Learnathon
The LTA Learnathon is hybrid of a hackathon and a practical teaching & learning event where you can participate, share ideas, potentially come up with solutions or just discuss what’s happening in your practice. The LTA Learnathon is a (gently) competitive event with challenges set by the Students' Union and prizes for the winning team.
It takes place every May in Blanchardstown campus.
2027 LTA Learnathon
The 2027 LTA Learnathon will take place on 7 May 2027 in Blanchardtown. The event page, including details of the format, the challenge and the other elements of the event, will be published in April 2027.
2026 LTA Learnathon
The first LTA) Learnathon took place on Wednesday, 6 May 2026 in AG-003 on Blanchardstown campus from 10am to 2pm. The event combined a Gen AI Hackathon with a mini workshop.
Watch the showreel on our LinkedIn page.
2026 LTA Learnathon Winners
The winning team members, listed below, are pictured above alongside LTA Academic Developers Dr Ita Kennelly and Dr Ana Schalk, and Darragh O'Meara from TU Dublin Students' Union.
Winning team:
- William Clifford, School of Enterprise Computing and Digital Transformation
- Dariusz Terefenko, School of Computer Science
- Saad Ahmed, School Of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Maurice Martin, School of Enterprise Computing and Digital Transformation
- Donal McHale, School of Mechanical Engineering
2026 LTA Learnathon - Commended
- Sarah Rawe, School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Davree Downing, School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Laura Cleary-Keogh, School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Emma Caraher, School of Chemical and Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Denise Murray, School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology