeam @miceducationfac.bsky.social

Call for reviewers!! #IrishStudies #AcademicSky Looking for reviewers for Irish Studies books from around the world for ESTUDIOS IRLANDESES - Irish Studies Around the World Some of the books I'm hoping to get reviewed below - email me if you are interested! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

📢 Call for Papers! Submit to the Education Sciences Special Issue: "Theory and Research in Data Science Education" 🧠📊 We welcome empirical & conceptual work on teaching, tools, ethics, equity & more. 🗓️ Due: July 31, 2025 🔗 Info: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ... #DataScienceEd #EdSci

Delighted to have our colleagues Claire Carroll, Breed Murphy and Mairead Ryan represent @stem-mic.bsky.social at the recent Future of Education Conference. Thank you ladies for taking the time to share your research @clairecarroll.bsky.social @m-ryan25.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

Our Campus France PHC ORCHID proposal for a collaboration with digital artists in Taiwan is in! We're excited to bring #MIXAP to Taiwanese schools, create new activities, and find international clients for Gamaizer. Fingers crossed for funding our team's trip! 🤞 #campusFrance #LIUM #LeMansUniversité

What an inspiring day at the MIXAP Teacher Workshop in Turkey! 🇹🇷 Educators gathered at Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş Campus on July 4th to explore the MIXAP tool, learning how to leverage it for interactive Mixed Reality lessons. It was fantastic to see so much innovation in action! #MIXAPedu

MIXAP Teacher Workshop: Coming to Turkey! The MIXAP Teacher Workshop, previously held in Denmark on March 11th and in France on May 7th, is now taking place in Turkey on July 4th at Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş Campus. #MIXAPedu #EdTech @limankaban.bsky.social @zeynepreschool.bsky.social

Great to see initial outputs on our department research study on Game Based Learning and STEM Education at the #EDEN2025 conference. Thanks to Aysegul Liman Kaban and Mairead Ryan ! @limankaban.bsky.social @m-ryan25.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

Thanks to our colleagues @limankaban.bsky.social and @m-ryan25.bsky.social for showcasing our Minecraft Education project @ #EDEN2025 An exciting step forward in educational research and practice @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

Schools are not prepared to address the challenges to use AI. #EDEN25

Banning is not a solution — Educating is. Ireland’s decision to ban mobile phones in primary schools aims to protect—but what if we miss a bigger opportunity? Instead of total bans, we should be teaching digital responsibility, self-regulation, and media literacy.

Congrats to Dr. Michael McNamara (Dept STEM Ed, MIC) & Dr. Veronica McCauley on their paper representing a vital contribution to the discourse on assessment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ml-mcn.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social

Delighted to have worked with the brilliant Dr. Michelle Fitzpatrick on this paper — I learned so much from the thoughtful lens she brought to this research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @michellefitzp.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

Congratulations to our colleagues @aisling-leavy.bsky.social and @michellefitzp.bsky.social on the publication of their latest article 'Reciprocal interplays in becoming STEM learners and teachers: preservice teachers’ evolving understandings of integrated STEM education' doi.org/10.1080/0020...

The Department of STEM Education is delighted to collaborate with preservice teachers, local schools, and in service teachers in Limerick on our Minecraft Education research project! 🎮📚 @micireland.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social

Excellent input from our colleague @limankaban.bsky.social on GenAI on Education #MASS25. Well done @limankaban.bsky.social 👏 @micireland.bsky.social

Delivered my keynote today at #MASS25: “What Does GenAI Promise—and Conceal—in Education?” “The real issue isn’t whether to use GenAI—but how it transforms education.” #GenAI #AIinEducation #Ethics #DigitalLearning #STEM #MIC @stem-mic.bsky.social

Delivered my keynote today at #MASS25: “What Does GenAI Promise—and Conceal—in Education?” “The real issue isn’t whether to use GenAI—but how it transforms education.” #GenAI #AIinEducation #Ethics #DigitalLearning #STEM #MIC @stem-mic.bsky.social

Bugün #MASS25’te “GenAI Eğitimde Ne Vaat Ediyor, Ne Gizliyor?” başlıklı davetli konuşmamı yaptım. “Mesele GenAI’yi kullanmak değil, onun öğrenmenin doğasını nasıl değiştirdiğini anlamak.” #GenAI #EğitimdeYZ #Etik #YapayZeka

Bu videoda, karma gerçeklik (KG) eğitim etkinlikleri oluşturmak için açık kaynaklı bir araç olan MIXAP'tan türetilen bir prototip olan MIXAP-IA'yı açıklıyoruz. Üç modül aracılığıyla üretken yapay zeka kullanılmaktadır. #mixapedu #Türkiye #mixapIA #karmagerçeklik #erasmusprojesi #LMU #DTU #BUF

Nazlı Uğur successfully defended her master's thesis titled "The Effects of Digital Book and Printed Book Use on Early Literacy Skills in Preschool Period". We would like to thank Okuvaryum and Globed E-Learning for their support of Nazlı's thesis. #proudsupervisor

Tuğçe Aybikem Kıran has successfully defended her master’s thesis titled “The Impact of Cognitive Load on EFL Listening Comprehension: A Comparative Analysis of Note-Taking and While Listening.” Congratulations to Tuğçe on reaching this significant academic milestone! #proudsupervisor

Be part of something big! T-REX is looking for a Shared Island Initiative Analyst Programmer (full-time, 20-month fixed-term contract basis). Apply today: www.mic.ul.ie 💼 📅 Deadline: Tuesday 27th May 2025, 2 PM #JobAlert #NowHiring #ApplyNow

We’re hiring! The project “Linguistic Diversity & Social Participation Across the Lifespan” seeks 3 doctoral fellows to pursue sociolinguistic ethnographic research in Hamburg. Deadline for application is 6 June. More info here: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

Amazing day at Atelier Canopé Laval, France! ✨ MIXAP Teacher Workshop wrapped up today, May 7th. Huge thanks to educators who joined! We explored MR, created lessons & connected. Your energy was amazing! 🎉 Exciting potential for #EdTech explored. Stay tuned! #MIXAPedu #MixedReality #Teachers

Congratulations to @limankaban.bsky.social and @zeynepreschool.bsky.social on their successful online presentation titled "Teachers Wanted More Than Magic: So We Built MIXAP Together" about the MIXAP project at the International LET-IN 2025 Conference in Mersin, Turkey on May 2nd! #LETIN2025 #MIXAP

Next MIXAP Teacher Workshop Tomorrow, May 7th, 2025 at Atelier Canopé Laval! 🇫🇷 Following the workshop we held in Denmark in March, we will now hold the MIXAP teacher workshop in France. Explore Mixed Reality (MR), create interactive lessons & connect! Info: mixap.univ-lemans.fr #mixapedu #teachers

A productive meeting with the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning editorial board! We reflected on the past year’s progress and planned ahead for impactful research in AI, EdTech, and digital learning. Proud to contribute to this global effort. #JCAL #AIinEducation #EdTech #wiley