Using Technology to Improve the Student Experience at

Higher Education

Increasing the capacity of IoT’s to be flexible

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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Technology for students

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Overview

Brief background Statistics

“IDEAS” portal Student’s view Colleges view

Next steps

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Part-Time Education Provision

Full time Vs Part time Students 2008/09

  FT PT Total %FT %PT % Total

PG & UG - IOT's only 54045 14728 68773 78.58% 21.42% 100.00%

PG & UG Higher Ed Total 141404 30118 171522 38.22% 48.90% 40.10%

UG's - IOT's only 51958 12961 64919 80.04% 19.96% 100.00%

UG's - higher Ed total 123097 19996 143093 42.21% 64.82% 45.37%

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Population profile – our challenge

Age Group Males Females Persons0-14 443,044 421,405 864,44915-24 321,007 311,725 632,73225-44 681,988 663,885

1,345,87345-64 468,037 460,831 928,86865 years + 207,095 260,831 467,926Total 2,121,171 2,118,677

4,239,848Source – CSO latest figures 2006

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Technology brining students into the classroom

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Ideas Partners

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What can Ideas do for students?

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What can Ideas do for education providers?

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Next steps

Branding & Marketing strategy Upload content Admissions set up Work with Institutes on generating content Proof of concept project Approve SLA / QC procedures Agree business/governance arrangements

Launch date –September 09

Questions

Thank you

Additional slides

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Steering Committee

AIT – Eoin Lanagn CIT – Irene Sheridan DIT – Kevin O’Rourke DkIT – John Dallat GMIT – Rosie Curry IADT – Marion Palmer ITB – Larry McNutt

ITC – Brian McQuaid ITS – Stephanie

Donegan ITTra – Brid McElligott ITTD – Terry Mcguire LyIT – Denis Mcfadden LIT – Colin Mclean WIT – John Wall

External groups: HEA, Forfas, IBEC, ICTU

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SIF Synergies

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What is Flexible Learning? Flexible learning expands choice on what,

when, where and how people learn. learning incorporates a variety of media

including written and audio materials, the Internet, disk-based software and video conferencing.

High levels of collaboration required across the Institutions

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Awareness Raising

Every IOT visited by Mark and Richard separately

Briefings/Presentations to:- An Cheim, HETAC, FETAC, Skillnets, Senior civil servants

implementation group for NSS, Ulearning Skillnet, Learning Innovation Network, Aontas, IBEC HR Group, EGFSN, inter alia.

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Market Research - Project Deliverable

The document contains• a full listing of all sources of funding available to individuals

or organisations participating in part-time education complete with contact points and criteria/rules for funding,

• a full listing of all trade associations, Skillnets and other networks that operate on behalf of public or private organisations complete with relevant contact points and any other information relevant to the project,

• a synthesis of all relevant national and international reports on skills forecasts/data for Ireland including all EGFSN reports, all recent FAS manpower forecasts, recent quarterly household survey reports and any other relevant skills forecast data.

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International Review

Canada - British Columbia Campus - www.bccampus.ca

Australia – Open Universities Australia - www.open.edu.au

Finland – Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences -

www.amk.fi Germany

- Virtual University of Applied Sciences – www.vfh.de - OnCampus – www.oncampus.de

Scotland - UHI Millenium Institute (University of the Highlands and

Islands)

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SIF figures overview

€510 million over the period 2006 – 2013 SIF Cycle I- €42 million (10/06) SIF Cycle II - €97million Total to date - €139million Budget cut of 30% - €97.3m left i.e. €41.7m

cut €55.3m out of €97m i.e. 57% of original

budget for SIF II

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Overview of activities

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Update

Awareness Raising Market Research International Review Operational plans