More than 60 Higher Education Institutes with delegates spanning 15 countries and five continents participated in PATT36 hosted by Athlone Institute of Technology this week. Organised by the Technology Education Research Group (TERG), PATT, as a community, endeavours to put the enhancement of pupil experience and the culmination of a Continue reading PATT36 Conference Drives Technology Education Agenda in Academic Research and Practice→

The PATT36 conference addressed the theme of “Research and Practice in Technology Education: Perspectives on Human Capacity and Development”. Within this theme, three sub-themes formed the focus of three separate sessions, each including a keynote presentation and plenary discussion. On Thursday 21st July, the session centred on the sub-theme of Continue reading PATT36 Keynote and Plenary Session: Driving Social Change→

The PATT36 conference addressed the theme of “Research and Practice in Technology Education: Perspectives on Human Capacity and Development”. Within this theme, three sub-themes formed the focus of three separate sessions, each including a keynote presentation and plenary discussion. On Wednesday 20th July, the session centred on the sub-theme of Continue reading PATT36 Keynote and Plenary Session: Learning through Design and Make→

The PATT36 conference addressed the theme of “Research and Practice in Technology Education: Perspectives on Human Capacity and Development”. Within this theme, three sub-themes formed the focus of three separate sessions, each including a keynote presentation and plenary discussion. On Tuesday 19th July, the session centred on the sub-theme of Continue reading PATT36 Keynote and Plenary Session: Cultivating Imagination and Innovation→

Date: 10th March 2018Venue: Haninge, Sweden The ResearchED conference in Haninge saw 3 presentations from 4 TERG members. This was the first ResearchED conference at which TERG was represented. What became clear throughout the day was that the mission of ResearchED resonates with the guiding principles of TERG, potentiating progress in practice through the dissemination of use-inspired basic Continue reading ResearchED Haninge→

Date: 10th – 14th July 2017Venue: Philadelphia The 34th pupils’ attitudes towards technology saw five paper presentations from TERG members Niall Seery, Donal Canty, Jeffrey Buckley, Joe Phelan and Andrew Doyle. Niall presented on ‘Illustrating Educational Development Through Ipsative Performance in Design Based Education’ (co-authors: Donal Canty, & Jeffrey Buckley) which demonstrated the potential of ACJ in aiding the development Continue reading 34th Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Conference→

Date: 12th June 2017 Venue: Athlone Institute of Technology Presenters: Prof Eddie Norman, Prof Ken Baynes, Dr Niall Seery, Dr Donal Canty, Jeffrey Buckley, Joe Phelan, Andrew Doyle, Ebba Berggren TERG hosted a Design Education Research Seminar at Athlone Institute of Technology. The seminar consisted of contributions from Professor Ken Baynes and Professor Eddie Continue reading Design Education Research Seminar→