WORK IN PROGRESS! LTA Summer Showcase: Teaching that Connects
LTA Summer Showcase - Teaching that Connects
Building on the success of our January 2026 Showcase in Grangegorman we are really looking forward to this event in Tallaght, where similar themes will be explored: relational pedagogy and leaning in to the power of our peers!
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Keynote: Dr Virna Rossi
"The importance of making students feel a sense of mattering"
Details to follow
Workshop: Dr. Conor Mellon and Dolores McManus
Negotiated Learning: Expectations, Participation and Culture
The opening weeks of a module often shape how students participate, engage, and understand their place in a learning community. This interactive workshop explores how lecturers can set the scene for learning in ways that are clear, relational, and inclusive.
Drawing on work around relational pedagogy, we will consider how expectations around learning, participation, communication, and classroom culture can be collaboratively articulated. Through discussion and practical activities, participants will reflect on how small choices in the early stages of a module can help foster trust, belonging, accountability, and engagement.
By the end of the session, participants will have:
- Reflected on how early interactions shape the tone and culture of a module.
- Explored relational approaches to discussing learning, participation, and classroom expectations.
- Considered practical ways to foster trust, belonging, and shared responsibility with students.
- Identified small changes they might make in the opening weeks of teaching.
Sustainability Scavenger Hunt
Details to follow
Practitioner Conversations
Details to follow
Schedule
Venue: TU DUblin Tallaght
Date: Monday 8th May 2026
Times: From 10am to 3.15pm (inc. coffee on arrival from 9.30am, mid-morning coffee, and lunch)
- 9.30– 10:00 Registration and breakfast
- 10:00 – 11:00 Keynote from Dr. Virna Rossi, with questions
- 11:00 - 11.15 Coffee
- 11:20-12:30 Workshop: Negotiated Learning: Expectations, Participation and Culture
- 12:30 – 1:15 Sustainability Scavenger Hunt
- 1.15 – 2:00 Lunch
- 2:00 – 3:00 Practitioner Conversations
- 3:00 – 3:15 LTA Updates, Pitches etc
- 3:15 Close
Register to Attend
Register to attend here.