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LTA in Conversation

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From the Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) team at Technological University Dublin, LTA in Conversation brings together voices from across the university to share ideas, experiences, and approaches to teaching, assessment, and curriculum design. Each episode offers insights grounded in experience and shaped by contemporary academic practice. Series one explores themes including the generative AI assessment challenge, the AI assessment scale, strategies for engaging learners, authentic assessment in theory and practice, and supporting writing in an age of ubiquitous generative AI.

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Exploring the Spectrum of Learner Engagement 05.06.2026 37:00

In the third episode of LTA in Conversation, academic developer Conor Mellon is joined by Fionnuala Darby and Mick O'Connor for a wide-ranging discussion on a topic that sits right at the heart of what we do as educators: learner engagement. Together, they explore what engagement really looks like beyond attendance and participation, from designing it intentionally into our teaching, to treati...

Taking Your First Steps with the AI Assessment Scale 26.05.2026 43:19

In this second episode of LTA in Conversation, we continue our discussion of the 'Gen AI Assessment Challenge' with a closer look at the AI Assessment Scale, a framework for setting clear, transparent expectations around the ethical use of generative AI for learners. Hosted by Academic Developer Derek Dodd, this episode brings together LTA colleague Ana Schalk, alongside returning guests D...

The 'Gen AI Assessment Challenge' 20.04.2026 44:23

In this first episode of Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) in Conversation, academic developer Derek Dodd is joined by Damian Gordon, Lecturer in Computer Science, and Roisin Guilfoyle, Research Librarian, for a wide-ranging discussion on the challenges Generative AI (Gen AI) presents for teaching and learning in higher education, with a particular focus on assessment design, integrity, and...