An Irish perspective on education for all who value teaching
Episodes
May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015
27 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
In this first part of a two-interview series with Professor Áine Hyland, she talks about her early school experiences and how she came to be involved in setting up the Dalkey School Project National School.
May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I spoke to Dughall McCormick, the Chairman of National Association of Advisors for Computers in Education - the British Equivalent of the Computer Education Society of Ireland.
May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Sen Delaney.
This week I bring you the second part of my interview with Dr. Antonia McManus about the legacies of Irish ministers for education. It marks the publication of Irish Education: The Ministerial Legacy 1919-1999 written by Antonia McManus and published by The History Press Ireland.
Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
The guest on this week's programme was educational historian Antonia McManus. She appeared on the programme to mark the publication by The History Press Ireland of her book Irish Education: The Ministerial Legacy, 1919-1999. On this part of the interview Antonia McManus describes how the dominant education policy for the first four decades of the new state was the promotion of the Irish language and how four ministers for education rather than just one helped bring about free second level education. The second part of the interview will be on next week's programme.
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Andy Burke, formerly of St. Patrick's College, who discusses his education work in various countries and much more. You can read some of Andy's ideas here.
Apr 15, 2015
Apr 15, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
The guest on this week's programme is the educator Andy Burke. He taught philosophy of education and history of education for many years in St. Patrick's College and he currently advises policymakers on educational initiatives in several countries.
Apr 8, 2015
Apr 8, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I spoke to Joanne Gilmartin following her contribution to the 2015 annual conference of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) Teachmeet on the topic of augmented reality in the primary classroom.
Apr 1, 2015
Apr 1, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
On this week's programme I speak to three presenters from the 2015 annual meeting of the Computer Education Society of Ireland: Leanne Lynch from St. Mary's Convent Primary School in Nenagh, Richard Millwood from Trinity College Dublin, and Bernie Goldbach from the Youth Media Team.
Mar 25, 2015
Mar 25, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Frank Furedi, where he discusses authority in teaching.
Mar 18, 2015
Mar 18, 2015
28 min
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
The guest on this week's
programme is sociologist and commentator Professor Frank Furedi who
discusses matters such as play, circle time, parental involvement in
education, and multiple intelligences. This is the first of a two-part
interview with Frank Furedi.